


巨大に表示されたモデルがリアルタイムで観客と対話をする。AR(拡張現実)の要素を取り入れたユニークなプロモーションだ。

space150 built this digital billboard for Forever21's new Times Square store. The sign uses high-def cameras and custom built video software to allow giant models to interact with the crowd in real time
As James Squires,Space150'sdirector of technology, tells FastCompany: "Since it sits above a pedestrianized part of Times Square, we knew there would be big crowds in front of this billboard all day. But people only look at billboards for six seconds on average. We wanted to extend that."
Read more about the initiative, here.
And read more about the book, here.
via mathieson.typepad.com - Rick Mathieson
http://mathieson.typepad.com/genwow/2010/06/video-augmented-reality-billboard-makes-times-square-crowds-part-of-the-action.html
まだ日本語版での出版はされていないようですが、海外では話題になっているマーケティング書のようです。
The On-Demand Brand: 10 Rules for Digital Marketing Success in an Anytime, Everywhere World
Call it the digital generation. The iPhone-toting, Facebookhopping, Twitter-tapping, I-want-what-I-want, how-I-wantit generation. By whatever name, marketers are discovering that connecting with today's elusive, ad-resistant consumer means saying goodbye to 'new media', and hello 'now media'. Featuring exclusive insights and inspiration from today's top marketers as well as lessons from some of the world's most successful digital marketing initiatives, this eye-opening book reveals how readers can deliver the kind of blockbuster experiences that 21st century consumers demand. Spanning social networking, augmented reality, advergames, virtual worlds, digital outdoor mobile marketing, and more, this book presents an inside look at digital strategies being deployed by brands like Coca-Cola, Burger King, BMW, Axe Deodorant, NBC Universal, Doritos, and many others. Revealing ten essential secrets for capitalizing on the right mix of digital channels and experiences for any brand, this book reveals how to demand attention! before the audience hits the snooze button.
via amazon.com


Presentation Video: Immersive AR using Layar’s API from Maarten Lens-FitzGerald on Vimeo.
via beyond the beyond - WIRED.com
http://www.wired.com/beyond_the_beyond/2010/06/augmented-reality-geeking-out-on-the-new-layar-api/