

Today's interesting article comes straight from the tech blog Vision Mobile. In the article, Andreas Constantinou, one of a new crop of reporters looking at augmented reality, discusses the unique economies created by augmented reality and virtual worlds with an eye towards the future.
But is Constantinou overly optimistic about the transformative power of augmented reality?
From the Vision Mobile article:
via pixelsandpolicy (more...)What's interesting is when entire new economies emerge, new systems for creating value and monetising from that value. I would argue that in the last few years we have been witnessing the creation of Augmented Economics, the economy formed by superimposing value on top of our physical world. But let me take a step back to explain.
One of Britain’s most popular handbag fillers Grazia, launched today with a very interesting marketing gimmick. If you buy the issue (or steal it) you can access special augmented reality content through use of a webcam or iPhone.
via Mag Designer
http://magdesigner.wordpress.com/2010/03/23/augmented-reality-graces-grazia-cover/