Another great movie by Keiichi Matsuda, the maker of Domestic Robocop. He’s back and this time it’s in stereoscopic 3D, so for best results watch it through oldskool red and cyan 3D glasses. If you don’t have these at your disposal you’re best of at Youtube by selecting the “left image” option from the 3D menu
Augmented City 3D from Keiichi Matsuda on Vimeo.
In the interview with Claire Boonstra from Layar the idea of Augmented Reality glasses or even contact-lenses was proposed as a certain future. According to Claire the question is not whether we will see immersive AR vision, the question is how soon. It seems she might be right.
While we might still have to wait a little for the contact-lenses, Gizmodo shows us some stuff from ARE 2010, the big Augmented Reality Event in the U.S. where Tanagram Partners showed the world their army Goggles. This is just one example (using transparent OLED screens, pricy stuff) but my guess is we will start seeing alternatives that target the consumermarket soon. By the way, Tanagram Partners have announced that the iPhone version of their product will be ready in 2011. Consumer war supplies? Only in America.
For Augmented Reality to really start becoming an immersive experience we’ll need something more then a smartphone to look through. Goggles, or even contact lenses might be the solution. This concept movie found on Games Alfresco shows us what to expect when you first try them on.
This movie blew me away the first time I saw it. Keiichi Matsuda, an architecture student at UCL in London shows us his idea of where Augmented Reality might take us. He calls it Augmented (hyper)Reality. This sure is nicely done and gives a good impression of what some people think is the future of our mixed reality lives. Let’s hope not.
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