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Augmented reality brings children’s books to life

07/04/201307/01/2013 Stephen Vagus

Education and augmented reality continue to mingle Augmented reality continues to generate traction as an education tool. This week, Edutainment Systems, a developer of interactive technologies, has announced that its new augmented reality service is ready and available to the public. The company’s Digital Book App service is designed to leverage the power of augmented reality to make reading more engaging for students. Currently, the service is meant to appeal most to young students and works well with books that have strong artistic elements. New service designed to bring books…

Augmented reality will change the way the publishing world operates

12/15/201212/15/2012 John Montgallo

The entire industry could be revolutionized through this cutting edge mobile technology. Augmented reality is still in its infancy, but it is starting to make its way into mobile marketing and products that attract the use of consumers. Apps that use the technology are starting to make its use far more commonplace. A number of different companies are coming up with their own unique angles to using augmented reality, providing apps with a series of different types of features and possibilities. Among them, Aurasma is currently leading the market, though…

Augmented reality can be creepy with Horrible Hauntings

12/04/201212/05/2012 Julie Campbell

The new release of the books is now using smartphones and tablets to enhance its Ghosts and Ghouls. Although books in the horror genre can be scary enough on their own, Goosebottom Books’ latest release of Horrible Hauntings has been enhanced with augmented reality in order to give the experience even more spine chilling flair. The legendary characters within its pages appear to come to life with its interactive features. The characters appear to move about in 3D, simply by using an augmented reality app on a smartphone or…

Sony unveils new Wonderbooks augmented reality system at E3

06/06/2012 Sam Lambert

Wonderbooks may add a new dimension to literature The 2012 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) has arrived, bringing with it a vast assortment of new gadgets and technological advances in the world of gaming. Augmented reality has become a popular subject at this year’s event, with many game developers, publishers, and mobile technology companies making use of the technology. Sony, in particular, has been very vocal of its use of augmented reality during this year’s event. The acclaimed game and console developer has unveiled its new Wonderbook system, which aims to…

Penguin Books and Zappar bring augmented reality to print

05/20/2012 Stephanie Beck

Augmented Reality Books - A page from the classic Moby Dick

Print industry attempts to compete with technology with the help of technology Since the advent of technology, the print industry has labored to compete for the affection of consumers. With each new generation, consumers became more enamored with technology, especially that of the mobile variety. Smart phones and other handheld devices have succeeded in peeling consumers away from traditional print media. Print has managed to survive the relentless onslaught of technological gadgets being developed for consumers, but the industry has made note of its own steady decline. In an effort…