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Augmented reality eyewear gets a head start in Canada

Stephen Vagus
Epson Augmented Reality Glasses

Epson makes a move on augmented reality The expected release date of Google Glass, the company’s augmented reality eyewear, is still several months away. In Canada, people may not have to wait in order to get their hands on augmented reality eyewear, however, thanks to printing giant Epson and Scope Technologies. Both companies have teamed to turn Epson’s Moverio BT-100 head-mounted system into and augmented reality device. This device has a specific purpose, of course, and is to be used for training purposes. Moverio system expected to beat Google Glass…

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Augmented reality used by Canadian University students for nostalgic experience

Julie Campbell
augmented reality maple leaf gardens canada

The legendary Maple Leaf Gardens has been digitally recreated through the use of AR technology. A team of five students from Ryerson University in Toronto, Canada, have used an augmented reality app in order to recreate the experience of the former Maple Leaf Gardens and its best moments throughout history, for the visitors of its current location. The building is the site of the previous home to the city’s NHL and NBA teams, among others. The base of the experience was constructed using Aurasma, the British photo recognition software that…

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Augmented reality game from Google is tremendously popular in Canada

Julie Campbell
canada augmented reality google ingress

Ingress is rapidly becoming a leader within its category, and it remains in its beta version. Although it remains in its beta phase, Ingress, an augmented reality from Google, is rapidly becoming one of the most popular games in its category, particularly among Canadian mobile device users. The game was created by the Niantic Labs at Google, and involves two factions pitted against one another. The concept behind the augmented reality game is that when the player starts, he or she chooses a faction to which he or she will…

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Sensopia releases updates for its popular MagicPlan application

Stephen Vagus
MagicPlan-augmented-reality-app

Design loves augm Sensopia, a software development startup based in Canada, has developed an update for its augmented reality application called MagicPlan.  The application is meant to be more practical than others that use the technology. Thus far, practical uses for augmented reality have been quite rare. The interest in the technology is largely due to its uses in entertainment and marketing. Sensopia, like other technology companies that have taken a recent liking to augmented reality, believe that the technology could serve a greater purpose beyond that of entertainment. The…

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