Augmented reality teaser revealed by Motorola

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The company released an AR tech based project with pop-up art that is drawing considerable attention. Motorola had already given a small taste of an augmented reality concept that they were dabbling with, which was focused on children and that raised a few brows with interest from the industry. That occurred at the Uplinq conference from Qualcomm, but Motorola has made considerable headway since then. Now it looks as though this augmented reality project is much closer to being officially announced, as Motorola has offered yet another sneak peak at…

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Augmented reality presents growing opportunity for app companies

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These applications provide considerable opportunities in areas such as animations, videos, and 3d models. Retailers and other consumer focused businesses are placing an increasing focus on augmented reality, to be able to provide shoppers with an enhanced overall product and brand discovery and interaction experience. This has caused the makers of apps that use this technology to experience a tremendous sudden growth. Even the smallest augmented reality startups are finding that their business is doubling, tripling, or quadrupling throughout this year, due to the rising interest from large brands. This…

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Augmented reality glasses could revolutionize gaming

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Augmented reality and gaming begin to mingle Augmented reality is beginning to gain momentum in the game industry. The technology has long been associated with entertainment, favored for its interactive and dynamic nature. Recently, however, technology firms from around the world have begun to develop augmented reality eyewear that could, quite literally, change the way people see the world around them. Such projects have implications for gaming as well as social networking and entertainment in general. Two former employees of acclaimed game developer and publisher Valve believe that augmented reality…

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Augmented reality game from Google, Ingress, headed to iOS

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Next year, the highly popular mobile gaming experience will be available to iPhone users. An augmented reality game from Google, called Ingress, will no longer be exclusive to Android device users, next year, say the latest reports, as a new version of the game will be released for iOS users. The game allows people from two teams try to capture various “portals” (physical locations). The purpose is to be able to capture this territory in the real world in order to be able to enclose the various areas and claim…

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RAF Museum puts augmented reality to use for new exhibit

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RAF Museum teams with Wargaming to make use of augmented reality The United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force Museum has announced that it has partnered with game developer Wargaming. Through this new partnership, Wargaming will develop a new augmented reality application for the museum. The application is meant to leverage the power of augmented reality to bring history to life and provide museum visitors with a more engaging experience. The application will be focused on a specific exhibit that will be open to the public beginning October 16 of this year.…

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