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lifeClipper augmented reality experience creates an alien world that people are free to explore

Stephen Vagus
Augmented Reality Video

Augmented reality is teeming with possibilities. As the technology garners more attention, developers around the world are keen to push the boundaries of the technology to unlock new experiences. This is especially true in the world of art, where technocratic artists are looking to blur the lines between the imagination and the real world. lifeClipper, an open air art project in Switzerland, is taking this concept to an extreme. The developers and artist behind the project jokingly claim that it could make LSD obsolete. The lifeClipper project is entirely housed…

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Microsoft shows off their new augmented reality mirror called Holoflector

Stephen Vagus
Holoflector Demo

Microsoft is currently working on a new type of augmented reality system that could change the way people see themselves. The famed technology company showed off a series of prototypes this week at the Microsoft TechForum event in Redmond, Washington, for their new augmented reality mirror called the “Holoflector.” While the name may sound a little corny, the technology behind the system is the true star. Microsoft claims that their system is one of the most advanced AR systems and was eager to show off how it worked. The Holoflector…

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The future of health care may be in the hands of augmented reality and NFC technology

L. Green
Augmented Reality Video4

Ergonomidesign, a leading design consultancy firm, has revealed what the future of health care system may look like. A team of researchers from the firm have created a new system that combines the emerging trends in technology, life and health science, and social networking. Much of the system makes use of augmented reality technology to handle high detail displays of information. The physical aspects of the system use NFC technology as a way to enable quick communications between patients and health care professionals. To see the firm’s creation, it looks…

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Augmented reality project offers a glimpse of how technology will be used in the future

Jennifer Goula
Aeon Project

The possibilities of augmented reality technology have yet to be discovered and understood in full, according to some of the world’s most talented software designers behind the Aeon Project. The Aeon Project in an ambitious endeavor to explore the uses of augmented reality and how it can be used in the real world. These uses go far beyond the realm of marketing. Designers are looking for ways to integrate the technology into everyday activities. Currently, the entirety of the Aeon Project is housed in a relatively compact pod akin to…

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