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The National History Museum adopts augmented reality to bring history to life

Stephen Vagus
Natural History Museum in London

The Natural History Museum in London, UK, has made its new Darwin Building open to the public. The latest addition to the museum, the Darwin Building houses a vast array of specimens from all over the world. While these displays of biology have been capturing the interest of visitors, the Attenborough Studio, which is housed in the Darwin Building, is offering visitors an experience they will not soon forget. The experience comes in the form of augmented reality. Visitors to the Attenborough Studio are usually treated to films and live…

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China’s Terracotta Army comes to life in Singapore

Stephen Vagus
China’s Terracotta Army Augmented Reality

The famed Terracotta Warriors have stood as silent sentries in China’s Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor for hundreds of years. The army of statues, numbering in the thousands, is testament of the forces the first emperor of China had at his command. They have been the subject of intrigue from scholars all over the world and countless visitors to China have been cowed by the stoicism of the stone army. Now the soldiers are coming to life with the help of mobile technology. The Asian Civilizations Museum (ACM) of…

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Taking the AR out of art…cyber installations bring new life into the art world

Jennifer Goula
Bucknell University

The progress of technology has sweeping implications on society as a whole. As cultures become more entangled with mobile devices and their associated faculties, their peoples are finding new ways to leverage technology as it pertains to expression.   The world of art has always been an ambient measure of philosophical and conceptual advances in society. Art is widely regarded as a cultural barometer through which humanity’s state of mind can be determined. Now people are using technology to enhance their view of art and, perhaps, give the world around them…

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Putting the AR in ART

L. Green

If you happen to be in Boston this weekend, go by the Boston Cyberarts Festival; but don’t forget your Smartphone. You’ll need it to be able to see the art. The artwork has been done with Augmented Reality and blended in real-time with the surrounding physical buildings and objects. This festival promises an interactive illusion like no one has seen before. Augmented reality (AR) is a term for a live direct or indirect view of a physical, real world environment that has been enhanced by computer generated graphics or sound.…

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