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Movie world to blend with augmented reality at the Toronto International Film Festival

01/09/201201/09/2012 John Montgallo

Noted film director David Cronenberg (The Fly, A History of Violence) is set to have his movies be transformed into augmented reality video games. The idea comes from the Toronto International Film Festival. Organizers of the event are planning a retrospective of the Canadian filmmakers works titles “The Worlds of David Cronenberg.” The project is being developed as a multi-platform augmented reality game. The technology is becoming popular in the world of marketing, but its uses in gaming are being recognized as mold breaking. Attendees of the festival will be…

Aurasma to show off new technology at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas

01/09/2012 Stephen Vagus

Aurasma, world leaders in augmented reality technology, are planning a strong showing for this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. The technology developer has announced the launch of a new 3D engine for its flagship AR platform of the same name. The new engine will allow users to superimpose hundreds of 3D animations on their physical surroundings with the help of the Aurasma mobile application. The aim is to make augmented reality much more interactive by giving users more ability to blur the lines between the physical and…

Grid: A real-time augmented reality maze from Sahar Fikouhi

01/03/201201/03/2012 John Montgallo

Augmented reality continues to gain momentum in the gaming world. As the technology has grown more advanced, companies specializing in augmented reality, such as Metaio and Qualcomm, have released tools to help intrepid designers build their own AR experiences. Such is the case with Sahar Fikouhi, a computational designer and architect from London, UK. Fikouhi has developed a new game for the iPhone that plunges players into a world of staggering geometry and tasks them with navigating their way through a virtual maze. The game is called Grid and it…

Augmented reality developer Metaio releases new development tools for free

12/30/201112/30/2011 Jorge Gonzalez

Metaio, a German augmented reality developer, has recently released a sleuth of new software development kits (SDK) that will help users build their own augmented reality experience. The company has emerged as a formidable force in the augmented reality industry in recent years and believes that now is the time for more people to begin adopting the technology. Augmented reality can be a costly technology, however, as the software required to operate it is fairly advanced. Metaio’s new SDK’s are a first for the industry as they are completely free…

Ford launches augmented reality app to let consumers test drive the new 2013 Focus

12/23/2011 Sam Lambert

Ford has joined the ever increasing number of automakers adopting augmented reality for their marketing efforts. Ford is ramping up the promotional campaign for their new 2013 Fusion model and has chosen augmented reality as a way to engage mobile consumers. Earlier in the year, Japanese automaker Toyota adopted the technology to promote their new vehicle. Ford is keen to do the same in order to stay competitive in an industry growing more technologically advanced. The automaker has launched a new mobile application that utilizes augmented reality to let consumers…