Augmented Reality

03Mar10

Augmented reality (AR) combines elements of the physical world with an interactive 3D virtual world. Sam Rivello reveals how to create a fully immersive user experience that blends 3D models with the real world. You can follow the link below found at computerarts guiding you through the process in creating a Flash project wich makes [...]

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Tags: augmented reality, computer art

Difficulties using AR

03Mar10

Using augmented reality for our game could be quite difficult and tricky. As i was running the program i tested some of the most common occasions that might happen while the user plays and i’ve found that the performance was not as i expected. Below i give further explanation in these drawbacks. If the marker [...]

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Working with Augmented Reality

03Mar10

Unlike virtual reality, augmented reality doesn’t seek to replace our physical world but add to- or augment our reality. Augmented reality combines elements of the physical world with an interactive 3D virtual world. You can blend a virtual environment using a webcam in real time, so that augmented reality plays out on your computer screen, rather than over your field of vision.

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Tags: augmented reality, cs4, FLARToolkit, flash, marker, Papervision 3D, webcam