As a whole lot uf us are blown away by AR I thought it would be helpful to keep an eye on the developments in AR games and technologies. Heres one to start it off
I mean Program when I write Programme. Anyway here is another.
These guys have got a realy tight sytem going. Download the avi and think about GOD modes or even dolls houses.
http://www.ar-solutions.de/solutions_sdk_e.htm
For those having trouble downloading the Toolkit from before
http://www.hitl.washington.edu/projects/shared_space/download/
Here also is a start for games applications
http://www.hitl.washington.edu/people/poup/research/ar.htm#artoolkit
Here are some links more for AR with wearable computers:
http://www.csl.sony.co.jp/person/rekimoto/matrix/Matrix.html
http://jaugment.sourceforge.net/ (you may need to search around a bit)
and more generally:
http://www.cc.gatech.edu/projects/ael/
It seems we all missed the dead line to poat our demos for the ISMAR 03
The Second IEEE and ACM International Symposium
on Mixed and Augmented Reality
But maybe next year.
http://www.ismar03.org/
http://www.c-lab.de/art03/
http://www-human.ist.osaka-u.ac.jp/VRST2003/
These are recent Augmented Reality Patents in the U.S.
Recent U.S. patents related to Augmented Reality:
6,356,255: Methods and systems for providing programmable computerized interactors
6,353,436: Graphical user interface
6,349,001: Eyeglass interface system
6,330,356: Dynamic visual registration of a 3-D object with a graphical model
6,326,918: Method and apparatus for geographic-based communications service
6,317,127: Multi-user real-time augmented reality system and method
6,314,055: Range measuring system
6,307,556: Augmented reality vision systems which derive image information from other vision system
6,297,825: Temporal smoothing of scene analysis data for image sequence generation
6,297,804: Pointing apparatus
6,278,461: Augmented reality vision systems which derive image information from other vision systems
6,273,571: Display architectures using an electronically controlled optical retarder stack
6,266,053: Time inheritance scene graph for representation of media content
6,262,711: Computerized interactor systems and method for providing same
6,259,405: Geographic based communications service
6,249,285: Computer assisted mark-up and parameterization for scene analysis
6,241,670: Radiotherapy system
6,222,937: Method and system for tracking vantage points from which pictures of an object have been taken
6,195,093: Systems and method for controlling a presentation using physical objects
6,184,876: Method and apparatus for audibly communicating comparison information to a user
6,176,837: Motion tracking system
6,175,954: Computer programming using tangible user interface where physical icons (phicons) indicate: beginning and end of statements and program constructs; statements generated with re-programmable phicons and stored
6,175,343: Method and apparatus for operating the overlay of computer-generated effects onto a live image
6,167,353: Computer method and apparatus for interacting with a physical system
6,160,907: Iterative three-dimensional process for creating finished media content
6,151,564: Coded object system and code recognition methods
6,151,009: Method and apparatus for merging real and synthetic images
6,124,864: Adaptive modeling and segmentation of visual image streams
6,124,825: GPS based augmented reality collision avoidance system
6,106,301: Interventional radiology interface apparatus and method
6,094,625: Augmented vision for survey work and machine control
6,094,182: Apparatus and method for providing images for viewing at various distances
6,091,546: Eyeglass interface system
6,091,378: Video processing methods and apparatus for gaze point tracking
6,084,590: Media production with correlation of image stream and abstract objects in a three-dimensional virtual stage
6,084,557: System for displaying combined imagery
6,081,273: Method and system for building three-dimensional object models
6,064,749: Hybrid tracking for augmented reality using both camera motion detection and landmark tracking
6,064,398: Electro-optic vision systems
6,064,335: GPS based augmented reality collision avoidance system
6,061,064: System and method for providing and using a computer user interface with a view space having discrete portions
6,049,367: Polarization manipulating device modulator with retarder stack which preconditions light for modulation and isotropic states
6,047,249: Video camera based computer input system with interchangeable physical interface
6,047,088: 2D mesh geometry and motion vector compression
6,045,229: Method and apparatus for displaying real space and virtual space images
6,037,914: Method and apparatus for augmented reality using a see-through head-mounted display
6,037,882: Method and apparatus for inputting data to an electronic system
6,037,708: Field emission display cell structure
6,031,545: Vision system for viewing a sporting event
identifiers that including committing, aborting updating and continuous:
6,148,082: Scrambling and descrambling control word control in a remultiplexer for video bearing transport streams
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Thats cool, I should have thought to put it here too. Sorry
I found a unique company that seem to be developing an even more outthere application for AR. http://marisil.org/
And here is some beta programmes to muck with.
http://nlpr-web.ia.ac.cn/english/rv/demons.htm