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Just a quick update from the world of ZooBurst – we just released our “Holiday Snowglobe” feature that lets you easily create your own augmented reality winter wonderlands!  Check out the example below – make sure to click on webcam mode to see it in action! And here’s a quick video that describes ZooBurst Snowglobes in more detail.  Fast forward to the part where I put a fiducial mark

Recently I’ve been researching ways in which 3D visualization techniques could be applied to an augmented reality scene.  As part of my research into 3D I decided to pick up the new Fujifilm FinePix Real 3D W3 Digital Camera which is a point-and-shoot camera that is designed to natively produce 3D photo without the need to perform any manual post-processing. After playing around with the camera for a few weeks

I’m happy to announce that ZooBurst 2.0 is now online! This new version contains a number of new features that came directly from suggestions from the over 4,000 members of the ZooBurst community. Here are some highlights of this new version: Multiple backgrounds: You can now create a unique background for each page of your ZooBurst book, letting you select the ground, horizon and sky colors as well as any grap

Over the summer Target released an augmented reality site that lets visitors experience a 3D version of their stores using nothing more than a printed marker and a webcam.  Developed by Olson, the campaign uses a fiducial marker in the shape of a grocery cart in order to render one of five 3D views of a newly redesigned Target store in Tustin, CA. The project is Flash-based and is available at target.com/tustin. I w

Last weekend Nisma Zaman and I presented a session at the 2010 New York Maker Faire on our Augmented Reality Memory matching game.  The piece is designed for kids age 4 and up and merges a physical interface with a virtual world that comes alive when viewed through a special webcam setup.  It is currently installed at the RUSK Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, Here are a few photos from the event – enjo