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Cyberpunk is science fiction subgenre in a dystopian futuristic setting that tends to focus on a “combination of lowlife and high tech”, featuring futuristic technological and scientific achievements, such as artificial intelligence and cybernetics, juxtaposed with societal collapse, dystopia or decay (per Wikipedia). What Cyberpunk also often features are advanced ...
Continue Reading →Over the last 8 years, we’ve been witnessing a growing and evolving Augmented Reality ecosystem. Image recognition has become more stable, facial recognition more popular through Snapchat and Facebook (MSQRD), and of course Pokemon Go’s arrival on the scene has introduced the majority of consumers to location-based Augmented Reality. However, as Augmented Reality has evolved and become more diverse, it’s also become more complicated to define Augmented Reality technology.
While Virtual Reality is a more straight forward ecosystem and ...
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We’ve updated our website with a section featuring new Zugara computer vision and Augmented Reality engines. Our Technology page lists the latest engines we have available for Gesture Recognition, Facial Recognition and Mobile Augmented Reality and Geolocation functionality.
IVO GESTURE RECOGNITION ENGINE – ...
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Graphics Company NVIDIA has its Sights on Revolutionizing Virtual Reality
Ingenuity and creativity both traces its roots back to the olden days. Way before Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, and their “friendly” rivalry were born, wise men such as Aristotle and Leonardo Da Vinci contributed ideas that changed the world. History places a spotlight on the plethora of ...
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Pepsi recently launched a Pepsimoji Augmented Reality & Facial Recognition Experience. The Love: From Cave to Keyboard Exhibit, Imagined by Pepsi, explores the evolution of communication through the emotional lens of love – from primitive etchings on earthen walls to illustrative hieroglyphics; icons drawn by ...
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In a recent Economist article on the differences between Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality, they simplified AR and VR down to a film reference: “If virtual reality is “The Matrix”, then Augmented Reality is “Terminator.” Though this generalization helps with the broader concepts of AR vs. VR, it doesn’t quite help explain all the ...
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Deloitte recently released it’s 2016 Tech Trends Report which had a section devoted to Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality and the evolution of user interface design and interaction. The report “identifies eight trends that are likely to disrupt businesses in the next 18-24 months – from blockchain to augmented reality, the Internet of Things, socially responsible applications of technology and ...
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We’ve just released a new 3D camera engine for Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality environments called IVO. IVO stands for Interactive Virtual Object engine. In the IVO demo, you can grab, position, scale, rotate and animate various 3D virtual objects using gestures. Specific gestural interactions with the various virtual 3D objects include:
Our Facebook Augmented Reality Community has reached it’s latest milestone – 10,000 Members! The Facebook Augmented Reality Community features latest Augmented Reality News and Virtual Reality News. We also share latest news with the Natural User Interface, Computer Vision and other areas that pertain to Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality worlds. Kickstarter campaigns and latest ...
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Zugara’s Augmented Reality Patent for Virtual Dressing Room technology was recently selected by the U.S. Patent Office for the Smithsonian Innovation Festival. Zugara’s patent was 1 of 13 patents selected ...
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