Well today was a big announcement and huge step forward for Augmented Reality. Microsoft announced the HoloLens as seen in the on stage demo above. You can read more about the announcement and view the live demo here. The actual HoloLens live demo pictured above starts at around the 1:37:00 mark.
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Zugara’s WSS For Kiosks virtual dressing room software was recently optimized with Kinect for Windows v2. Our first installation with Kinect v2 debuted with the Phillies Major League Baseball Team at Citizen’s Bank Stadium in Philadelphia. Working with ...
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We’ve recently created a video showcasing different examples of our Virtual Dressing Room Technology for Omnichannel Retail. In the video there are variety of use cases for how our virtual dressing room software has been deployed for the web, Continue Reading →
Zugara now has our popular Avoid and Capture game platform available with Kinect for experiential marketing. The Avoid and Capture game platform combines the best features of motion capture, gesture interaction and augmented reality for a unique and fun gameplay experience. Avoid and Capture gameplay includes a fast-paced “avoid” bad items and “capture” good items engine that challenges players to use motions and gestures to build their score. An example of Avoid and Capture gameplay is featured ...
Continue Reading →Microsoft recently announced that the Kinect 2 will be available for developers July 15th and a general market release later this year. Zugara has been part of the Kinect 2 beta program since late 2013 and we can attest to the significant improvements available for the next generation Kinect 2 camera. The biggest notable difference? The higher resolution capability of the Kinect 2 camera. Though the Kinect 1 device is a vast improvement over regular webcams, ...
Continue Reading →This is a recent VentureBeat OpEd from Zugara titled “Augmented Reality: Where’s the Venture Capital”.
A Wall Street Journal article recently proclaimed that, “Augmented Reality Is Finally Gaining Traction.” Though AR and similar technologies such as Gestural Control are gaining traction with brands and customers, why has AR been unable to attract major investment capital to date?
Gartner’s Hype Cycle is one method to track emerging technologies and where ...
Continue Reading →3 Kinects setup to map his body. Wears Oculus Rift device to see his mapped body in the virtual view. Video below speaks for itself. You can find additional details on Engadget and see experiences like this at the Augmented World Expo in 2 weeks!
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Virtuelle, a Zugara reseller, recently partnered with Nokia and The Creative Counsel to bring Zugara’s Kinect-based Virtual Dressing Room platform, WSS for Kiosks, to South African Malls. Multiple kiosk units have been placed ...
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Only 3 weeks are left before the Augmented World Expo (AWE) comes alive for 2014. Held every year in Santa Clara, California, AWE is the largest global event for Augmented Reality. Over the last few years, AWE has expanded beyond Augmented Reality to feature Gesture control and sensors (for the Natural User Interface), wearable technology, ...
Continue Reading →A recent study from eMarketer highlighted some encouraging data for Mobile Augmented Reality and Natural User Interface technology use in retail. The first bit of data comes from a Mobile Shopping Tools study:
“Few consumers use augmented reality tools when shopping via mobile, but those who do are finding them extremely useful. In fact, while just 9% of US internet users surveyed by Catapult Marketing in November 2013 used mobile augmented reality tools when shopping for ...
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