This article was originally published on LinkedIn Pulse on September 3, 2014.
Of all the new and emerging technologies to debut over the last 10 years, none has had such a swift rise and even quicker downfall through the Hype Cycle than Augmented Reality (AR). From 2008-2011, AR was all the rage in just about every brand category imaginable. But as most agencies, marketers and even AR ...
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The Webcam Social Shopper for Web, or WSS for Web, has recently launched with 2 new exciting ecommerce integrations. Mahindra Retail’s Mom & Me in India and Roupas in Brazil are just a few of the latest retailers to launch WSS for Web on their ecommerce storefronts. WSS for Web is a flexible platform that allows you to add virtual dressing room functionality on your home page ...
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As we have done throughout the years, we like to share any and all augmented reality data when we receive it. The latest data we have received is from a recent Nokia campaign in South Africa handled by our software ...
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We always like to share Augmented Reality data we come across and this is another results-driven use of AR. From Geek.com:
“It is not particularly easy to locate the Sunshine Aquarium in Tokyo anymore. This 35-year-old facility noticed a significant drop in attendance over the last couple years, and the biggest reason for this, according ...
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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 ...
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eMarketer recently released it’s first ever forecast for total U.S. retail and retail store sales and the results are surprising – if you’re a ‘mobile first’ advocate. Though U.S. total retails sales are projected to grow to $5.5 trillion by 2018, mobile commerce, or mcommerce, is only set to grow to 2.4% of total retail sales ...
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Zugara recently gave a remote presentation for the Global AR Summit held in Shanghai, China this past May 15-May 16. As part of the presentation, we were asked to give a recap of our Virtual Dressing Room software and to highlight some areas of growth for the Virtual Dressing Room segment. The presentation is embedded below and you can view notes from each slide on the Slideshare site. If you’d ...
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