Beyond Google Glass: Creating next generation augmented reality
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Up close with the prototype at South By Southwest in Austin, Texas
This augmented reality overlay was placed virtually on the roof of a building in Austin
The virtual model is anchored to a specific geolocation, down to the centimeter
The pillars aren't there, but they're connected to an actual location in the real world
The overlays remain constant from all angles
The prototype is somewhat portable, but not quite lightweight
The prototype in action
Inside the prototype
Inside the prototype
An overlay within and without the real world
Article Summary
Todd Humphreys and his students at the University of Texas in Austin are tired of waiting for augmented reality that meets the promise of the technology we've been hearing about and seeing in science fiction for years now. So they set out to build it themselves, and presented a very rough prototype for the first time at the South By Southwest Interactive Festival (SXSW) in Austin on Friday.
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