Monthly Archives: November 2010

An Augmented Idea

Posted on November 30, 2010 by antonyjwhite

It was just over a week ago where I attended a Q and A with David Braben about the Xbox Kinect (making the user the controller). This is a piece of technology I keep coming back to again and again … Continue reading →

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TRON TRON TRON TRON TRON TRON TRON TRON

Posted on November 28, 2010 by antonyjwhite

Ok, I have now become dangerously obsessed with the new Tron Legacy film, released on 17th December (only 2 weeks and 4 days away.) I have booked tickets to see it at the IMAX at 12am, it’ll be one of … Continue reading →

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Blog Presentation

Posted on November 23, 2010 by antonyjwhite

Today we had to present our blogs to our peers. It was interesting to see what everyone else had been up to and how they were using their blogs to learn. I can see from everyone else’s what my strengths … Continue reading →

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Amazon Black Friday

Posted on November 22, 2010 by antonyjwhite

Recently I had my debit card swallowed by an ATM, which meant that I could no longer purchase items from the internet. Today I got my card back. As Christmas is coming I thought I’d have a browse online to … Continue reading →

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White Cube – The Clock

Posted on November 19, 2010 by antonyjwhite

(a video overview of Marclays piece ‘The Clock’) I visited the film exhibition for a piece called ‘The Clock’ by Christian Marclay at the White Cube gallery in London. The exhibition was one big film in the same set up … Continue reading →

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Game Developer Q+A – Kinectimals

Posted on November 19, 2010 by antonyjwhite

I attended a question and answer session with Founder and chairman of BAFTA-nominated Cambridge developer Frontier, David Braben who discussed the making of the Kinectimals launch title for Microsoft’s innovative ‘no-controller required’ device, Kinect. I didn’t really know what to expect … Continue reading →

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Mr Blue Sky

Posted on November 16, 2010 by antonyjwhite

Sooooooo For part of our brief we had to come up with a ‘blue sky idea,’ meaning something interactive that doesn’t exist and possibly a little far fetched. Just to come up with a concept for something of future interaction. … Continue reading →

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Blaise Aguera y Arcas demos augmented-reality maps

Posted on November 8, 2010 by antonyjwhite

Source: http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/blaise_aguera.html (TED2010 filmed Feb 2010) Blaise Aguera y Arcas demonstrates a new form of mapping developed by Microsoft, taking mapping into a whole new world. The video is under 10 minutes long and I was blown away by the technology. … Continue reading →

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AR Geek out

Posted on November 8, 2010 by antonyjwhite

I came across this the other day. It is a Star Wars Augmented Reality App for the Iphone entitled “Star Wars Arcade: Falcon Gunner.” Being a Star Wars fan this game excites me. I love the idea of this, by … Continue reading →

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Best Augmented Reality Apps

Posted on November 8, 2010 by antonyjwhite

Article from http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/best-augmented-reality-apps/ By: Dena Cassella January 19, 2010 Augmented reality mobile apps are all the rage these days–here are our picks for the best augmented reality apps for your iPhone or Android smartphone. There have been many awe-inspiring augmented reality demonstrations last year, … Continue reading →

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