UPDATE from the editor at Evadot on 6/25/2009: It appears there has been quite a bit of controversy over this demo and TED has decided to withdraw this from their site. The details are here
I can’t come up with anything but: WHOA!. This blows me away.
AND
It’s open source. Want the code? Get it here.
Phone hacker Chris Hughes demos an open source software project that makes creating “augmented reality” a cinch. He shows how a virtual object (like a 3D spaceship), in cahoots with live footage, can interact with the real world right through a web browser.
via Chris Hughes: Augmented reality made easy | Video on TED.com.
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Chris Hughes Augmented Reality hoax, moron taking credit for software he did not write:http://blog.ted.com/2009/06/a_note_on_today.phphttp://www.unitzeroone.com/blog/2009/06/23/idea…
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Yes, it appears he messed with our reality.
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Rather than remove the post, we put the info on the controversy at the top of the post to keep readers informed.
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Chris Hughes Augmented Reality hoax, moron taking credit for software he did not write:http://blog.ted.com/2009/06/a_note_on_today.phphttp://www.unitzeroone.com/blog/2009/06/23/idea…
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Yes, it appears he messed with our reality.
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Rather than remove the post, we put the info on the controversy at the top of the post to keep readers informed.
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