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Easy augmented reality for your publication – a simpler version of the New York Times VR #DNRoadshow

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The New York Times experiment with Google has put remarkable augmented and virtual reality technologies centre stage for publishers. The tech never fails to startle, even though the NYT approach is quite clunky using expensive bespoke videos and … [Read more...] about Easy augmented reality for your publication – a simpler version of the New York Times VR #DNRoadshow

Independent+ augmented reality content with Blippar – user review

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It is good to see The Independent taking the plunge to be the first newspaper to try wholeheartedly to integrate augmented web content into their editorial workflow.  We've been playing with location based AR here at TAL for a while and I dived in to … [Read more...] about Independent+ augmented reality content with Blippar – user review

Delighted to be a Knight Foundation news challenge:mobile semi-finalist

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It's great to hear that our augmented reality and geolocation toolkit for journalists has got through to the semi finals of the Knight Foundation's News Challenge: mobile.  Journalists have always had an acute sense of time about their work. But the … [Read more...] about Delighted to be a Knight Foundation news challenge:mobile semi-finalist

Augmented Reality it's not just for news

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Over the past few months I've been working on the Nesta & Nominet Trust funded project HypARlocal (we really should get around to changing the name, suggestions?), where we are focussing on taking geolocated news content from hyperlocal blogs and … [Read more...] about Augmented Reality it's not just for news