I am gavin

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/04/google-begins-testing-its-augmented-reality-glasses/

Google slowly lets out these amazing bursts of technology from the ominously named “Google X” offices where the self driving cars they’d secretly been testing were developed.

The thing of note however is the minimalist overlay for the AG (Augmented Reality) which differs slightly from a lot of other visions. The UI is the opposite of the recurring dystopian story of information addiction with constant information on screen where we turn off our devices to escape.

Second of two short films by Keiichi Matsuda dealing with Augmented Reality and UI.

This one is about the interfaces in the work world and the city or further environment.

 

First of two short films by Keiichi Matsuda dealing with Augmented Reality and UI.

This one is about the interfaces in a domestic setting.

Pattie Maes and Pranav Mistry demo SixthSense

I remember watching this back in 2009 when the ideas were a lot fresher however there’s still something to take from the “SixthSense” device.

Really SixthSense is an alternative to AG (Augmented Reality) using a projector that sits on your chest. This allows for a much cheaper device ($350 for the prototype) that doesn’t need to process 3d and overlay it on monitors in front of the eyes. The projector simply projects the data towards the item and the surface handles the displaying of it.

Now this is very limited compared to AG where you can of course display data wherever in the physical world however SixthSense is cheaper and working. Now of course with cloud computing you can offload all the processing so that advantage will dwindle in time.

The Future of Gaming - Tim Sweeney (Epic) DICE 2012 Session

Great video which uses gaming as its thread but touches on the future of graphics and general computer technology.

Covers quantum computing, the limits of the human eye (retina displays), augmented reality.