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Book Review: Mark Pesce’s “Augmented Reality: Unboxing Tech’s Next Big Thing”

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Mark Pesce’s book Augmented Reality: Unboxing Tech’s Next Big Thing comes to shelves in January, but Polity Books put an advance copy in our hands at ARPost. The book takes a long look at augmented reality’s past in an attempt to warn us about its potential future. Augmented Reality Changes Our Relationship to Space.

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Snap’s Lensathon Competition Teases The Future Of AR

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This year’s competition featured over 3,000 developers working on a variety of augmented reality (AR) Lenses powered by the Snapchat app. I have always been fascinated by ancient cultures and histories, especially by ancient Egypt,” said Faraz. We hope others will also have this experience through our Lens.”

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Students Create Sphinx mythical creature in Augmented Reality

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Facing directly from West to East, it stands on the Giza Plateau on the west bank of the Nile in Giza , Egypt. It is the oldest known monumental sculpture in Egypt and is commonly believed to have been designed, sculpted, and constructed by ancient Egyptians of the Old Kingdom during the reign of the pharaoh Khafre ( c. ?2558–2532

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We Tried Snap’s AR Glasses And Had Our Minds Blown

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The latest Spectacles design was the first to include built-in AR (augmented reality) functionality, allowing the wearer to interact with existing Snapchat AR Lenses straight from the glasses in real-time. The glasses aren’t available for purchase at the moment. Now anyone can begin creating AR Lenses for their local areas.

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EON’s Explorer Hub: Revolutionizing Learning Through AI-Driven Virtual Worlds

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An Array of Diverse Historical and Fictional Characters The platform features an array of characters, from Leonardo da Vinci’s creativity-spurring genius to Cleopatra’s insights into ancient Egypt, offering a comprehensive learning experience.

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The AR Experience Honoring Scientist Jane Goodall

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The two organizations worked together previously on AR experiences based on ancient Egypt and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. It’s advanced sound and light design, but is it augmented reality ? To help bring visitors into that world, NGM called on Florida-based Falcon’s Creative Group. Cue – Falcon’s Vision.

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Artists Spread Inspirational Political Messages Through Geo-Located AR Art

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Found in areas throughout the United States, Mexico, and Egypt, with more locales to come, these eye-opening artworks have been placed in specific locations relevant to their message in terms of history, culture, or political significance. Kenturah Davis “Both” (2016) : Located at: The Great Pyramid of Giza, EGYPT.

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