Dive into new developments for the SIGGRAPH 2019 edition of the ScavengeAR mobile game, and discover behind-the-scenes insights from three of its creators.
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Seeing Things That Aren’t There — How Augmented Reality Will Change Our Lives
Preview the book ‘Augmented Reality: Where We Will All Live’ and discover key AR features developers are focusing on.
Graffiti on the Mona Lisa: A Conversation With App Developer Yosun Chang
Imagine being able to graffiti in the Louvre — on famous works of art. With augmented reality, anyone with a mobile device can do so with zero repercussions. In light of the submissions deadline for SIGGRAPH 2019’s Appy Hour quickly approaching, we reminisced about...
Augmented Reality (AR) is Here to Stay: ScavengeAR and Triviatron
SIGGRAPH 2017 saw the advent of mobile augmented reality gaming experience ScavengeAR and its built-in game Triviatron. Thanks to these gaming experiences, SIGGRAPH 2017 became a playground where attendees could experience, first-hand, the potential of AR, while...
Meet the Juror: Amy LaMeyer
Ready to meet another SIGGRAPH 2019 juror? Find out more about WXR Fund’s Amy LaMeyer.
A Bright Future: 6 Interactive Highlights From SXSW
“VR is magical and remains magical for those still putting on a headset for the first time.” SIGGRAPH 2019’s VR Theater Chair shares innovations from SXSW.
Creating Real-world Experiences with Magic Leap
Image credit: MagicLeap.com At SIGGRAPH 2018, we connected with Blake Taylor, head of graphics at Magic Leap, and Aleissia Laidacker, interaction director at Magic Leap to learn more about their careers, SIGGRAPH history, and Magic Leap One. Taylor, who was on-hand to...
Experiential Wonderlands: The Experience Hall and Immersive Pavilion at SIGGRAPH 2018
Image: AutoFocals: Gaze-Contingent Eyeglasses for Presbyopes, courtesy Nitish Padmanaban, Robert Konrad, and Gordon Wetzstein, Stanford University An exciting change to SIGGRAPH 2018 is reflective of a larger shift taking place in the industry: the rapid...
SIGGRAPH Spotlight: Episode 23 – Evolution of AR
Voice of VR’s Kent Bye gets behind the mic once more to lead a SIGGRAPH Spotlight podcast discussion on augmented reality alongside Paul Reynolds (Torch 3d Inc.) and Ali Heston (Magic Leap).
5 Questions with Amazon Engineer Leo Chan
Image credit: Amazon Sumerian hosts © 2019 Amazon Web Services At SIGGRAPH 2018, Leo Chan taught two, hands-on workshops in the Studio that walked developers through how to create a virtual host and immersive scene, respectively, with Amazon Sumerian. We sat down with...
SIGGRAPH Spotlight: Episode 18 – Augmented Reality with Niantic, Inc.
In this week's episode of SIGGRAPH Spotlight, SIGGRAPH 2018 Virtual, Augmented & Mixed Reality Chair Pol Jeremias-Vila (Pixar Animation Studios) sits down with Niantic, Inc.’s Diana Hu (lead, augmented reality engineering) and Niniane Wang (senior director,...
SIGGRAPH Spotlight: Episode 14 – Gaming & Interactive with Kim Libreri, Jerry Rees, and Joji Tsuruga
SIGGRAPH 2018 Real-Time Live! Chair Jesse Barker (software developer, Unity Technologies) sits down with gaming and interactive innovators Kim Libreri (CTO, Epic Games), Jerry Rees (creative lead – Magic Bench, Disney Research), and Joji Tsuruga (realtime supervisor,...