Comments on: Augmented Reality – G1 app to add context to the stars?

By: Mervyn Alamgir

Mervyn Alamgir — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:59:43 +0000

Last summer I was in England and we went to see a castle and a couple old towns. I can only imagine how much more rich the experience would have been with historical, architectural and personal details. Taking it one step further and enabling communities to update the content much like wikipedia, you can select someone’s recollections of history about landmarks at different points in time. Imagine going to Yosemite on a family vacation and being able to add context to locations that are saved for your children to experience when they grow up.

By: Jennifer Van Grove

Jennifer Van Grove — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 17:02:57 +0000

I think you hit the nail on the head. As more devices become AR ready, we’ll start to see more context around physical things we may have taken for granted.

By: Mervyn Alamgir

Mervyn Alamgir — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 04:42:02 +0000

Thanks, I just downloaded it and works great. If they can merge this with the camera view then it could be killer.

By: Ted

Ted — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 03:25:46 +0000

They’re already halfway there. Have you downloaded SkyMap yet from the App Store? That’s the one that will give you the name of the constellations in the sky. i don’t think it will give you any history yet, but it’s an amazing app.