The AWE recap is back. We look back at the biggest news in augmented and virtual reality to keep you in the loop. Augmented Reality Magic Leap gains ex-Samsung Executive: AR company, Magic Leap, which has funding from the likes of Google, has hired Yannick Pellet, a top executive from Samsung, as senior vice president of software engineering. Previously he was vice president, advanced software pla... Read More »
With the sixth annual Auggie Awards kicked off this week, we thought it was a great time to take a look back at some of our previous winners while nominations are being submitted. This first one couldn’t help but make us smile, especially the whimsical video which sees people jumping on virtual couches and picking up virtual furniture as if with superhero strength. Last year, augmented reali... Read More »
The Auggies are back! Every year, the best of the best in the Augmented World compete for a one-of-a-kind Auggie Trophy to celebrate excellence in augmented reality. This year’s awards have ten categories including best smart glasses, best app and best marketing campaign. New to the awards program this year is a challenge created in partnership with IEEE to find the Best Sci-Fi to Reality a... Read More »
We live in an AWE-inspiring time where the digital is blurring with the physical through augmented and virtual reality. These spaces are moving fast and it can be hard to keep up with what’s going on. Don’t worry we’ve got you covered! Here’s what you missed this week in AR, VR, and wearables in our AWE Recap. Augmented Reality AR Mobile game market set to explode thanks to... Read More »
Welcome to Sci-Fi Fridays, a new weekly blog series from AWE which features emerging technology that feels like it is coming straight out of the movies. This week’s find is an interactive projector called Lumo. Remember when your floor was made of lava? Or when you spent hours exploring magical forests filled with imaginary creatures in your room? Well Lumo takes this imaginary game play to ... Read More »
Google’s Project Tango is set to change computer vision and robotics by concentrating this technology into a mobile device. The Google team is developing smartphones and tablets that can track 3D motion and create 3D models of the environment around it allowing you to map the world around you in real-time. In doing so, Tango unlocks some unique opportunities in directions, dimensions and environme... Read More »
Early bird tickets end March 30 Last week we revealed an initial list of speakers and sessions set to make AWE 2015 our biggest one yet. AWE 2015 is poised to set a new record with over 3000 CEOs, CTOs, designers, developers, creative agencies, futurists, analysts, investors, and high-level press all gathering for three days June 8-10 at the Santa Clara Convention Center and we can’t wait fo... Read More »
The AWE 2015 Program includes: AWE: LEARN – In-depth talks, classes, and workshops – learn about leading SDKs, best practices for enterprise implementations, and tips to succeed with your startup. AWE: DEMO – Micro-talks by top innovators about new products, technologies, and the largest collection of industry use cases demonstrating the value of AR, wearables and IoT in all verticals.... Read More »
BEING the Future As Sputnik flew over the skies of the US, a young Tom Furness dreamed of other worlds. He wasn’t dreaming of the virtual and augmented worlds that he would soon pioneer in parallel with his contemporary Ivan Sutherland and others. Tom dreamed of being an astronaut and inhabiting outer space. The power of the child’s imagination and dreams still drives him today, especially with ... Read More »
