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Bringing pictures to life: A look back at 2014 Auggie Award Winner for “Best App”

Bringing pictures to life: A look back at 2014 Auggie Award Winner for “Best App”

Kids artwork is a source of pride for parents and kids alike. Coloring is a fun, creative way to spend time with your child, but just because the drawing has been colored doesn’t mean that it has to end there. Augmented reality app, colAR Mix by Puteko, continues the journey with drawings by bringing them to life with the help of a smartphone or tablet. colAR Mix is a free app for iOS and Android devices. Users print out compatible drawings from the colAR website and then the coloring begins. Once completed, the user opens the app and scans the completed picture to bring the drawing to life. Each picture not only pops off the page to come to life but also offers different actions to interact with the characters such as making a doll dance or bird chirp. Users can also take a screenshot of their colored drawing in 3D which can be shared on social media. colAR Mix took home Best App at last year’s Auggie Awards. The 2015 Auggie Awards nominations are now open. If you have an AR app you’d like to see win this year’s award, head on over to our submission form to get started. Augmented World Expo (AWE) is the world’s largest conference for professionals focused on making the world more interactive – featuring technologies such as Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, Wearable Computing, Smart Glasses, Gesture and Sensors devices, and The Internet of Things. Now in our sixth year, AWE 2015 is our biggest event yet with over 3,000 tech professionals, 200 demos, 100+ AWE-inspiring talks and over 150 participating companies. Tickets are on sale now....

Augmented World Expo announces call for nominations for 6th annual Auggie Awards

Augmented World Expo announces call for nominations for 6th annual Auggie Awards

Augmented World Expo has opened nominations for its annual Auggie Awards. Now in its sixth year, the Auggie Awards are back to celebrate excellence in augmented reality. Every year, the best of the best in the Augmented World compete for the one-of-a-kind Auggie Trophy and sponsored prizes in numerous categories for both hardware and software. Winners of the 2015 Auggie Awards will be announced at Augmented World Expo on June 9, 2015 at the Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, CA. Nominations may be submitted on the Augmented World Expo website. The Auggies promote excellence in augmented reality across various platforms and categories worldwide. The awards are consistent with AugmentedReality.org’s mission to educate, connect, and hatch new initiatives in the augmented world, and AugmentedReality.org’s global goal to inspire adoption towards the goal of 1 billion active AR users by 2020, AugmentedReality.org is co-sponsoring this competition, offering award trophies and additional prizes. “In 2014, over one hundred nominations were submitted to the Auggies and ten products were awarded the prestigious trophy,” said CEO of AugmentedReality.org and Augmented World Expo producer, Ori Inbar. “With the accelerated growth and maturity of the industry we expect a new record in quantity and quality in 2015.” This year’s Auggies is made-up of ten categories, including Best Smart Glasses, Best AR Application, Best AR Enterprise Solution, Best Hardware, Best Game or Toy, and Best Sci-Fi-to-Reality. Nominations are open now until April 30. Public voting will begin May 1 through to the end of May to help select the finalists that will move on to the judging by our esteemed panel. In addition to kicking off the sixth annual Auggie Awards, Augmented World Expo is pleased to announce the addition of Google’s Project Tango Lead Johnny Lee as a keynote speaker at this year’s event. Lee will be present some of the underlying technologies that are making Project Tango possible such as hardware sensors and software algorithms. 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 environmental maps as well as the creation of immersive augmented reality experiences that merge the digital and the physical world. Before Project Tango, Lee helped Google X explore new projects as Rapid Evaluator and was a core algorithms contributor to the original Xbox Kinect. His YouTube videos demonstrating Wii remote hacks have surpassed over 15 million views and became one of the most popular TED talk videos. In 2008, he received his PhD in Human-Computer Interaction from Carnegie Mellon University and has been recognized in MIT Technology Review’s TR35. “3D-fying the world, or creating 3D maps of everything, is key to the future of the Augmented World and Johnny Lee’s charismatic personality has been instrumental in rallying the troops towards this vision,” said Inbar “I can’t wait to see inspire us all at Augmented World Expo.” Augmented World Expo, now in its sixth year, is the world’s largest international event for AWE 2015 will be held June 8-10, 2015 at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA. Tickets can be purchased at www.augmentedworldexpo.com.   Augmented World Expo (AWE) is the world’s largest conference for professionals focused on making the world more interactive – featuring technologies such as Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, Wearable Computing, Smart Glasses, Gesture and Sensors devices, and The Internet of Things. Now in our sixth year, AWE 2015 is our biggest event yet with over 3,000 tech professionals, 200 demos, 100+ AWE-inspiring talks and over 150 participating companies. Tickets are on sale now....

If you jump on a virtual couch does it hurt? Looking back at 2014 Auggie Best Campaign winner

If you jump on a virtual couch does it hurt? Looking back at 2014 Auggie Best Campaign winner

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 reality software leader, Metaio, took home Best Campaign for its work in bringing the 2014 Ikea catalogue to life. Using AR, Metaio gave Ikea catalogue readers the ability to place virtual furniture in their own homes to visualize the pieces before purchase. The campaign used the physical printed catalogue as an AR marker. Users would set the catalogue in their room where they wanted to see a piece of furniture and then viewed their room through a smartphone or tablet to see how it looked. The campaign is a creative way to enhance the value of the popular print catalogue from the furniture maker by turning it into a practical tool to help readers better visualize products in their home. The team at Ikea had some fun with the app in this marketing spot (below) which sees a family having some fun with the ability to manifest virtual couches and chairs on command. Metaio is a sponsor at this year’s AWE event and can also be found in the Exhibitor area so be sure to stop by and talk to them. Metaio’s CEO, Thomas Alt, will also be speaking on “Devices are About to Open Their Eyes, and It’s Going to Change Mobile Forever”. Think you have what it takes to be one of the BEST in the 2015 Auggie Awards? Head on over to our submission form to get started.   Augmented World Expo (AWE) is the world’s largest conference for professionals focused on making the world more interactive – featuring technologies such as Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, Wearable Computing, Smart Glasses, Gesture and Sensors devices, and The Internet of Things. Now in our sixth year, AWE 2015 is our biggest event yet with over 3,000 tech professionals, 200 demos, 100+ AWE-inspiring talks and over 150 participating companies. Tickets are on sale now.  ...

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Call for Nominations for the Auggie Awards™ is Open Until April 30th

Call for Nominations for the Auggie Awards™ is Open Until April 30th

The energy surrounding Augmented World Expo™ (AWE) continues to grow with the event just 52 days away. The mind-provoking headliners Robert Scoble (Tech Evangelist) and Hiroshi Ishii (MIT Media Lab) as well as over 130 industry innovators are confirmed as speakers in the super-intense schedule. Samsung, Intel, Qualcomm, Microsoft, Epson, Bosch, Boeing, GE, Nvidia, Plantronics are among the hundreds of leading companies confirmed to exhibit and speak in front of the expected 2000 attendees. Augmented World Expo is also the perfect opportunity to celebrate the tremendous innovation in the industry. AWE has been celebrating excellence in the Augmented World since 2010. Checkout the 2013 Auggie Awards Winners. Only one month remains to nominate your products for the Auggie Awards – so go ahead and submit today before April 30th! Go to http://augmentedworldexpo.com/auggies/, read the competition rules and select a matching category (e.g. Best Software or Best Hardware), then indicate your sub category and submit your killer YouTube video. IMPORTANT: When describing the product (max 2000 characters) make sure to include: Creator(s), Company name and website, and where to get the product. This is the only information available to voters in addition to the video – so make it count. Note that in 2014 there are 5 major categories and 3 subcategories for nominations to a total of 8 Awards: 1) Best Enterprise Solution 2) Best Software – sub-category: Mobile or Wearable app 3) Best Software – sub-category: Game 4) Best Software – sub-category: Campaign, and City Visions 5) Best Tools for Developers Including SDK, or Creation Tool 6) Best Hardware – sub category: Eyewear 7) Best Hardware – sub category: Wearable, other (sensor, chip, robotics) 8) Best Film including design concept and documentary Voting for the Auggie Awards will take place between May 1st – 23rd. Winners will be announced during the Auggie Awards Ceremony on May 28th, 2014 Start your nomination in one of these categories: Introducing City Visions City Visions is an open challenge for augmented reality developers to think critically about the future of augmented urban landscapes and, in doing so, design working proof of concept applications. We invite you to work as futurists and use the provided composite mural image as the tracking target, and the canvas upon which you will build your augmented experience. The huge mural will be located in a high traffic and very visible area on the AWE premises. The challenge is particularly focused on augmented visions of the future city in the areas of architecture, transportation, and art. However, this is a crowd-sourced campaign designed to draw from the wisdom, creativity, and insight of the collective, so please feel free to push the envelope in terms of meaningful and interesting ways that the future digital city may emerge. Your City Vision applications are eligible to be nominated for the Auggie Awards for Best Software and will be featured onsite and promoted to the 2000 attendees. Looking forward to your AWEsome nominations. Make the world more interactive my friends!...

AWE 2013 is Now Accepting Nominations for the Auggie Awards™

AWE 2013 is Now Accepting Nominations for the Auggie Awards™

The Auggie Awards™ have been promoting excellence in Augmented Reality since 2010. It is now extending the 4th Auggie Award™ Competition with new exciting categories. Here’s the full download on Why, What, Which, When, Where, Who and How… Looking forward to your AWEsome submissions by the deadline on May 15th!  Why Auggie Awards? The Auggie Award™ Competition is an initiative by AugmentedReality.org, the producer of Augmented World Expo – the world’s largest gathering of Augmented Reality Professionals.  The goal of the competition is to promote excellence in Augmented Reality in various platforms and categories.  The competition is intended to bring the best in Augmented Reality from around the world to the public at large, and to recognize the best in AR: teams who develop technology and solutions that demonstrate how AR can empowers humans to interact with the world in a more advanced, engaging, and productive way. Consistent with AugmentedReality.org’s mission to educate, connect, and hatch new initiatives in the augmented world, and AR.ORG’s global goal to inspire adoption of AR towards the goal of 1 billion active AR users by 2020, AR.ORG is co-sponsoring this competition, offering award trophies and cash prizes. What Are the Prizes? AWE and its award sponsors are proud to offer combined cash prizes of over $20,000, and 6 coveted Auggie Trophies – each one-of-a-kind hand made art sculpture by a renowned artist. Which Award Categories Are Available? Best Augmented World Video (Design fiction) Best Augmented World Hardware (Eyewear, Wearables, Gestures, etc) Best Augmented World Solution for Enterprises and Industry – Sponsored by SAP Best Augmented World Mobile App (Browsers, Games, Education, etc) Best Augmented SDK for Developers Best Augmented Marketing Campaign Best AR Startup (Submission period expired) When is it Happening? Submission Period for nominations: May 1st to May 15th, 2013 Public Voting to Identify the Finalists: May 16th to May 30th, 2013 Judging Panel to Select the Winners: June 1st to June 4th, 2013 Winner Announcement at the Auggie Award Ceremony: 6:30pm on June 4th, 2013 at The Santa Clara Convention Center How Do I Enter? First, read the rules Then, Sign up to the AWE site to create an account, or log in with Facebook, Twitter, or Linkedin. Submit your nomination that adheres to the rules and the respective category criteria, along with contact info, description, video URL, screenshots, and the additional fields. If your submission adheres to the rules it will appear on the respective Award Category page within 24 hours. Public voting starts on May 16th, 2013. Make sure, to subscribe to your submission by checking the box below the comments to track it. And, share with your community to get more votes!  Who Went Home With Auggies? Checkout previous winners 2010-2012 Looking forward to your AWEsome submissions!...