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“99 second hand smartphones are transported in a handcart to generate virtual traffic jam in Google Maps.Through this activity, it is possible to turn a green street red which has an impact in the physical world by navigating cars on another route to avoid being stuck in traffic.” #googlemapshacks

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tele-present wind

Installation by David Bowen reproduces realtime wind data with a collection of mechanized stalks:

This installation consists of a series of 126 x/y tilting mechanical devices connected to thin dried plant stalks installed in a gallery and a dried plant stalk connected to an accelerometer installed outdoors. When the wind blows it causes the stalk outside to sway. The accelerometer detects this movement transmitting the motion to the grouping of devices in the gallery. Therefore the stalks in the gallery space move in real-time and in unison based on the movement of the wind outside.

May-September 2018 a newly expanded version of tele-present wind was installed at Azkuna Zentroa, Bilbao and the sensor was installed in an outdoor location adjacent to the Visualization and Digital Imaging Lab at the University of Minnesota. Thus the individual components of the installation in Spain moved in unison as they mimicked the direction and intensity of the wind halfway around the world. As it monitored and collected real-time data from this remote and distant location, the system relayed a physical representation of the dynamic and fluid environmental conditions.

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Augmented Reality Footware

Preview of service from Vyking combines AR with computer vision to let you virtually try out trainers on your own feet (is this a first for ‘feet recognition’?):

A post shared by Vyking (@vykingar) on May 14, 2018 at 6:29am PDT

Showcasing: 3D Posts & Virtual Try-On Technology for Footwear

No release date yet for an app, but I hear that something will be available in the next four months.

Another day at the augmented office

Latest video update from Leap Motion’s Project NorthStar development presents desktop AR:

Another day at the augmented office. Our latest foray into #AR design with #ProjectNorthStar makes your entire world interactive. pic.twitter.com/SB8SNidbCG

— LeapMotion (@LeapMotion) April 24, 2018