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ARhrrrr is a mobile augmented reality game created by students at Georgia Tech that utilizes the camera on the back of a mobile device, in this case an nVidia Tegra, and a special print out that acts as a template to guide the look and feel of a particular level. You pilot a helicopter that flies over a town that has been infected by zombies. Your mission is to kill the flesh eating bastards before the infect innocent people. While it may appear gimmicky at first, concepts like this demonstrate how we may be interacting with our world in the future. Right off the bat I can think of 3 different use cases:
- Using my mobile phone at a restaurant to see what a dish would look like in front of me.
- Buying a new piece of furniture, or any object that needs assembly, I could put my mobile phone over the instruction manual to see a video.
- I can carry around a business card that when viewed through a mobile phone, shows a video of me giving a talk, or a product I’m working on.
About The Author
Stefan Constantinescu
Stefan Constantinescu (@WhatTheBit on Twitter) has loved technology since as far back as he can remember. It started with computers, but in the past few years his passion has turned to mobile devices. As a mobile phone enthusiast who lives and breathes devices that connect to the internet, he knows he is not alone with this radical fascination of all things wireless. He is strongly opinionated and enjoys a good debate so leave comments in his posts and he’ll get back to you! Stefan began blogging as a hobby in the fall of 2006 and joined IntoMobile in the summer of 2007. Later he got a job at Nokia in March 2008, but as of June 2009 he has rejoined the IntoMobile team. He is currently based out of Helsinki, Finland.
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