NetGenEd 2010

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Phone hacker Chris Hughes demos an open source software project that makes creating "augmented reality" a cinch. He shows how a virtual object (like a 3D spaceship), in cahoots with live footage, can interact with the real world right through a web browser. via Chris Hughes: Augmented reality made easy | Video on TED.com.

Simple Augmented 2010 Horizon Report

Gary Flake demos Pivot, a new way to browse and arrange massive amounts of images and data online. Built on breakthrough Seadragon technology, it enables spectacular zooms in and out of web databases, and the discovery of patterns and links invisible in standard web browsing.

The Gesture Cube concept is the first example to demonstrate the possibilities offered by a new touch-free sensing technology developed by Ident Technology AG. The design proposes using the company's GestIC 3D spatial hand movement tracking innovation to allow users to browse photos, play music, read messages, check the weather and so on - all with the wave of a hand or the flick of a wrist.

My avatar has just experienced its first true taste of freedom, whacking a ball back and forth in a simple game called Ricochet guided only by the motion of my body.

Microsoft's Natal Project