Bruce Sterling's Blog, page 744

Augmented Reality: Aerial Earth Maps with Dynamic Information

*Zooming in through googlemappy nonspace onto a live football game.

Yeah, go Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.

http://www.cc.gatech.edu/cpl/projects/augearth/

I remember a mass consumer society pelted with television ads

*You digital-native kids, you whippersnappers wouldn't know anything about that.

*Incredible social transformation here. American TV going broke because nobody buys TV ads any more. It goes without saying that nobody watches them, but nobody *buys* them. It's like watching the Cold War ending.

http://www.marketingcharts.com/television/broadcast-tv-revenues-down-128-in-q209-10373/?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=mc&utm_medium=textlink

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The top-25 advertising categories for local broadcast ...

Augmented Reality: Nokia Mixed Reality

*Boy, blondie here has got a tough life.

Augmented Reality: Flash AR Contest

*I wanna see the busy entries for "transhumanism, post-humanism, and AR/MR." Transhuman for a thousand bucks, hey, that's a bargain.

ISMAR 2009 proudly announces the first Flash AR Contest sponsorized by ARToolWorks (www.artoolworks.com). The contest is opened to anyone and is part of the inaugural Arts, Media and Humanities program for ISMAR 2009.

The first place prize is $1000 USD.

Contest Rules

1. Develop a desktop-based AR application using FLARToolKit that can be run from a desktop PC...

Vague Terrain 14: Biomorph

*Man, if you're into biomorph, it doesn't get much biomorphier than VAGUE TERRAIN 14.

http://vagueterrain.net/journal14

vague terrain 14: biomorph

Submitted by Paul Prudence on Mon, 08/03/2009 - 10:41

"A selection of artists, architects and writers were invited to contribute work that dealt with biological, botanical and morphogenetic ideas and processes. Some keywords and ideas to reflect upon were: Morphogenesis, Algorithmic Botany, Emergence, Genetic Algorithms, Cellular Automata, L-systems, ...

Augmented Reality Flashlight

*Fraunhofer design-school work in Munchen.

*I've got a soft spot for projected augments. Why do augments have to stay stuck on your eyeballs or perched inside your hand? It's like using some yuppie iPod when you could irritate everybody with a screeching boombox.

http://eclecticraefts.blogspot.com/2009/08/ar-flashlight.html

via @Twitt_AR

Ornamental and granulated light and media facade

*I'm concerned that this may not be enough bling-bling for Singapore.

CRYSTAL MESH from autokolor on Vimeo.

Via @generatorx

If the most famous websites were people.

*Yes, that old gang of yours and mine:

http://ilarialab.com/page/2/

The Information Visualization Manifesto

*It's the sign of a successful manifesto when somebody throws it over the transom and then everybody starts yelling.

*If you are in or near the infoviz scene, I suggest you have a look at this pronto.

http://www.visualcomplexity.com/vc/blog/?p=644

Form Follows Function

Start With a Question

Interactivity Is Key

Cite Your Source

The Power of Narrative

Do Not Glorify Aesthetics

Look For Relevancy

Embrace Time

Aspire for Knowledge

Avoid Gratuitous Visualizations

Arphid Watch: embedded in your prosthetic

http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/the_bees_knees_ibms_rfid_to_track_prosthetics.php

"… the company will embed the tags into knee and hip replacements and use them to alert patients to any product-related concerns.

"Prior to shipping prosthetic parts, Implanet embeds an RFID tag with the device model, serial number and latest info enclosed. Prior to surgery, the hospital scans the tag and IBM's WebSphere Sensor Events software uploads the information to a server. Patients are then given the tag