ยป Augmented Reality Engineering
Augmented Reality is obviously the distilled nectar of the future, so I’ve been looking for SDKs. Here are some links:
Here’s one from the NRC, which is broken (via MAKE).

Here’s the GPL’d ARToolKit (pictured above).
I’m sure there are more but I have iPhone code to write. Must… Close… Browser…



Oh, and here’s a demo you can run without a compiler, etc:
You just need a webcam and a printer to run off the canonical images, then you can (via a config file) make it display any 3D content you like (it comes with some).
Jack
18 Feb 09 at 1:00 pm
Idea: Combine with that research into Wiimote 3D positioning and Z-brush for VIRTUAL SCULPTING.
Jack
18 Feb 09 at 1:01 pm
Idea: Remote presence “multiplayer” — object spawns two avatars, at least one of which is remotely controlled. They swordfight.
Jack
18 Feb 09 at 2:03 pm
Blah, this is just an excuse for Master’s degrees in HCI. I’ll believe it when there’s an Instructable with a Wiimote.
Jared
18 Feb 09 at 6:18 pm