Articles in virtual world
Oddcast has teamed up with Pointroll to create this cool Augmented Reality service which is driven from your webcam.
It’s called Get Me In The Head and although the performance is a little slow it’s still pretty cool
This video shows the features in case you don’t have a webcam.
Here’s a very cool use of projection that breathes life into a building
bumptop
Here’s a very interesting utility that transforms your windows desktop into a 3D environment, much like a desk. It allows you to place icons in various sizes depending on importance, as well as having them on the wall.
Bumptop also has some clever techniques for sorting and grouping the various functions in an effort to make life more productive. Moving photos between applications is rather cool, and the following video provideds an excellent demonstration.
Popular virtual world Second Life is now accessible from 40 mobile devices, with support for additional 3G and Wi-Fi enabled devices including the iPhone planned in the near future.
This is possible thanks to a free beta application available at Vollee,
The technology streams high-end services designed for the PC to mobiles adapting screen size and uses compression to reduce bandwidth.
This type of service will impress die hard MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Playing Games) enthusiasts, but technologies like Vollee could potentially provide more reach to business web applications.
