Introducing our newest Markerless Augmented Reality(AR) demo
on Android phones (Nexus One). ARShin-chang is AR resurrection of
Albert’s favorite cartoon character “Crayon Shin-chan (クレヨンしんちゃん).”
It’s our way of paying tribute to late Yoshito Usui (臼井儀人), the creator
of Crayon Shin-chan. May you rest in peace, Mr. Usui.
We’re giving away 4 free passes to AR fans, with the help of ReadWriteWeb. Act fast, the decision on who gets the tickets will be made this Friday!
The event will be held in Santa Clara, CA on June 2 and 3rd. It’s the first Augmented Reality Event. The organizers of the event have put together a stellar list of speakers, including some of the world’s leading AR researchers Mark Billinghurst and Daniel Wagner. You’ll also be able to see RWW VP Marshall Kirkpatrick share the results of RWW writer Chris Cameron’s AR report, Augmented Reality for Marketers and Leaders.
Zenitum’s Founder & CEO Albert Heekwan Kim will be joining Intel & Qualcomm on the stage to discuss the future of AR hardware in a panel discussion, and our Chief Marketing Officer, David Lee, will be presenting his thoughts on AR tools.
Space InvadAR, the world’s first vision-based augmented reality space shooter, is now running on both the Google NexusOne and the HTC Desire.
Coming soon, from Zenitum.
Vision- and location-based augmented reality startup Zenitum raised $1 million in a Series A funding from Korea Technology Bank (KTB) Ventures in Seoul, Korea.
Since it’s inception in 2004, Zenitum has been conducting research in the areas of 3D reconstruction, marker- and markerless augmented reality, and video streaming. The Zenitum team has been involved in providing custom software solutions in the Korean market, while also participating in research & development projects funded by the Korean government.
Augmented reality is a nascent technology that holds far greater promise than the current incarnations of AR solutions demonstrate. In order to achieve that potential, a substantial amount of experimentation and pushing of boundaries will be necessary. ”I want to create a company with the creative energy of Pixar,” says Albert Kim, Founder & CEO of Zenitum. Read the rest of this entry »