11:50AM October 10 2011
Augmented Reality: Are we there yet?
Augmented Reality has been touted as the next big thing ever since the last next big thing came and went. As a concept it’s magical; make something digital appear as if it’s in the real world on your PC screen, your tablet, or Smartphone. And with all the statistics pointing towards increased Smartphone penetration, and a more social and mobile audience, AR should be ready to explode. In the interests of full disclosure, we should reveal that we recently ran an advertising campaign for Dynamo: Magician Impossible that incorporated an AR app and some print advertising that did lovely sparkly stuff when you pointed your phone at it. All with pretty good results, so we’re fans of AR. But it hasn’t taken over the world yet. Here are a few things we believe need to be overcome before it does:
