LONDON, England, United Kingdom (Reuters) — A real robot in a virtual war. MekaMon inhabits both real life and augmented reality. No toy, Reach Robotics say this programming platform is a world first. “MekaMon is the world’s first gaming robot so that’s a robot that you control from your smartphone or tablet. Think of it as a video game character in real life, your personal robot and then you can take it into lots of […]
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Colouring book comes to life as AR gets creative
ZURICH, Switzerland (Reuters) – The colouring book has been a childhood favourite for many years and is often a first opportunity for creative expression. But Swiss-based researchers are using augmented reality (AR) to put a magical new spin to the traditional pastime. Children use pens or crayons to colour in a cartoon-like character, such as a princess or an octopus. When a tablet running their app is held over the finished picture the character bursts into […]
Virtual and augmented reality (Videographic)
(AFP) Virtual and augmented reality gadgets are expected to hog the limelight at Berlin’s mega consumer electronics show IFA this week, as Pokemon Go gave a tantalising preview of the appetite for reality-altering technologies. Videographic explaining virtual reality. Courtesy: Jonathan Renaud de la Faverie Katherine Levy Spencer / AFP Videographics / AFP





