Weekly Linkfest

Weekly Linkfest

The last weekly linkfest before the augmented reality event, and the last one in the next couple of weeks. Here's what happened this week in the world of augmented reality:

• Got half a hour? See this fine documentary about AR from Bloomberg.com.
  
• While I'm writing posts, Ori scores some VC bucks - Ogmento raised $3.5M and is now looking to recruit new employees.
  
• YDreams and 3d scene analysis chip maker Canesta team together to develop AR application. I've high expectations from those two. They could make a better augmented air guitar, for example.
  
• Late last year I've predicted that 2010 will see the publication of an augmented Playboy edition. This concept video shows what it might look like (safe for work).
• Space InvadAR is supposedly the first vision based AR game. It's not, and some would argue it's not a game at all (no way to win), but it's a good start for maker Zenitum.

This week's video is a video presentation for QderoPateo's Ouidoo, the articulated naturality device. I don't know if it's official, but seeing this video I understand why the avoid using the term augmented reality. A much better term is surrealism:

QderoPateo Ouidoo. Video presentation. from Vladimir Shelest on Vimeo.

Have a great week, see you in ARE2010!