Augmented Reality U.S./Iraq War Memorial

Augmented Reality U.S./Iraq War Memorial

Here is another example of art activism where augmented reality is used to convey a message. Building upon Layar, artists Mark Skwarek and John Craig Freemand created was is probably the first virtual war memorial, commemorating each of the 52,036 deaths, both Iraqis and Allies, in the last gulf war.



The artists translated the place of death in Iraq to a location in the US and placed there a virtual casket, either "American" or "Middle eastern" in design. The result is disturbing:



More info on the project's blog, via Development Memo for Ourselves.