Who says you can’t have fun with augmented reality?
By Scott Design
With so much being published about the use and misuse of augmented reality (AR), we thought it was time to remind people of the most important thing about new technologies: the fun that you can have with them!
What is augmented reality?
Augmented reality is the combination of real-world video with virtual computer-generated imagery. Using a webcam, an AR app can capture an image on video, recognize objects in the real world, and let you interact to with the application through your video camera. The results are a mixture of the real world and a virtual world, or, an augmented reality.
We have had hours of entertainment sticking our friends’ faces on dancing elves with Elf Yourself. We’ve been mesmerized by AR projects, such as the GE Smart Grid and tobi.com’s Virtual Dressing Room. But at Scott Design, we wanted to create an AR app where you could combine video of yourself with something fun and beautiful.
Introducing the Augmented-Reality Snowstorm
We’re pleased to announce the launch of the Augmented-Reality Snowstorm, where you can put yourself or your family in a virtual snowstorm. Instead of just adding yourself to a piece of art, or playing around with a business app, you can add a peaceful (or not so peaceful, depending on your preferences) snowfall to your life.
All you have to do is download an AR marker, visit the Augmented-Reality Snowstorm, and hold the marker up to your webcam. Your video camera shows your image and picks up the image of the marker and it begins to snow on you. You use the marker to control the snowstorm by twisting and turning it, plus you can add more flakes or make the snow fall more quickly by using on-screen sliders. When you’ve got your snowstorm just how you want it, put down the marker and just enjoy the snowfall.
Don’t have a webcam? No worries!
If you don’t have a webcam, you can still have fun with the Virtual Snowstorm. Instead of using the webcam and marker, you change the snowstorm using a series of on-screen sliders.
More holiday fun
When you’re done making it snow on yourself, you can go back inside and visit the Scott Design Holiday page and play with the Snowflake Designer, curl up by the Virtual Fireplace, try your hand at Snowbash, and send out your holiday greetings using Special Delivery. They’re all part of our collection of online apps designed for just one thing: having fun!
We wish you happy holidays and a prosperous new year!
The Scott Design Team
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