Comments on: Layar – Mobile Augmented Reality Browser App

By: admin

admin — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:34:31 +0000

@Greg From what i can gather Layar are keen to stress that they are the first AR browser, not first AR app.

The data content layers are like webpages in traditional browsers.

http://www.notjustreality.com/lead-story/192-layar-an-augmented-reality-browser/

“Unlike, say, Wikitude, Layar isn’t a self-contained app but rather an enabler. The idea is that a variety of people will make available a variety of Layar compatible AR overlays – layers – which you can then view using a single browser.”

Hope that helps

By: Greg

Greg — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:20:46 +0000

… and are you sure you don’t mean REALTY???

In which case perhaps you’re right. Virtual Reality, – NO. Virtual Realty – YES

By: Greg

Greg — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:18:01 +0000

World’s first? Erm – Wikitude AR Travel Guide does this – uses the camera to show POIs.

I believe there are other apps to do similar things. So how is this a major “world’s first” breakthrough?