Amsterdam Osdorp
by The QBF
What architecture & urban planning could be…
Augmented City 3D (by Keiichi Matsuda)
[requires simple 3D red/blue glasses for full effect]
The architecture of the contemporary city is no longer simply about the physical space of buildings and landscape, more and more it is about the synthetic spaces created by the digital information that we collect, consume and organise; an immersive interface may become as much part of the world we inhabit as the buildings around us.
Augmented Reality (AR) is an emerging technology defined by its ability to overlay physical space with information. It is part of a paradigm shift that succeeds Virtual Reality; instead of disembodied occupation of virtual worlds, the physical and virtual are seen together as a contiguous, layered and dynamic whole. It may lead to a world where media is indistinguishable from ‘reality’. The spatial organisation of data has important implications for architecture, as we re-evaluate the city as an immersive human-computer interface.
The Future of Google Earth? Mobile 3D City for iPad |ReadWriteWeb
Google Earth’s new iPad application is simply fantastic, but what if it was in 3D? A limited preview of that kind of functionality is promised by a forthcoming iPad app called Mobile 3D City.
Built by a French company called Newscape, as a demonstration of its technology that allows mobile devices to process large quantities of data, Mobile 3D City appeared on our radar today via a video posted to design blog PSFK.
Google Maps gets 3D view of the world | Deep Tech - CNET News
Google on Monday augmented Google Maps with a feature called Earth view that brings the Google Earth software’s 3D perspective to the Web browser. Earth view is available through the installation of a browser plug-in Google originally issued in 2008. With it, people can see the contours of world—canyons and mountains, most dramatically—using the Google Earth fly-through interface.
Suicidator City Generator (SCG) is a Python script for Blender, the open source 3D modeling tool … With it, you can automatically create entire, three-dimensional modern cities in a matter of seconds by adjusting various parameters, such as city size and complexity, rather than creating each building, each street, and each texture manually.
AI: Analytics Innovators
This web video series features ground-breaking companies, services and products that epitomize the era of new intelligence.
See more BAO content and clips at the IBM New Intelligence Video Studio. Know of other analytics innovators we should feature? Share in comments here!
Episode 2:
- Earthmine a 3D city mapping service based on Mars Rover technology
- RecycleBank a kind of “frequent recycling” rewards program
- FitBit Tracker a $99 wearable health monitoring device that measures your bodily activity and sleep patterns
