What Augmented Reality Means For Game Developers

What Augmented Reality Means for Game Developers

Joe Ludwigjoe@programmerjoe.com

http://programmerjoe.com

“If you ask me, ‘What’s the UI in five years?’ It’s a pair of glasses.”

Tim O’Reilly

Mobile Internet

July 2006 May 2007 May 2008

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Active Users of Mobile Internet

July 2006 May 2007 May 2008 May 2009

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Active Users of Mobile Internet(guesstimate)

3G WiMax

Observed Mobile Bandwidth

Dumb Pipes

Moore’sLaw

Displays

“The best form of birth control I’ve ever used.”

Geolocation

What can I buy?

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2014

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Existing Applications

Potential Applications

(Programmer Art Ahead)

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Jane DoeDirector of Business DevelopmentBigCorp Industries

July 2010 – FOO CampAug 2009 - BigCorp leadership retreat

Amazon.com: (43 reviews) $10.85 – In Stock

BarnesAndNoble.com (4 reviews) $15.95 – In Stock

Ebay.com: 15 listings $0.99 to $10.90

Jenny Smith (7 reviews) Available, Never Married

Loves kids Hates dogs

Had two dates with your friend John Doe last year.

Augmented Reality Games

Roku’s Reward

See the video at:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUOHfVXkUaI

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“We always overestimate the change that will occur in the next two years and underestimate the change that will occur in the next ten.”

Bill Gates

Questions?

Joe Ludwigjoe@programmerjoe.com

http://programmerjoe.com