Augmented Reality Toys

August 14th, 2009 | 3,064 views | 2 Comments » |

This is awesomeness in concentrated form. Seriously, kids 15 years from now are going to be SO spoiled.

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2 Comments on “Augmented Reality Toys”

  1. 1 Bobathan McJekt said at 1:53 pm on August 16th, 2009:

    IS… is that real??

  2. 2 Feross Aboukhadijeh said at 6:01 pm on August 16th, 2009:

    Yes, it’s real! I read about it on this website: http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/editors/23940/

    Here is their description of the toy:

    Frantz Lasorne, a student at L’École de Design in France, has invented an ingenious way to breathe new life into old toys.

    Lasorne’s Scope display automatically recognizes ordinary toys that have been mounted onto platforms covered with hexagonal patterns. Viewed through the augmented reality display, these patterns become interactive buttons and can be used to make virtual modifications to the toy. As the video below shows, a Lego person can, for instance, be instantly armed with a giant virtual bazooka.

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