In Focus

4 brilliant augmented reality campaigns

Samsung

We were delighted to see Samsung's AR execution, which helps consumers figure out what a TV will look like on the wall, before they hang it. Users print out an image that they then show to their webcam, which faces the wall on which they want to hang the TV. The screen recognizes the AR trigger, and instead of seeing the printout, users see a TV laid over their wall through their screen. This is exactly the kind of utility that AR should provide; this is the "magic" element of AR: being able to see digital imagery layered onto the physical world to help you make better choices.

 

 

Comments

Linda Perry-Lube
Linda Perry-Lube February 4, 2010 at 9:01 AM

I think that the American Museum of Natural History's use of AR in the Extreme Mammals exhibition website was a creative and engaging way of bringing the in-museum exhibition to life online. See http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/extrememammals/extreme-3d/index.php

Reid Carr
Reid Carr February 3, 2010 at 6:24 PM

My favorite, practical AR example is still Ray Ban's Virtual Mirror. If you haven't seen it, I suggest you check it out. Finally a way to help people get over a significant e-commerce hurdle: trying stuff on.

Roger Darnell
Roger Darnell February 3, 2010 at 12:45 PM

Love the article and videos -- thank you Devora and Lori. Cheers! -- R. Darnell

Guillermo Corea
Guillermo Corea February 3, 2010 at 10:03 AM

Thanks for the samples. I'm a big believer in AR and mobile marketing. Great job on the part of Samsung. Perfect use of AR.

Ramakrishna Gudipudi
Ramakrishna Gudipudi February 3, 2010 at 8:44 AM

Hi Devora, Great piece of article and i agree that AR is the cutting edge technology and will dominate the market through out the year 2010 i believe ...