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Gizmodo's Wackiest Gadgets of 2002

GizModo VR

Gizmodo is 20 years old! To celebrate the anniversary, we’re looking back at some of the most significant ways our lives have been thrown for a loop by our digital tools. Read more.

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Where Are We in AR’s Lifecycle?

AR Insider

2002, A Spatial Analogy. But then around 2002, things moved slowly towards measured progress, and the rise of tech giants like Google, Facebook, and the web 2.0 Apple , Google , Facebook and Microsoft are all on that list. A shakeout ensues as companies fail to secure additional funding.

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VR medical visualization with 3D Visualizer

Doc-Ok

For the curious, 3D Visualizer’s architecture is described in detail in this old paper from 2002 (it’s quite amazing how the description of VR methods and interaction techniques from back then matches what’s commercially available today). This video was recorded by a third user sitting at a regular desktop computer.

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ARKit Recreation of ‘The Ring’ Iconic TV Scene Foretells AR’s Inevitable Weirdness

Road to VR

In the meantime, we can get a little sneak peek into that weirdness yet to come with Abhishek Singh’s latest ARKit project that recreated the iconic scene from The Ring (2002). Singh is no stranger to the digital lime light for his projects either, as he’s the same developer that created an AR version of Super Mario Bros.

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VR Developer Schell Games Donates $20K To Charities

VRScout

Jesse Schell founded Schell Games in Pittsburgh in 2002. Some of their clients include companies such as Microsoft, Google, Apple, The Walt Disney Company, The National Institute of Health , and Yale. The company has since grown to employ over 135 individuals and has created hundreds of amazing games.

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Delivering Digital Meatballs in AR, with IKEA’s Martin Enthed

XR for Business Podcast

I think Microsoft is calling them "world anchors" and I think Google has called them "VPS points" or-- everybody has a solution for it today or is a solution for it. And we have had that all the way since 2002 in different versions. You can plan your own kitchen and everything. So those are already web based.

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Delivering Digital Meatballs in AR, with IKEA’s Martin Enthed

XR for Business Podcast

I think Microsoft is calling them "world anchors" and I think Google has called them "VPS points" or-- everybody has a solution for it today or is a solution for it. And we have had that all the way since 2002 in different versions. You can plan your own kitchen and everything. So those are already web based.

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