The document outlines the 'Augmented Reality Barcelona' meetup, initiated in 2013 with a focus on various aspects of augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) technologies. It discusses key technologies, applications, and significant manufacturers in the AR eyewear space, alongside the impact of AR in multiple sectors such as education, healthcare, and user interaction. Additionally, the document highlights the importance of wearable computing and eye-tracking technologies in enhancing user experiences and presents future event topics for community engagement.

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ISIDRO NAVARRO
AR & VR - Architect

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INTRODUCTION
• Introduction
– Meetup ‘AR Barcelona’
– Research
• Tipologies & concepts
• Related technology
– Wearable computing, Eye-tracking
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Head-Up-Displays
Optical Head-Mounted-Displays
Head-Mounted-Displays
Applications
Related Themes
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Meetup ‘Augmented Reality Barcelona’
• Created September 2, 2013
• 79 members
– Students, Start-ups, AR developers, programmers, Art
directors, Interaction designers, business angels, multimedia
engineers, architects, apps developers, Creative directors, artificial
vision specialists, faculties, robotics engineers, Graphic designers, …
• Sponsors
– LAYAR, La Salle University, CATCHOOM, IN AR, TETRAVOL
• Companies profiles
– AR, Multimedia, Gaming, University, Press, Marketing, Health, Art, HCI
, Software dev, Industry, Mobile
apps, Architecture, Advertisement, Neuromarketing,…
• Next events:
– AR & HCI-Kinect, AR & Education, AR & Gaming, and more...
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RESEARCH
“Digital Eye Glass” (wearable computer and Augmediated Reality systems)
by Steve Mann
“The Google Glass Project” by Thad Starner
“Sixth Sense” by Pattie Maes & Pranav Mistry.
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ACTUALITY IN EYEWEAR GLASSES
AR Eyewear (Smart Glasses) Face-Off at AWE 2013
Panel Moderated by Pete Wassell (Augmate) with leading Augmented Reality
Eyewear manufacturers:
Ron Heidinger - Vuzix
Kayvan Mirza - CEO, Optinvent
Stephen Willey - CEO, Innovega
Judith Baumgarten - Fraunhofer
Meron Gribetz - CEO, Meta
John Murray - CEO, Seebright
Anna Jen - Epson
Steve Mann - University of Toronto
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ACTUALITY IN EYEWEAR GLASSES
‘AR will be the magic key for smart glasses’
Joshua Flood, ABI Research at insideAR 2013
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TIPOLOGIES & CONCEPTS
HUD
Head Up Display is any transparent display that presents data without requiring users
to look away from their usual viewpoints
OHMD-ET-Smart Glasses
Optical Head Mounted Display is a wearable display that has the capability of
reflecting projected images as well as allowing the user to see through it.
Eye Tap is a device that is worn in front of the eye that acts as a camera to record the
scene available to the eye as well as a display to superimpose a computer generated
imaginery on the original scene available to the eye
HMD
Head (also Helmet) Mounted Display is a display device, worn on the head or as part
of a helmet, that has a small display optic in front of one (monocular HMD) or each eye
(binocular HMD)
VRD
Virtual Retinal Display is a display technology that draws a raster display directly onto
the retina of the eye.
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RELATED TECHNOLOGY
By ISIDRO NAVARRO
WEARABLE COMPUTING
‘MVN BIOMECH’
WEARABLE 3D MOTION TRACKER
SAMSUNG GALAXY
WATCH
‘LARKLIFE’
HEALTH TRACKER
O-Synce ‘SCREEN-EYE X’
SPORT TRACKER
‘LOBSTER-X’
WEARABLE CAMERA
‘AMIIGO’
FITNESS TRACKER
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EYE-TRACKING
The glasses improves the solutions for User Experience. The device can take
data metrics from users. Binocular mobile eye tracking glasses for usability
testing, shopper research, driving studies, sports & professional training, for
mobile neuro-marketing, applications in neurosciences and virtual
environments and other indoor and outdoor mobile eye tracking studies.
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HEAD UP DISPLAY
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SKULLY HELMET
Skully provides you with an advanced situational awareness system, showing
navigation and blind spot data, allowing you to stay focused on the most
important part of your ride - the road
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HEAD UP DISPLAY
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GARMIN / NAVIGON
The device display turn indicators, distance to your next turn, current speed
and speed limit and estimated time of arrival. HUD lets you know what lane
to be in for your next maneuver, as well as alerts you if you exceed the speed
limit. It even warns you of potential traffic delays and upcoming safety
camera locations.
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OPTICAL HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAY
CASTAR
Two micro projectors attached to the glasses beam images from a windows or
android device onto a transportable pad. This special retro-reflective pad
bounces these beams back to your face 120 times a second, so that you see
those images in three dimensions in clear HD 720p, with 24 bits of color.
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OPTICAL HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAY
GOOGLE GLASSES
Google Glass Camera has the ability to take photos and record 720p HD video.
While video is recording, the screen stays on. A touchpad is located on the
side of Google Glass, allowing users to control the device by swiping through
a timeline-like interface displayed on the screen.
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OPTICAL HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAY
ORA OPTINVENT
With it’s patented “Flip-Vu” technology, Optinvent’s ORA-S provides a new
visual experience. The display can be flipped up into true “AR” mode, directly
in the line of sight for immersive experiences, or flipped down to “Glance”
mode where digital information becomes less obtrusive.
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OPTICAL HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAY
VUZYX – M100
Running applications under the Android operating system;
text, video, email, mapping, audio and all we have come to expect from
smartphones is available through this wireless personal information display
system. Vuzix smart glasses offer a wearable visual connection to the
Cloud, through your smartphone.
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OPTICAL HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAY
RECON JET
Recon Jet is an activity specific heads mounted display with a truly open
platform that delivers information instantly, effortlessly and unobtrusively
direct to the user's eye via a microcomputer and high-resolution widescreen
display. Jet has a dual core processor, dedicated graphics, WiFi, ANT+, Bluetooth, GPS, HD camera, and a comprehensive suite of sensors.
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OPTICAL HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAY
OMNIGLASS OVP 2200
. The OmniGlass reference design is equipped with a 4-megapixel autofocus
camera that delivers high quality 720p HD video, and a best-in-class display
enabled by OmniVision’s high-performance OVP2200 LCOS solution. The
device’s image processor is capable of supporting various wireless
connections, including Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, and enables on-screen display
(OSD) features for augmented reality applications.
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OPTICAL HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAY
NTT DOCOMO GLASSES
The glasses, which are still at a research stage, can show translated text in a
user's first language, according to the company. The technology can also turn
flat surfaces into pseudo-touchscreens.
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HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAY
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OCULUS RIFT
The Oculus Rift uses two lenses in a ski mask-style head-mounted display that
combine to form a 1280 x 800 display. Each eye sees 640 x 800 pixels.
HD 1080p
Prototype
440 PPI
5-inch screen
Actual version
215 PPI
7-inch screen
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APPLICATIONS
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SMART GLASSES IN AVIATION INDUSTRY
SITA Lab at insideAR 2013
The application allows you to know where is your baggage, to do the check-in
at the airport gate and to know if the flight is delayed. Kevin O'Sullivan - Lead
Engineer
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AR BROWSER JUNAIO ON GOOGLE GLASS
METAIO at insideAR 2013
The Junaio application lets you navigate through the located-information
system. Stefan Misslinger, developer of Glasses applications
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AR GLASSES FOR EDUCATION
Educational application
Allow students to pass the teacher if they have questions, you are understanding
what is explained or if they prefer to slow down. Prof. Telmo
Zarraonandia, Grupo de Sistemas Interactivos. Univ.Carlos III. Madrid
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APPLICATIONS
HEAD-UP-DISPLAY FOR SAFETY DRIVING
See-through System (STS)
The STS is a driver assistance system that leverages on V2V communication and
windshield-installed cameras to transform vision-obstructing vehicles into
transparent tubular objects. Michel Ferreira, University of Porto, Portugal.
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HELPING DISABLED PEOPLE
Smart glasses devices can break new frontiers for people with disabilities.
Quadriplegic Tammie Lou Van Sant, 52, demonstrates Google Glass at her
Santa Cruz, Calif., home.(Photo: Martin E. Klimek, USA TODAY)
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SOCIAL DISCUSSION
Always connected, always Augmented?
The line between public and private has blurred in the past decade, both
online and in real life. Alessandro Acquisti explains it including a project that
shows how easy it is to match a photograph of a stranger with their sensitive
personal information.
STOP THE CYBORGS . ORG
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AR VISION FOR BLIND PEOPLE ?
MYSMART EYE application
STAR HUB + Singapore Association of the Visually Handicapped
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