What it you could see which couch looks best in your actual living room before you had any delivered? Would it be valuable to a developer if they could show their clients what a building would actually look like on their property before a shovel hits the ground? The answer is yes and it would. These user-scenarios are becoming possible with the use of immersive technologies like augmented reality.
That brings me to me to the topic of the day. I would not typically post too many work related items here but my office is based in the Boston area and you have to admit it…it’s pretty cool. 3DVIA, a.k.a. “the day job”, just released a new 3D iPhone application called 3DVIA Mobile. It creates a version of the 3DVIA.com site on the iPhone allowing users to search the 15,000 3D models published by sites users and view them in a real-time interactive 3D browser. It is free for a limited time and available for install right now.
However, the really viral feature of the application is the ability to overlay 3D models over pictures you take with the iPhone. It is, to be clear, on loosely within the augmented reality sphere but having the ability to connect real with the virtual like this can have some very practical (and fun) benefits to consumers. How? Here is a quick video to describe a few scenarios. Can you see the Office Space reference at the end? Can you tell I need to loose a few pounds?
We also produced a more straight forward tour and overview of the product here as well. More videos will be posted on the 3DVIA TV soon.
Please give the application a try if you own an iPhone and let me know what you think. Also, I would like to send special thanks to Gerald and the rest of the development team who put the app together back in Paris.
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Looks great – I’ll check it out.