augmented reality tattoo augmented reality tattoo
feb 14, 2010

augmented reality tattoo

we have been following the development of augmented reality for a while now and this tattoo is one of the most unusual applications. the design is a simple barcode marker tattooed onto someone’s arm, which when viewed through a camera transforms into a three dimensional animation of a flying dragon. the augmented reality tattoo is a development by the buenos aires based company think an app, which developed the software to recognize the AR barcode on curved surfaces like the human body. while this concept is a novelty now, this unlocks a range of new possibilities for tattoo art.

http://www.thinkanapp.com

nate archer I designboom
feb 14, 2010

  • this has nothing to do with tattoos… sorry but this is just bad

    ribbentropp says:
    Feb 13, 2010

  • Could have been done so that an actual decent tattoo of a dragon on the arm had the code incorporated so it would appear to come to life when viewed through the webcam.

    This is just an unfortunate example

    @NewBlake says:
    Feb 15, 2010

  • It’s just a test people… But yeah that tat is bretty bad.

    RIBZ says:
    Feb 15, 2010

  • i think its fun, still!

    bjay says:
    Feb 15, 2010

  • A brazilian invention? This is bull… The french have been posting that kind of thing FOR FREE since 2008 on this website:
    http://www.lesanimauxdufutur.com/
    You can try it out if you have Windows.

    Mario says:
    Feb 15, 2010

  • you people are stupid and don’t know what your talking about, this video is only illustrating the new technology. who cares what the fuck it looks like, chill.

    your mom says:
    Feb 16, 2010

  • I only wish there was some way to do this on my own skin without having to get a permanent tattoo of a box. If only we had some sort of magic marking stick that would dispense a dark colored substance upon the surface of the skin.

    tattoo you says:
    Feb 16, 2010

  • You will start to see this in shop windows. As you walk by, you will see a little devil avatar appear over your reflection, whispering in your ear, “Buy me! Buy me!”

    [url=http://www.lulu.com/molitor][/url]

    grecodan says:
    Feb 20, 2010

  • Mario, Buenos Aires is in Argentina.

    Fernanda says:
    Feb 20, 2010

  • Its not even a new tech, the point is where it can go and what you can do. The tat dosent have to be a bar code, just somtihng pattern recognition software recognizes.

    Ghooste says:
    Mar 08, 2010

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