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#MakerMonday meet the virtual and augmented reality specialists
With Pokémon GO bringing augmented reality to the masses, we decided to catch up with the makers, thinkers and inventors in this space to explore the future of virtual and augmented content.
Being present where we are not and blurring the lines of reality has been a constant theme in art and technology. From the nineteenth century panoramic paintings to stereoscopic photos, Artaud’s Theatre of Cruelty and the multimodal sensorama, people have always been fascinated by exploring shifts in reality. Now with apps, innovations in technology and the increase in remote working, the way we develop content, devices and experiences has changed again. We caught up with four experts to find out what they are making, what they think the future holds and why VR and AR capture our imaginations so completely.
Hugo McDonaugh, Co-Founder and CEO of PropertyScape
Imagine being able to conduct your house search from the comfort of your own sofa without falling for the manipulative wide-angle lens photography, or as a developer, being able to show potential buyers what the pile of rubble will look like once it’s complete. With a varied background ranging from Ancient History and archaeology to private banking, Hugo is a serial entrepreneur who ditched the finance world to disrupt the property market using virtual reality so anyone can view a property from anywhere. We caught up with him to hear more about his new company PropertyScape.
Hugo McDonaugh, Co-Founder and CEO of PropertyScape
Imagine being able to conduct your house search from the comfort of your own sofa without falling for the manipulative wide-angle lens photography, or as a developer, being able to show potential buyers what the pile of rubble will look like once it’s complete. With a varied background ranging from Ancient History and archaeology to private banking, Hugo is a serial entrepreneur who ditched the finance world to disrupt the property market using virtual reality so anyone can view a property from anywhere. We caught up with him to hear more about his new company PropertyScape.
Albert Kim, Founder of DoubleMe
With a background in computer engineering and software design Albert Kim has been working at the cutting edge of the virtual reality industry since the 1990s. After founding Zenitum in 2004, specialising in computer vision systems, Kim identified an exciting opportunity to develop new technology for live real time 3D video capture. In 2010, he set up DoubleMe in order to take his vision forward. We talked with him about his ambition to enable users to generate their own real time 3D content for augmented reality apps quickly and cheaply.
Caspar Thykier, CEO and Co-Founder of Zappar
With a background in marketing and advertising, having been a board director at AMV BBDO and COO at the PR company Freuds, Caspar became interested in the opportunities within augmented reality when he helped set up VEEMEE nine years ago. Unfazed by the obstacles in the way in the early 00s, Caspar and his team set about exploring AR experiences with the goal to get everyone equipped with the tools they need to create their own virtual reality and augmented reality experiences. We caught up with Caspar to talk about their work on Angry Birds and the AR versus VR celebrity death match.
