Tag Archives: mobile

Our story so far

Posted on November 26, 2013 by Matt Ramirez

The following links and videos show the ways in which Mimas has engaged with AR in the past few years across various subject areas to develop both location and object based experiences. Juniper Research has estimated that over 200 million … Continue reading →

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Visualising rich spatial data with 3D and AR

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Matt Ramirez

Over the past couple of months I have been working with colleagues from the Landmap service at Mimas to create an AR experience around the UKMap dataset. The UKMap Collection is one of five collections provided free of charge to … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on ELI conference

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Matt Ramirez

Last week I attended the ELI conference in Austin, Texas to present on the progress to date of the SCARLET project and early evaluation findings. The conference was full of provocative ideas and innovative uses of mobile technology, most notably … Continue reading →

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Rise of the (portable) machines

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Matt Ramirez

As the proliferation of tablet and handheld devices showcased at CES 2012 attest, mobile devices are big business. A growing number of consumers are turning away from what they perceive to be a restrictive desktop environment in a bid to … Continue reading →

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What SCARLET means to me.

Posted on November 28, 2011 by lisajeskins

Ever since I first heard about the SCARLET project I’ve been fascinated. There’s something distinctly “Dr. Who” about combining augmented reality technologies with historic artefacts. CC: http://www.flickr.com/photos/aussiegall/316350537/ As an information professional, there are many things that appeal to me about … Continue reading →

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Mapping out a User Journey

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Matt Ramirez

After being involved in initial discussions with Guyda Armstrong with regards to content development and storyboarding, I thought it would be beneficial to create a video showing the prototypes current user journey. This may change after we gain insight from … Continue reading →

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