YDreams, a Portuguese ad firm, recently posted a video of their new augmented reality mascot, Flapi. While the demo is rather crude, and the avatar is controlled with a gamepad not AI, its at least a step in the right direction. The company’s profile mentions the paradigm of “reality computing” which they define as:

Reality Computing, which seeks to integrate the digital universe into the real world by creating systems that envelop the user’s senses and establish new approaches for interacting with technology without the conventional use of wires and keyboards.

Video included after the break.

This is not anything new really, and I’ve seen much more impressive AR demos such as this video using second-life as a platform for augmented reality. Its also important to note that the camera angle does not change at all in YDreams video, leading me to believe that the some things (such as the geometry of the room) may be pre-calculated. But I guess any progress in this field is a good thing.

via: Engadget

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