Quote from ARToolkit official website:
ARToolkit is a software library for building Augmented Reality (AR) applications. These are applications
that involve the overlay of virtual imagery on the real world. For example, in the image to the right a
three-dimensional virtual character appears standing on a real card. It can be seen by the user in the
head set display they are wearing. When the user moves the card, the virtual character moves with it and
appears attached to the real object.
You can download ARToolKit here:
ARToolKit is used by over 300 researchers worldwide for a very diverse
set of projects, which you can see some from the list here:
Now, let's take a look at what creators in Nico Nico Douga has come up with :D
You can see that this AR imagery is actually moving on this board held by the creator's hand.
If you check
this link (tag result of ARToolkit within NicoNicoDouga) you'd be able to see so many creators trying out ARToolkit within NicoNico community.
To be honest, playing with ARToolkit is not very easy... and yet so many people are creating those videos. Amazing community!!
It is impossible to follow up every piece, so let's stick with the creator who made the video above.
Just like other projects, this creator has uploaded the process of how he came to play with ARToolkit.
2007/11/21 First trial
2007/11/24 this time it moves its hands (and the model is Hachune Miku -parody version of Hatsune Miku)
2007/12/19 this is an explanation video of how to use ARToolkit, so that others can start using it too. I love this spirit of NicoNico creators :) They are so open and sharing.
2008/1/7 creating shadows
2008/1/19 final video- dances to a song
You can download the source from here:
http://www1.axfc.net/uploader/He/so/122663.zip [key:armiku]
BTW, those videos are using the model of Miku created by
3DCG@NanohaIt looks like many are using the model... you can see another one here.
"Augmented Reality figure"
ARis is going to be sold in Japan, and it has already been presented in Wireless Japan expo.
You can see the video here:
According to their website, they are using an AR software framework called "GTE_AR_Framework" developed by Geisha Tokyo Network.
AR stuff are really fun. I've actually tried some of the AR glasses.
I am watching the AR vision - my finger is pointing to the image that I am seeing in the glasses.
This is another AR glasses - this one is handmade!
You carry the camera and the board.
You'd look like this :)
