Archives June 2011

By Chris Cameron on Thu 30 Jun 2011

The Layar-sponsored augmented reality design class being taught this summer in California is still truckin' along, so we thought we'd take this …»

By Adriane Goetz on Wed 29 Jun 2011

Giant Rabobank safe marks the spot [for game play] at the Efteling. Theme parks are great places to implement Augmented Reality--they're big, they have a …»

By Chris Cameron on Tue 28 Jun 2011

Since 1916 the Copa América has been South America's main association football tournament. 95 years later, the tournament is turning to the cutting edge …»

By Chris Cameron on Mon 27 Jun 2011

If you hadn't noticed yet from our barrage of tweets on the subject, Layar is looking to bring on a pair of all-star mobile developers in short order for …»

By Chris Cameron on Wed 22 Jun 2011

Earlier this week the gadget blogs on the Web lit up with the news that Huawaei - the world's second largest mobile equipment supplier (after Ericsson) - …»

By Chris Cameron on Tue 21 Jun 2011

In recent years, Spain has become the country of champions when it comes to football. In 2010, Spain conquered The Netherlands (we're still recovering …»

By Chris Cameron on Mon 20 Jun 2011

This summer Layar is sponsoring the first ever college course on augmented reality design in the United States. The sessions will be held at Art Center …»

By Chris Cameron on Fri 17 Jun 2011

Last month our very own Maarten Lens-FitzGerald was invited to speak at the Eurovision TV Summit 2011, the world's "leading event for public service media …»

By Chris Cameron on Thu 16 Jun 2011

With the most recent Layar upgrade we added the ability to share layers and screenshots with your friends and followers on Facebook and Twitter, so we're …»

By Chris Cameron on Wed 15 Jun 2011

On the first Thursday of each month, Layar hosts Augmented Reality Thursday (ART). The objective of this monthly event is to inspire and update people …»

By Chris Cameron on Tue 14 Jun 2011

Over the weekend, ARDevCamp held its very first event in Australia, bringing a Layar-sponsored gathering of augmented reality developers to Sydney. Rob …»

By Adriane Goetz on Fri 10 Jun 2011

There's already an Alien threat in your city, on your street, and in your home. Resistance is futile; the best you can hope for is survival. These …»

By Chris Cameron on Thu 9 Jun 2011

We know that you've just been itching to sit back and soak up a nice long video about augmented reality, the future and the evolution of technology. Well, …»

By Chris Cameron on Wed 8 Jun 2011

As we begin to wrap up our series of videos from Augmented Reality Event 2011, it seems fitting to feature now the closing event of ARE. This year the …»

By Adriane Goetz on Tue 7 Jun 2011

Whether you're a pro yourself, or your own photography skills begin and end with Instagram, everyone has looked at an incredible photo and wondered "How'd …»

By Chris Cameron on Mon 6 Jun 2011

One of the reasons we love augmented reality is that as a new form of media it creates a whole new world of possibilities for telling stories. It's an …»

By Adriane Goetz on Fri 3 Jun 2011

The 54th Venice Biennale Art Exhibition opens tomorrow, and just in case you're not familiar, it has been among the top cultural events in the world for …»

By Adriane Goetz on Wed 1 Jun 2011

Here on the blog we feature a lot of new layers with impressive 3D models or (more recently) animations, but sometimes, less is more. Many of the most …»