Where 2.0, MIT,AR

Had a good time at Where 2.0. It was interesting to see so many start ups building on what we folks in Locative Media have been up to since around 2002/2003. The question will be if we see Ar and mapping augmentations move past the single layer apps and social media into where it gets really interesting and layered.

If you think about it, we are seeing a historical (potential)confluence of cloud computing, social networking, AR, GIS,GPS and mapping tools and their augmentations and interface design.





It is a funny feeling though, sitting here 3 days later, mentally digesting it all. What will come of the potential massive nexus and confluence? Will it pass by as has happened in other such watershed moments in technology? Will the buzz and hype congeal into some mad singularity of animations on birthday cards and one off gimmicks by magazines on a sort of digital hula hoop party while the now 3 primary nodes of AR (base augmentations of ads and data in sporting events, experimental graphic goggle interface mixed reality and the new player on map augmentations) move on beneath? Or will it push this all into increasing layers and towards a, dare I say it, web 3.0????

Time will tell.



This is a historic moment though. There is no question.

It also is a crossroads....


At any rate, AR is out of the shed and getting its due finally.

I am happy to announce that as a contributing editor for MIT press' LEA , we will be doing a special issue on AR and its potential in terms of history,sociology,commentary, modulation of the map etc.... more soon