Tag: augmented reality

Opening up rifts in my house

Posted on July 25, 2018 by PatientRock

I can’t get enough of augmented reality portal experiences. It’s that dream of stepping into your wardrobe and walking into Narnia almost realized.

Augmented Reality Geocaching

Posted on July 3, 2018July 24, 2018 by PatientRock

New guidelines for augmented reality geocaching were quietly released and the geocaching community is abuzz. I, for one, couldn’t resist.

Acting strangely in the alleys of Silent Streets

Posted on June 22, 2018 by PatientRock

Completed the second episode of Silent Streets, a game with geolocative storytelling and augmented reality elements that mostly clash with each other.

IKEA lured me back.

Posted on April 21, 2018April 21, 2018 by PatientRock

Well, they did it. They got me to reinstall the IKEA Place, augmented reality app. It turns out that the app has a hidden, secret portal to another dimension. Seriously.

Augmented Reality IKEA saves only some of your sanity.

Posted on April 3, 2018April 21, 2018 by PatientRock

We were on the hunt for patio furniture and it turns out that IKEA just got into the business of such things. It was a good opportunity to try out the new augmented reality IKEA Place app.

Searching for Shakira’s Gold

Posted on September 26, 2017December 2, 2017 by PatientRock

I discovered that a locative augmented reality experience with hidden “treasure” had been launched to promote Shakira’s album EL DORADO. The nearest treasure chest? The White House.

A case of the Mondays with Garfield GO

Posted on September 17, 2017September 17, 2017 by PatientRock

I got a spam press release about a new augmented reality game with geolocation elements based on a hot new property: Garfield. I HAD to investigate further.