TEDxCity2.0Living in an Augmented Reality City of the Future:

We ARe here.

Morris May & Ryan Pulliam,Specular Theory

www.speculartheory.com

ABOUT US:

Our team brings over 25 years experience working on Hollywood major motion films, including two Academy Award winners: Spiderman II (which won for Best Visual Effects), and Happy Feet (Best Animated Feature Film).

We create state of the art technology and visual content that redefines the way people interact and experience information, products, retail stores, live events and more.

Having top Hollywood visual effects talent at the core of content creation is what separates us from the rest. Our visual and digital assets are built using the same “Hollywood magic” that has continued to captivate worldwide audiences for generations.

Best of all, we produce everything in-house and deliver thru one pipeline.

Augmented:“Having been made greater in size or value.”

Augmented Reality:“A technology that superimposes a computer-generated image on a user's view of the real world, thus providing a composite view.”

Defining AR...

The long-term vision is a seamless integration and exchange of information between the digital and real worlds.

Having this deep knowledge of your environment without having to do any work

Augmented Reality is just a better version of reality.

ARe you ready?

• Now is the time to get excited about AR

• Tomi Ahonen: Augmented Reality, “The 8th Mass Medium”

• Each medium is a new way to receive media

• TV = a visual platform for radio

• Internet = unlimited access + sharing of information, photos, videos

• Mobile phones = our magic wand;

• telephone + internet + camera + video + gps

• AR = the next big (better) thing.

What does it mean to live in an Augmented City of the Future?

TechnologyEntertainmentDesign

Augmented Reality

City4.0

- urban planning

- city infrastructure

- real estate development

- urban living

- nutrition, grocery shopping- energy efficiency, smart homes- maintenance, home improvement

How AR enhances our way of life:

- Health

- surgeons performing medical procedures using AR- first aid- better, more informed decisions

- Education

- how we learn in the classroom- how we learn in the real world

our call to action is to...

never stop learning

never stop exploring

never stop adding new dimensions

Thank you.