When mobile augmented reality experiences started popping up on smartphones in the last year, the majority of the apps helped people find businesses and other points-of-interest. Now as the social Web becomes increasingly mobile, the data it provides is more likely to contain location information. Foursquare and Gowalla are obvious examples of the growing social location trend, but even Twitter and YouTube can now link tweets and videos to a specific location. Today I had the opportunity to chat with Chetan Damani, CEO of acrossair, makers of several AR apps for the iPhone, about the trends his company is seeing in mobile AR.
acrossairicon_jul10.jpgSince its launch in January, the acrossair browser has seen 276,000 downloads and averages 10,800 unique users per day. The majority of the users come from the U.S. and the U.K. where the company is based, though there is dense usage all across Europe.
When mobile augmented reality experiences started popping up on smartphones in the last year, the majority of the apps helped people find businesses and other points-of-interest. Now as the social Web becomes increasingly mobile, the data it provides is more likely to contain location information. Foursquare and Gowalla are obvious examples of the growing social location trend, but even Twitter and YouTube can now link tweets and videos to a specific location. Today I had the opportunity to chat with Chetan Damani, CEO of acrossair, makers of several AR apps for the iPhone, about the trends his company is seeing in mobile AR.
Since its launch in January, the acrossair browser has seen 276,000 downloads and averages 10,800 unique users per day. The majority of the users come from the U.S. and the U.K. where the company is based, though there is dense usage all across Europe. Continuar leyendo «Social Experiences Growing Popular Among Mobile AR Usage»
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