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Sid Gabriel brings pariSoma the first in a series of meetups about Augmented Reality.  Targeted at developers, but with interesting content for all, this particular meetup will discuss the interfaces from Minority Report using Flash and FLAR toolkit.

Augmented reality is a human interface metaphor. Unlike the “desktop metaphor” which implies a computerized representation of a desk, files and folders, “Augmented Reality” implies that computer science can inform and extend everything in our visual, auditory and cognitive perception of reality. Making every interface relevant to a “first person” narrative perspective.

This group provides space for networking, sharing, presentation and how-to sessions exploring the art and science of Augmented Reality. Where it is now and where it is going. We understand this is a subject of wide interest across many professions. Everyone with an interest in the state of the art is welcome. Presenter, developer or spectator enthusiast you are welcome, we are happy to have you.

If you didn’t see the demo video last August, of the Minority Report Interface in Flash using Multitouch Gestures with FLAR Toolkit then you absolutely have to see it now:

The developer was thoughtful enough to post his prototype source code for the community to examine. Sid has grokked the process and would like to share his work with a demo and basic code walkthrough. It’s easier than one would think, though credit where credit is due: Peter Kaptein did some brilliant and amazing work putting the pieces together in a way that opens up new methods of thinking about AR, Navigation and User Interface Design.

Take a look at Peter’s post here.