So the last few weeks I’ve been busy finalising my DVA exegesis, but also experimenting with the new augmented reality ARKit Quicklook functionality that’s embedded in iOS12. Essentially, if you load up a USDZ file (a new file format created by Apple and Pixar) you can launch that file as a 3D virtual object. It works through the standard iOS … Read More
Augmented Reality Activism paper for CreateWorld 2017
The paper I presented at the 2017 CreateWorld Conference, Repurposing Augmented Reality Browsers for Acts of Creative Subversion is now available. It includes a bit of a ‘how to’ if you are interested in co-opting Augmented Reality Browsers for other purposes. It’s not complicated, but I did come across a few issues which might be of interest if you wanted to learn from my … Read More
#SubvertTheCity co-ordinates ad takeovers across the globe
I’ve been keenly watching the Subvertisers International for a little while now. They’ve been connecting different activist groups and individuals together in an attempt to push back against advertising which is ‘invading our public spaces and co-opting our media in an effort to promote the endless consumption of goods, services and brands’. 25 March 2018 was deemed #SubvertTheCity day, with co-ordinated activities … Read More
More body image related Augmented Reality Activism outcomes
I’ve spent the last six weeks or so augmenting over as many different advertising images in Brisbane that I could find, which has been heaps of fun to do. It’s interesting once you get in the mindset of looking at advertising everywhere you go: some of it just makes no sense whatsoever, some of it is just really bad, … Read More
New Website: No Bodies Perfekt (spelling intentional)
I’ve been rapidly ramping up my augmented reality project, which now has it’s own website at: nobodiesperfekt.com The goal will be to augment as many advertising spaces as possible some time in the near future and see what happens.
Legal issues with using Augmented Reality for activist purposes
My conference presentation at the 2017 CreateWorld Conference was very interesting. The audience asked some really great questions and quite a few people sought me out later to discuss my work. The most popular topic by far was the legalities of using AR in this manner, which to be honest I hadn’t thought about that much. I use the Layar platform … Read More