Soccer City World Cup AR Stadium Tour

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Soccer City World Cup AR Stadium Tour

Submitted by lester on Tuesday, 25 May 20107 Comments

Just a few short weeks now until the start of the FIFA World Cup. As expected companies are flocking to produce augmented reality World Cup demos and tie-ins.

The latest demo to hit the web is for Soccer City which is one of the major showcase stadiums that will play host during the Cup. It’s a simple run of the mill demo, just print the marker and hold it up to your webcam and move around the stadium in 3D.

If you haven’t tried augmented reality before, or if you’re a football fan then it’s well worth giving it a go as the stadium looks impressive.

You can give it a go by visiting: seesoccercity.co.za

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brett said:

I downloaded the marker to my iphone, and used the marker on my phone screen to view the stadium. works great too. nice stuff – a bit slower on IE7 though

- 27 May 2010 at 6:03 am

lester said:

Yeah its a nice demo, the only thing missing imho is a few people running around on the pitch.

I guess the polygon budget didn’t stretch that far

- 27 May 2010 at 9:28 am

pix said:

Lester: would have loved to do this… as it is we took a 6 million poly model and remodelled using 10 000 polys and UV maps … hoping for more poly budget next time

Pix – MailGloo

- 28 May 2010 at 9:30 pm

lester said:

@Pix, you guys did a top job. The stadium is one of the most detailed models I have seen for a long time, and the sound is a great touch.

I’m just being a typical user and demanding more. Had there been people running around the pitch, I would have wanted 90 minutes of real football to watch .

Top job.

Lester

- 28 May 2010 at 10:01 pm

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Daniel said:

We did that with our friends…quite impressive what is possible with technology…

- 19 March 2011 at 6:54 pm

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