I've dedicated quite a bit of time to unit9 since we co-founded it; it's still a weird creature with many minds of its own but surprising outcomes. In my job at unit9 I deal with technology, and try to push things forward where it looks like we can gain some special edge on expression. As a digital production company the ongoing struggle has been to keep perspective: Is this stuff any good? Do people care? Keep questioning to try to see if we can't find a better way. Hope you enjoy!
Augmented Reality Augmented
Some technical work immediately stands out; a moment's look and you can visualise future interfaces and novel interactive opportunities. So... I am not an AR fan—and instead find it a pretty boring use of a Webcam. However, the work they are doing at Oxford University on Parallel Tracking and Mapping is special, quite beautiful and frees up the integration of space with data in a way that makes a significant design difference. The special character of this technology is to activate any space that surrounds you into a potential interface and I can't think of anything more natural than this. Still a way to go but very exciting!