Augmented Reality Finally Starts to Gain Traction

Augmented reality—a technology that enables mobile devices to recognize live objects and then activate video or graphics—has been stuck for years in new-tech purgatory, where ideas loll in the hope of finding mainstream applications.

That may be changing, at least in the eyes of marketers, print publishers and retailers, who are testing new ways to promote their brands on ever-present mobile devices.

Startups like Blippar, Layar and Daqri are beginning to make inroads, offering technology that lets people point their smartphones or tablets at objects—whether a can of soda, a magazine cover or an in-store display—and then watch video or high-tech graphics unfurl on top of the objects on screen.

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Augmented Reality Finally Starts to Gain Traction

Augmented reality—a technology that enables mobile devices to recognize live objects and then activate video or graphics—has been stuck for years in new-tech purgatory, where ideas loll in the hope of finding mainstream applications.

That may be changing, at least in the eyes of marketers, print publishers and retailers, who are testing new ways to promote their brands on ever-present mobile devices.

Startups like Blippar, Layar and Daqri are beginning to make inroads, offering technology that lets people point their smartphones or tablets at objects—whether a can of soda, a magazine cover or an in-store display—and then watch video or high-tech graphics unfurl on top of the objects on screen.

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Cadillac // ATS vs. The World

Cadillac wanted to extend the value and sophistication of their ATS vs. The World campaign at home in the US, their biggest market. Their biggest challenge was to find a way for customers to experience the worldliness of the ATS at home and engage with the brand. 

To solve this challenge, DAQRI partnered with Cadillac’s creative agency, Fallon, to create a Webby-nominated, larger-than-life 4D experience unlike anything the advertising world has ever seen.

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