Innosummer project 5/2010: Killer Mixed Reality Application

Background and Motivation
Mobile Mixed Reality promises to “fuse” the real world with digital information, creating the real-world-web. This is possible as mobile phones can sense the real world environment (via camera and other sensors), and on top of that overlay information (Augmented Reality) that has been downloaded from the Internet.

Project Goal

We would like you to explore, concept, design and prototype the next killer mixed reality application building on top of our many existing components (mobile mixed reality browsers, mash-up APIs, unique geo-content). If you had all the needed technology components, and could mash-up content from anywhere, what would you make to change the everyday life of millions of people?

Development tools, environments and standards

We will provide access to the Mixed Reality Solutions Web service platform that allows you to easily build mixed reality services and also  access to unique Navteq geo-content like maps, street-view panoramas, POIs and 3D building models through a ReSTful API.

Relevant technologies include HTTP, ReSTful Web services, XML/JSON, MySQL, Qt, etc.

Time period
The project constitutes full-time work for the project team between 24.5 - 31.8.2010.

Interaction between stakeholder and project team
The work will mainly be done at the Demola 'office' in Tampere, Finlayson. There will be regular meetings with the company partner and the team members. There will also be other forms of communication and guidance available to the team. The team will report the work by writing a team blog on the Demola website.
 
Support (supervision & financial)
Demola staff will supervise the reports and by the end of each month the team will also write a one page summary of the reported project actions, methods used, implemented software, and results.

How to apply for Innosummer
It's possible to apply by April 11th. Further information on www.demola.fi/innosummer2010