While brainstorming ideas for Android apps, one of the concepts that kept coming up
was the idea of a world overlay of metadata. Essentially, a hybrid between cyberspace and physical space.
The more we explored this idea, the more the creative ideas seemed to flow. The general concept of having virtual objects all around us in the physical world lends itself to some very interesting applications. People are getting accustomed to various virtual worlds out there, so why not have a virtual world that coexists in the same space as the real one?
The plan is to first work on the underlying framework and create a mobile virtual space browser. The next step will be to follow the Firefox/Eclipse model and allow the ability to create extensions and add-ons like a Geocaching Assistant, Location Messaging Client, Proximity-based KML/GeoRSS Reader, Flash Mob Communicator, Community/Campus Emergency Alert Notifier, or even a Meatspace MUD game.
Stay tuned.
The more we explored this idea, the more the creative ideas seemed to flow. The general concept of having virtual objects all around us in the physical world lends itself to some very interesting applications. People are getting accustomed to various virtual worlds out there, so why not have a virtual world that coexists in the same space as the real one?
The plan is to first work on the underlying framework and create a mobile virtual space browser. The next step will be to follow the Firefox/Eclipse model and allow the ability to create extensions and add-ons like a Geocaching Assistant, Location Messaging Client, Proximity-based KML/GeoRSS Reader, Flash Mob Communicator, Community/Campus Emergency Alert Notifier, or even a Meatspace MUD game.
Stay tuned.
