We are really excited to be exhibiting our latest installation at AWE2013 in June, so if you are a fan of Hermaton, please follow the link below and vote for us in the best Augmented Mobile App category below: http://augmentedworldexpo.com/hermaton-enter-the-grid/
Hermaton is an augmented reality
exploration game designed as a large scale spatial installation, which follows
from our initial architectural prototype for “Grid”. Although available at
table top versions, the premise of this project lies in its capacity to harness
augmented reality as a spatial medium which transcends mere visualisation and
enters a dialogue between physical and digital space.The large scale of the installation allows a
greater understanding of how augmented reality can affect us at an architectural
level and change the way we inhabit and perceive the built environment.
“Hermaton” is centred on the
design of a single machine which depicts the laws of the universe, as governed
by ancient hermeticism. The game uses a buzz wire maze which users can navigate
through, by weaving their device throughout the AR environment and attempting
to interact with the digital bulbs of the “Hermaton” machine. As each bulb is
switched on, the machine will slowly come to life and reveal the inner workings
of this ancient secret. The design of this environment provides both an
interactive and performance space which allows the user to fully immerse in a
new augmented physical landscape.The AR
system is enlarged to occupy an entire room by covering each wall with
trackable markers which can be experienced on both Android and ios
devices.The prototype was developed
using Vuforia Augmented Reality SDK and Unity3d.
Our quest for the best augmented
reality experience has led us to create a game play environment which has
potential to be experienced at a variety of scales. A table-top version of the
app is available by printing the image marker located on our website (listed
below), however our future hopes for the game is to provide this immersive
experience in a number of large scale installations.
Our upcoming event will be in San
Francisco during Augmented World Expo 2013, where we will debut Hermaton at an
amazing 3m by 3m AR installation to allow users to physically navigate through
a full scale version of the App. We endeavour to satisfy as many AR enthusiast
as possible by striving to enhance our gameplay environment for the optimum AR
experience
A table top version is available on Google Play and Apple app store below:
