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BizReport : Advertising : September 07, 2009
ARvertising: Space-age techniques engage consumers with print ads
How do you get readers of print media to spend 10 minutes with your print ad? By incorporating the visual magic of augmented reality.
If you haven't already come across augmented reality print advertising, be prepared to be amazed. These truly interactive augmented reality print adverts, or "ARvertisements", can bring marketing messages or products to life and immerse viewers for far longer than a straight-forward print ad.
How does it work? A special code is incorporated within a print ad and viewers place this ad in front of their webcam. The software recognizes the code and triggers a reaction which could be in the form of a 3-D modeling of a product, 3-D video with interactive display, or other such multimedia production.
The ensuing experience is truly sci-fi as this augmented reality print ad for the Mini Cabriolet shows.
Other advertisers to use ARvertising include Toyota, Proctor & Gamble and, most recently, ABC to promote the new television series, FlashForward.
The possibilities with ARvertising are endless and limited only by a designer's creativity. It's also a potential lifeline for print publishers who have been losing out to online publications. And don't be too concerned about the cost. According to Greg Davis of Total Immersion, ARvertising won't blow the budget as it is "priced on a par with a typical digital campaign".
Tags: ARvertising, augmented reality, interactive ads, print advertising, print media
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Comments
I've seen this "augmented reality" demonstrated several times, first with a Nissan campaign over a year ago. The 3D print process I've invented and patented, however, requires no web cam, no monitor, installation software, or even a computer. Plus, it has the advantage of making any object/product appear to actually be right on a table in front of you. No other media can do this. 3d-onthelevel.com. Unfortunately, seeing the little examples on a computer screen doesn't work; it's for print. But it costs no more than ordinary flat printing, and is very engaging. Research shows people save these to share with others.
Posted by: Owen C. Western on October 14, 2009 18:20