Other Similar Apps

Now I have decided on doing a mobile augmented reality application I am going to look into what's already around and in development, this will help me make sure I am not making an application that has already been thought of and also give me some ideas on ways to implement my application...



Twittaround

I looked at this application in my initial research and think that some of the features of this application would work for my transportation app. I think that using a live feed of some sort would be essential if I am going to have timetables and up to date information.
I also like the way the boxes are laid out on the screen, showing adequate information without cluttering the page. This is also important as you need enough text to give important info without making it too small for the user to read.




TAT Augmented ID

Another application which has good tags is TAT, an application in development which is used to tag yourself with things you like so other people can see when they point their smart phones camera at you, this application is a way to link social network sites and real life without either losing any of its elements. It also looks like a great way for people to network and make new friends.


GunMan

Gunman is a brand new application for the iphone, the app uses colour detection to pick up your friends location with a crosshair, the application works well over 30 yards away. I think this could be used as part of tracking buses and trains along with some other technology, almost as a back up for if a GPS signal was very weak or erratic.


NearestTube

An application that is very similar to mine (so similar I almost died a little bit) is NearestTube, the application uses your GPS location along with preset locations of tube stations to guide you to the nearest tube, the application also tells you which line runs from each station. I am going to use this idea in my application but expand it over all forms of public transport. This will also only be one of many parts to my application.


ARhrrrr

ARhrrrr... no its not an exasperated sigh, its the name of an augmented reality shooter for mobile camera-phones, created at Georgia Tech Augmented Environments Lab and the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD-Atlanta). The phone provides a window into a 3d town overrun with zombies. Point the camera at our special game map to mix virtual and real world content. Civilians are trapped in the town, and must escape before the zombies eat them! From your vantage point in a helicopter overhead, you must shoot the zombies to clear the path for the civilians to get out. Watch out though as the zombies will fight back, throwing bloody organs to bring down your copter. Move the phone quickly to dodge them. You can also use Skittles as tangible inputs to the game, placing one on the board and shooting it to trigger an explosion.

These sites have given me some good ideas and shown there isn't an app exactly like my idea but some quite similar in some ways. With this information I can confidently start development work on my prototype of the application.