‘Augmented Reality’ Exhibitions Transform Boston at the 2011 Boston Cyberarts Festival #AR

 Boston, MA – One of the fastest growing areas in the cyber world is augmented reality (AR), a new technology that brings virtual objects into our real world.  Using smartphone apps, experience the occupation of the Greenway, Boston Children’s Museum, and CyberartsCentral at Atlantic Wharf by virtual alien invaders in a project mixing alien invasion mythology with a cartoon-like esthetic; and see a virtual exhibition of work by Manifest.AR, an international roster of cyber artists, in and around the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston.

During this year’s Boston Cyberarts Festival (April 22 – May 8), augmented reality (AR) interventions, which superimpose computer-generated graphics onto real time environments, can be experienced at several locations in Boston’s Innovation District:

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