Public voting for the finalists will take place from May 20^th to May 30^th. At the conclusion of this voting period, a judging panel will select the winners.  All winners will be announced at the Auggie Award Ceremony at 6:30pm on June 4th, 2013 at the Augmented World Expo being held at the Santa Clara Convention Center.  Passes for the event are still available by registering here, and all registered event attendees are invited to the ceremony.

Public voting for the Auggie Awards is encouraged and can be found HERE.

Voters can select one of 6 categories to review the respective nominations and vote for their favorite in each category.

“The Auggies have been promoting excellence in augmented reality since 2010, and are intended to bring the best in augmented reality from around the world to the public at large, and to recognize the leading products in 6 key categories,” said Ori Inbar, co-founder and CEO, AugmentedReality.org. “We are very excited to recognize those teams who develop technology and solutions that demonstrate how augmented reality can empower humans to interact with the world in a more advanced, engaging, and productive way.”

Consistent with AugmentedReality.org’s mission to educate, connect, and hatch new initiatives in the augmented world, and the organization’s global goal to inspire adoption of augmented reality towards the goal of 1 billion active AR users by 2020, AugmentedReality.org is co-sponsoring this competition, along with SAP, PCH International and Upverter. Winning contestants will receive trophies and cash prizes of more than $20,000 will be awarded across the contest categories. Competition categories include:

• Best Augmented World Video (Design fiction)
• Best Augmented World Hardware (Eyewear, Wearables, Gestures, etc.)
• Best Augmented World Solution for Enterprises and Industry - Sponsored by SAP
• Best Augmented World Mobile App (Browsers, Games, Education, etc.)
• Best Augmented SDK for Developers
• Best Augmented Marketing Campaign

Best AR Startup Competition will be held at AWE 2013 and is not open for public voting.

Past winners from 2010-2012 can be found HERE.

For more details on the fourth annual Augmented World Expo (Formerly ARE) click HERE.

About AugmentedReality.org

AugmentedReality.org is a global not-for-profit organization dedicated to advancing and promoting the true potential of augmented reality. As a trusted partner of its members and supporters, augmentedReality.org facilitates and catalyzes the global and regional transformation of the AR industry. AugmentedReality.org also owns and produces the largest international event for augmented reality and the global forum for AR innovation: Augmented World Expo (formerly Augmented Reality Event). All profits from the event are reinvested into AugmentedReality.org’s industry services. 

Media Contact: Mary Ellen Ynes, Vice President, Zeno Group maryellen.ynes@zenogroup.com 650-801-7954

Awards-specific questions contact: auggies@AugmentedWorldExpo.com

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Creator: ARPA SOLUTIONS S.L.

Organization: ARPA SOLUTIONS

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Description:

ARViewer is a patented product that is a real revolution, rising a new generation of info points enriched with augmented reality contents. ARViewer ® is a totally innovative tool for the enhancement of archaeological sites, museums, visitor centers and touristic areas.

By superimposing virtual information to the real image, provides users with an exciting and interactive way to see the real environment around them, introducing them to an enriched environment with different types of AR information.

Archaeological Environments: increase the number of visitors using ARViewer as a tool for explanation and interpretation of the reservoir site, through the real-time 3D reconstruction positioned on the actual place.

Tourist panoramic viewpoints: become a landmark tourist attraction, showing all points of interest in your city through augmented reality product ARViewer

Museums / Centers of Interpretation: Increase your visits and improve the user experience through the ARViewer resource as an interactive product..

 

Where to find it:

MÁLAGA CITY

http://www.arpa-solutions.net/en/AR_Viewer

Platforms:

Stationary Device

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Creator: Arpa Solutions – Airbus Military

Organization: Arpa-Solutions

7 votedvote

Description:

AR project for the assembly process in the FAL (Final Assembly Line) for the A400M Military Aircraft

Where to find it:

Confidential Project. Contact us for more information

http://www.arpa-solutions.net

Platforms:

Mobile, Magic Mirror, Stationary Device

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Creator: Bence Pomezanski

Organization: FitMaster Productions Kft.

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Description:

We are the first and only application provider to Windows 8 that utilizes a simple built-in camera to give a full kinect type experience for our users. Our innovative approach has been widely recognized by our partners like Microsoft, Lenovo and ASUS.

Where to find it:

http://www.fit-master.com/

Platforms:

Mobile

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