Kinect Game Platform For Experiential Marketing

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Zugara now has our popular Avoid and Capture game platform available with Kinect for experiential marketing.  The Avoid and Capture game platform combines the best features of motion capture, gesture interaction and augmented reality for a unique and fun gameplay experience. Avoid and Capture gameplay includes a fast-paced “avoid” bad items and “capture” good items engine that challenges players to use motions and gestures to build their score.  An example of Avoid and Capture gameplay is featured ...

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How Does The Kinect 2 Compare To The Kinect 1?

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Microsoft recently announced that the Kinect 2 will be available for developers July 15th and a general market release later this year.  Zugara has been part of the Kinect 2 beta program since late 2013 and we can attest to the significant improvements available for the next generation Kinect 2 camera.  The biggest notable difference? The higher resolution capability of the Kinect 2 camera.  Though the Kinect 1 device is a vast improvement over regular webcams, the ...

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PC Still Highest Conversion Rate For Ecommerce

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MarketingCharts recently released figures for Q1 2014 ecommerce conversion rates by device.  Not surprising is that PC still leads the way for conversions at 3.15%.  What is surprising is how low smartphone-based conversion rates continue to be.  In a previous eMarketer study, mcommerce was only projected to grow to 2.4% of all U.S. retail sales by 2018.  Though smartphones are becoming an increasing part of the omnichannel experience, the mcommerce experience for ...

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Augmented Reality Startups and Venture Capital

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This is a recent VentureBeat OpEd from Zugara titled “Augmented Reality: Where’s the Venture Capital”

A Wall Street Journal article recently proclaimed that, “Augmented Reality Is Finally Gaining Traction.”  Though AR and similar technologies such as Gestural Control are gaining traction with brands and customers, why has AR been unable to attract major investment capital to date?

Gartner’s Hype Cycle is one method to track emerging technologies and where ...

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Mcommerce Only 2.4% of Total U.S. Retail Sales by 2018: How Will Mobile Influence The In-Store Retail Experience?

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eMarketer retail sales projection 2018

eMarketer recently released it’s first ever forecast for total U.S. retail and retail store sales and the results are surprising – if you’re a ‘mobile first’ advocate.  Though U.S. total retails sales are projected to grow to $5.5 trillion by 2018, mobile commerce, or mcommerce, is only set to grow to 2.4% of total retail sales in ...

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Nokia, Zugara and Virtuelle Bring Kinect-Based Virtual Dressing Room Experience To South African Malls

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Virtuelle, a Zugara reseller, recently partnered with Nokia and The Creative Counsel to bring Zugara’s Kinect-based Virtual Dressing Room platform, WSS for Kiosks, to South African Malls.  Multiple kiosk units have been placed throughout ...

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Augmented World Expo – May 27 – 29

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Only 3 weeks are left before the Augmented World Expo (AWE) comes alive for 2014.  Held every year in Santa Clara, California, AWE is the largest global event for Augmented Reality.  Over the last few years, AWE has expanded beyond Augmented Reality to feature Gesture control and sensors (for the Natural User Interface), wearable technology, ...

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