News>Air Force recruiters debut 'augmented reality' mobile tour
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Master Sgt. Rich Davis, Air Force Recruiting Service, checks out Command Center Alpha, the Air Force's newest mobile marketing tour. A first-of-its-kind augmented reality mobile tour experience, Command Center Alpha immerses visitors in the "sci-fi" world of the U.S. Air Force. The interactive tour includes 3-D computer graphics, videos, educational kiosks, digital downloads and a full-size F-16 Thunderbird display. (U.S. Air Force photo/Dale Eckroth)
Command Center Alpha is the Air Force's newest mobile marketing tour. A first-of-its-kind augmented reality mobile tour experience, Command Center Alpha immerses visitors in the "sci-fi" world of the U.S. Air Force. The interactive tour includes 3-D computer graphics, videos, educational kiosks, digital downloads and a full-size F-16 Thunderbird display. Command Center Alpha educates visitors on the breadth and variety of opportunities the Air Force has to offer. (courtesy photo)
Command Center Alpha is the Air Force's newest mobile marketing tour. A first-of-its-kind augmented reality mobile tour experience, Command Center Alpha immerses visitors in the "sci-fi" world of the U.S. Air Force. The interactive tour includes 3-D computer graphics, videos, educational kiosks, digital downloads and a full-size F-16 Thunderbird display. (U.S. Air Force photo/Dale Eckroth)
Command Center Alpha is the Air Force's newest mobile marketing tour. A first-of-its-kind augmented reality mobile tour experience, Command Center Alpha immerses visitors in the "sci-fi" world of the U.S. Air Force. The interactive tour includes 3-D computer graphics, videos, educational kiosks, digital downloads and a full-size F-16 Thunderbird display. (U.S. Air Force photo/Dale Eckroth)
Command Center Alpha is the Air Force's newest mobile marketing tour. A first-of-its-kind augmented reality mobile tour experience, Command Center Alpha immerses visitors in the "sci-fi" world of the U.S. Air Force. The interactive tour includes 3-D computer graphics, videos, educational kiosks, digital downloads and a full-size F-16 Thunderbird display. Command Center Alpha educates visitors on the breadth and variety of opportunities the Air Force has to offer. (U.S. Air Force photo/Dale Eckroth)
4/27/2010 - RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFNS) -- The U.S. Air Force's newest mobile marketing tour, "Command Center Alpha," was unveiled April 22 at the Suwannee River Jam in Live Oak, Fla.
Command Center Alpha is a first-of-its-kind augmented reality mobile tour experience that immerses visitors in the "sci-fi" world of the U.S. Air Force. The interactive tour includes 3-D computer graphics, videos, educational kiosks, digital downloads and a full-size F-16 Thunderbird display.
Augmented reality is an interactive experience where virtual components are dynamically merged into a live video stream in real-time. Visitors use handheld devices, which, when placed on triggers located throughout the exhibit, let them experience augmented reality in the form of 3-D animations and video.
"We are excited to be using this new form of technology to inspire and educate the American public about the United States Air Force," said Col. Michael Tillema, Air Force Recruiting Service's Strategic Marketing and Communications Division chief. "Technology changes the way we fly, fight and win, and by using cutting-edge technology like augmented reality, the Command Center Alpha tour is able to illustrate the high-tech nature of the Air Force."
The mobile marketing tour is an extension of the Air Force's sci-fi advertising campaign. The ad campaign is geared toward demonstrating technology that was once thought to be science fiction is actually being employed by the Air Force today. Command Center Alpha offers visitors the opportunity to learn about the variety of job opportunities the Air Force offers.
Command Center Alpha will be visiting the Indianapolis 500, Ocean City Air Show and the Country Music Association Music Festival this summer.
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8/11/2010 9:00:14 PM ET WOW, what a great attraction that has been added to this year's Tug Fest. I tip my hat to the Iowa Tug fest people that brought this outstanding display to the banks of the Mississippi river and the town of LeClaire, Iowa.
