Sounds like a man with a plan :) Seriously though, I appreciate the confidence without the arrogance. It's usally a sign of someone who knows what he's doing, what he wants and where he's going (or at least 2 out of the 3).
I'll keep an eye out for that Moseycode game. Maybe for Challenge II? Cheers On Apr 14, 6:06 am, tomgibara <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Fern, > > I'm well aware of QR Codes (hard to believe they were developed almost > 15yrs ago now), and they seem to be an excellent 2D barcode. But, as > I've said to various people who have approached me to adopt Moseycode, > it doesn't make a lot of sense to simply say that one barcode design > is better than another. They will all have strengths and weaknesses > and you need to pick the right one for your application. Moseycode > barcodes are a low density barcode but have the advantage that they > are very fast to scan even on devices with very limited processing > power, they have other attributes that are designed into them too - > these are detailed in the symbology specification. > > Surprising as it may seem, my aim is not to fill the world with > Moseycode barcodes, it's to enable people to share in new ways, and > software developers to build new things. To this end, Moseycode will > be supporting what I call 'cross encoding' in a future release. This > where a Moseycode portal can be printed/displayed using a range of > barcode designs (QR Code and Datamatrix are already making their way > down the development pipeline). Using different encoding, you lose > some of the benefits of Moseycode barcodes (rich semantics and AR) but > gain others (eg. more robust encodings, or greater adoption). > > On Apr 13, 2:00 pm, Fern <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Hello Tom, > > > Great work on your app! > > > I couldn't help but notice that it might be very similar to QR codes > > used in Japan. They've been using it in Japan for awhile now and it's > > pretty popular for adverts, special promotions, coupons, etc..... > > > Here's the wiki:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QR_Code > > > Here's an > > article:http://tips.webdesign10.com/search-engine-optimization/japanese-inter... > > > At the comments section someone mentions that Google has started using > > it as well. > > > Hopefully this isn't a downer for you. Just wanted to give you a heads > > up just in case. > > > Good luck with the Challenge!! > > > Cheers > > > On Apr 13, 8:24 am, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > Hi Tom > > > This is one of the most ambitious application appeared in this group > > > I've seen so far. But I have two questions about the examples you > > > provide: > > > 1. In "Adverts in which the product pops out in 3D.." scenario, why > > > should it be implemented using moseycode? Though as you mentioned > > > people can look at it in 3D or different color / style combination, I > > > still get a feeling that looking products through phone screen might > > > not be intuitive enough. I believe retrieving moseycode and look it in > > > PC is a better way while it's not much related with the android > > > device. > > > > 2. As "Keyboard free authentication" scenario, the process you said is > > > cool. But why can't user just login by scaning the URL displayed in > > > address bar but use moseycode which takes up extra space and might be > > > a waste of space for the user who never use it? I think the only thing > > > need to login is knowing the URL and sending a username/ password > > > combination. Tell me if I am wrong. > > > > Thanks > > > > On 4月13日, 上午6时57分, tomgibara <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > You would just use an regular EAN barcode for that! > > > > > Here are a few examples among many: > > > > > * Adverts in which the product pops out in 3D, you can look around > > > > the product by wandering around the advert and looking at it through > > > > your phone. It might be interactive, allowing you change styles/ > > > > colours etc. > > > > > * Keyboard free authentication: a website can display a moseycode > > > > barcode, view it with your mobile phone and the site can log you in > > > > without you touching your keyboad. It can do this because the your > > > > phone can contact a designated server for each different barcode. The > > > > viewing might even be 'location locked' so that with GPS, even if > > > > someone stole your phone, they would still need to view the barcode > > > > near to your machine to authenticate themselves. > > > > > * Imagine games played on a table where all the 'pieces' are > > > > represented by barcodes on squares of paper. Looking at them though > > > > your mobile phone you can see the 'virtual' pieces, perhaps in full > > > > animated 3D. The interesting part is group games: you all get round > > > > the table and play, with each player looking at the play area through > > > > their own phone. They all see the game in 3D from their perspective > > > > through their own phone. The interesting part is that the game could > > > > be written to show different players different things. Eg. players on > > > > the same team might be able to see more information about each others > > > > pieces, it might be used simulate fog of war etc. (I'm very interested > > > > in this idea and may take some time to tackle designing and writing > > > > such a game when I have more time, I think it might be possible to > > > > come up with a genuinely original game concept, a rare thing IMO). > > > > > Hopefully people might find some of these ideas stimulating. > > > > > On Apr 12, 8:15 pm, YA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Alex: > > > > > > AFAIU this is for shopping. You see an item on the shelf, scan it, and > > > > > the phone tells you if this is a good buy or not. > > > > > > YA > > > > > > On Apr 12, 8:50 pm, Alex Pisarev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > Can someone tell me what's all that for? Any scenarios or use cases > > > > > > of > > > > > > that app to use? It looks cool, however, I always thought that URL > > > > > > is > > > > > > the most universal barcode in the world... And you don't have even > > > > > > to > > > > > > scan it, just type in your browser and get into any augmented > > > > > > reality > > > > > > you want...- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Challenge" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-challenge?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
