Hi, Does anyone have an app in the app store using the aurasma plugin. Ive been looking at it but dont want to purchase yet because i think i am being thick, but i dont fully understand what it can do for us. I just wanted to see it in action which might help me out. Thanks

Download aurasma lite from the App Store, .That app is basically the screen. It is used for interaction, then check youtube videos out for some examples.

Not quite yet.... But the Rolling Stones used Aurasma for thier app and if you caught that PPV the other night - They threw this animation up on the screen for a few seconds and the place went wild. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwxni5GVSUY $9 to be able to use the same technology the worlds greatest rock band? That's a bargain for the work/research Kittsy put into making that thing a reality for BT. Granted that animation took some effort, but Aurusma has some canned ones you can use. Hope that gives you an idea of some of it's capabilities. I'm trying to push this on a band currently and they don't completely understand it either. It's a tricky concept, took me a few days to get it as well.

Dont get me wrong.....its a superb plugin and i appreciate the work gone into it i kind of get its uses. and ive seen alot as Aurasma are the current shirt/jersey sponsor for my football/soccer team in england. so i know you can use it to scan anything the has the aurasma label and you will see the animation. i think im more struggling or how to implement in an app

What type of apps you making, can give you some ideas. But if you don't need this plugin, don't buy it. Over the coming months there will be dozens of plugins, a veritable feast of options and design ideas. Ask as many questions as you like.

I've got app in relation to a friends photography, quizzes, games, drawing app, local poker league. im guessing i just dont have an app it would fit into. id just like to see some BT apps using it so i can see its capabilities I cant wait for the other plugins! Especially the rotating menu one !

I'm kicking around some ideas as well. Scavanger hunt for Auras is one of them....

Would love to see this on Android

Note: An image doesn't need an Aurasma logo on it to be seen. You just need to set up the trigger image and then the aura in the Aurasma control panel. Ideas I'll part with: event invitations or concert tickets triggering a video or image and link to a website/youtube video. Maybe some behind the scenes stuff. (ATRAIN feel free to use that idea for the band.) Instead of putting a video or image over the original trigger also think about flash animation with a clear background that can enhance a static image or marketing display. My first one involved snow falling over a holiday photo. My second attempt brought in tech specs from off screen over a magazine image of a certain vehicle. I think Aurasma's features are pretty much limited to enhancing a full-spectum marketing campaign that involves print advertising. It probably won't mean anything to 90% of apps. Here's what Marvel Comics is trying to do (lots of printed material): https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/marvel-ar/id510956864?mt=8 Ryan

Cool stuff Ryan. Have you got videos of what you've made.

not yet. just working on some raw stuff but I've seen your youtube channels and I'll try to get something cool to post in the new year. Also, some of these marketing enhancement will be meant more for iPads cuz showing animated text doesn't look great on the small screens.

Cool. I've been working on so many other plugins haven't had a chance to play with aurasma. Working on a cool X-ray effect

I found this youtube video a while ago that shows off some cool stuff - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBKy-hSedg8 The second top comment of that video really rips Aurasma apart, but I supppose that's just a typical youtube troll. It looks really cool, but I'm probably in the same category as Bonzo trying to figure out if it's something worth investing my time in

Thanks Ryan. I think this AR stuff has a niche in the music industry. Pegging it and then dealing with the shady folks that make up the music scene is not easy. Bonus Content is bigtime. Those user reviews on that marvel app are not promising. It's like even the end users don't understand it yet. This plug-in is really like someone handing you a cool toy that you didn't ask for. Took a few days to RTFM and now finding fun ways to play with it is the next step. You can also check out other peoples location based auras for ideas. I found one way to see them from all over the world by changing the location of the simulator. Then I launched the plug-in and started searching for nearby auras and saw tons of them listed.

The Aurasma plugin looks very interesting and I had a lot of the same questions as Bonzo. The video that Absentia posted really helped show some of the things you can do with Aurasma. Thanks for posting that video. I do have a couple of additional questions that maybe someone on this thread can answer about Aurasma. Does it cost anything to use the Aurasma service? Where does the video come from that Aurasma plays when triggered? Do we included the video in the app or does it stream it from the internet? Thanks.

Hey Moto, Aurasma is free for developers. They make their money through marketing the Super Auras automatically embedded in every aurasma download and creating high end auras for larger players. The most noticeable (for me) being the Rolling Stones Anny Album cover. Aurasma developed that for them. The videos are loaded in the Aurasma control panel along with the image that will trigger the video (or image, or website). Both the trigger image and action are streamed. Register as a partner and you will have access to that area. Ryan

Ryan knows his stuff, the Aurasma plugin just makes the integration into your app easier, the Auras are your design and are good and rewarding, you can literally make anything

In regards to fees, I just signed up as a partner with Aurasma and received this email: "Please also note that we are now charging for skinned apps ($5000 per app) and for the level of account required to request them. This latter charge will come in at the end of this month. The relevant account level will cost $499 per month." From Roland Stewart, email: [email protected]

That is interesting. I just signed up yesterday and did NOT recieve that email. I did receive an email with my username and password and some instruction on how to get logged in. I certainly would like to find out if this is true before I start trying to work with Aurasma. $499 a month is WAY out of my price range.

FYI, I received the email this morning after signing up to have the "Make Your Own App" functionality added to my account yesterday. @Moto110 - $499 per month certainly is a barrier to entry for me as well. -William

Where did you find the option to have "Make Your Own App" added to your account?

I haven't received an email saying this, remember though your not creating a skinned app. I agree $5000 is a little expensive and I think some who have integrated this for clients for a lot less.

@Moto110 - There wasn't an option. I read in the instructions somewhere that you needed to request this, so I emailed [email protected] and requested they add that to my account. They did it in under 24 hours. @Kittsy - So you read the email as: "We'll skin an app for you for $5000 and you'll need to pay $499 per month for the account level to do that." I guess I read it differently: I thought it was $499/mo. to enable the SDK/API for app creation. If that's not the case, it is actually good news, as Aurasma has set the bar for apps at $5000 + $499/mo.

no sorry I haven't seen the email I was just oh goshing that price. I created a new one kernel yesterday and that never popped up.

Below is the full email I received. @Kittsy, on my last read just now it does seem that the fees are for Skinning only. =-=-= From: Stewart, Roland <[email protected]> Date: Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 5:10 AM Subject: RE: [partner] Would like to add Aurasma into iOS apps To: KozmoWeb Admin <[email protected]> Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Hi William, I have made you the administrator for your account. This means that next time you log in you should see a new Account Management icon on the right hand side, allowing you to upgrade your account for yourself (including to get access to skinned/kernel apps), and add new user logins to it. You will need to actively log out of your account and then log in again to see the new icon. Please also note that we are now charging for skinned apps ($5000 per app) and for the level of account required to request them. This latter charge will come in at the end of this month. The relevant account level will cost $499 per month. If you would like more information about this revenue model, I would be very happy to put you in touch with one of our Sales team. Just let me know. I hope that helps. Regards, Roland

laughing if thats the case. That plugin I've made, we could make our own skinned apps for others charge $4500 per skinned app. The price is going up lol

@Kittsy - I hear you! I better buy that plugin before it's price goes up! ;-)

I woud never do that,for the love of Buzztouch. If only I had some ideas to make apps instead of just the plugins :-(

:-) Just joking about a price increase! I'm in the same boat... Hopefully I can figure out some cool apps to live up to your plugins!

If I'm understanding this correctly there is no additional cost to use the Aurasma features in a Buzztouch app using the Aurasma Plugin? The cost mentioned in the email from [email protected] is if Aurasma makes the app for you?

Yes thats how I read it, and they ahven't approached me to say hey numb nuts give $500 to continue to download this kernel. Obviously I only made a plugin to connect buzztouch to Aurasma and control if they change there pricing policy. TBH I always though it was generous that they would make people skinned apps for nowt

Do I need to have the "Make Your Own App" functionality added to my Aurasma account to use the Aurasma Plugin or do I just create trigger images and link to those with the plugin?

Moto, you need to be able to request the kernal from Aurasma in your control panel. It would be a button on the top left of your panel. Send a request to Aurasma to have this activated. The kernal activates the Aurasma user interface within your app. Ryan