Augmented reality

Finding the place where the virtual meets the real thing.

This content was published on December 26, 2008 - 11:09

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Journalist Justin Häne travels to the city of Basel, where a cross-disciplinary team has created a system that merges the visions of artists, architects and archaeologists with the real world.

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