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Augmented Reality made a big impact during 2010 in the way brands market their products and offer services, especially via mobile devices. Augmented Reality helps us visualize new ways to connect the online with the off line world, reshaping the way we perceive reality and promising richer experiences in 2011 as the  technology evolves.

This list is focused on people, not companies, and includes bloggers; industry insiders; CEOs; marketing and advertising people; as well as people working with AR startups.

You can follow our list of Augmented Reality’s top 25 influentials on Twitter or get more info on the PeerIndex group we’ve created.

1. Marshall Kirkpatrick

PeerIndex score: 70

Co-editor and Vice President of Content Development at ReadWriteWeb Marshall Kirkpatrick tops our list having written a number of posts on Augmented Reality business and the latest products.

Follow @marshallk

2. Takahito Iguchi

PeerIndex score: 66

Tonchidot CEO based in Tokyo. Takahito Iguchi founded Tonchidot Corp. in 2008 to develop the Sekai Camera AR service. His second account used to tweet in Japanese, @iguchiJP is almost equally influential, with Peerindex score: 64.

Follow @iguchi

3. Chris Grayson

PeerIndex score: 64

At number 3 we meet someone from the world of advertising – digital creative strategist Chris Grayson, who is also the Director of Digital at humble.tv. Grayson is a contributor to H+ Magazine covering Art at the intersection of Technology.

Follow @chrisgrayson

4. Gary Hayes

PeerIndex score: 60

Gary Hayes is based in Australia and is the director of MUVEDesign.com and founder of Storylabs.us. Gary is an award winning multi-platform producer, author, educator and Director.

Follow @GaryPHayes

5. Brian Kim

PeerIndex score: 59

Tweets only in Korean, he is the CEO of GLARO. GLARO is Company of Industrial based Computer graphics art, making CBT (computer based trainning) contents for other companies.

Follow @donisblue

6. Jack Benoff

PeerIndex score: 57

VP, Product & Marketing at Zugara,  Jack Benoff describes himself as a recovering interactive agency guy that turned into an Augmented Reality startup guy, attempting to revolutionize how people shop online.

Follow @jack_benoff

7. Beverly Millson

PeerIndex score: 56

Founder of NPIRL, Beverly Millson focuses on virtual art, Augmented Reality, robotics and 3D immersive virtual worlds. She does PR for @BerkeleyBionics.

Follow @BettinaTizzy

8. Adrian David Cheok

PeerIndex score: 55

Professor in Keio University Graduate School of Media Design and Associate Professor in National University of Singapore.

Follow: @adriancheok

9. Gene Becker

PeerIndex score: 53

Becker works as an AR Strategist for Layar. He tweets about mobility, media, ubicomp, augmented reality, social stuff, invisible stories, infinite games, aurora digitalis and guitars.

Follow @genebecker

10. Jeff Powers

PeerIndex score: 53

Powers is the co-founder of @occipital, that enables users to capture and share everything in sight with 360 Panorama for iPhone.

Follow @jrpowers

11. Matthew Szymczyk

PeerIndex score: 50

Matt Szymczyk is the CEO & founder of Zugara, a Los Angeles-based Augmented Reality software developer working to make online shopping more social & engaging.

Follow @KobraKai

12. Danika Berlin

PeerIndex score: 50

Danika Berlin works at Augmented Reality company metaio

Follow @twitt_AR

13. Rich White

PeerIndex score: 50

A LAMP stack web developer and a 3D immersive environments user interface designer, developer and researcher. His primary professional interests are how 3D multi-user environments, Augmented Reality, and ubiquitous hardware merge for high fidelity learning experiences for kids.

Follow @richwhite

14. Fred Steube

PeerIndex score: 48

Digital Innovation Manager at Cox Target Media – Valpak, Fred Steube introduced industry-leading Augmented Reality as a digital product innovation resulting in a national promotion, B2B ad campaign and extensive publicity.

Follow @steube

15. Woontack Woo

PeerIndex score: 48

Director of CTI at GIST and associate professor at Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology. He tweets mostly about Context-aware Mobile Augmented Reality (CAMAR), ARtalet for Digilog Book and miniAR.

Follow @wwoo_ct

16. Andrea Carignano

PeerIndex score: 48

Co-founder and CEO of seac02, augmented and virtual reality pioneer and evangelist.

Follow @Acarignano

17. Raimo van der Klein

PeerIndex score: 47

The CEO of Augmented Reality browser Layar.

Follow @Rhymo

18. Etsuji Kameyama

PeerIndex score: 45

Etsuji Kameyama blogs and tweets both in English and Japanese on using Augmented Reality applications, services and technologies

Follow @kurakura

19. M. Lens-FitzGerald

PeerIndex score: 45

Co-founder & GM of Augmented Reality browser Layar

Follow @dutchcowboy

20. Benjamin Thomas

PeerIndex score: 45

Project Manager at Echangeur. Tweets about mobile, social media, design, Augmented Reality and man-machine interfaces.

Follow @ben_thomas_ech

21. Claire Boonstra

PeerIndex score: 44

Co-founder of Layar Augmented Reality browser and platform, VP Platform & Community.

Follow @claireboo

22. Rouli

PeerIndex score: 43

AR blogger at Augmented Times for the last two years.

Follow @augmented

23. Johannes la Poutre

PeerIndex score: 41

Augmented Reality Director & CTO of TAB Worldmedia.

Follow @jlapoutre

24. Peter Meijer

PeerIndex score: 40

Available for new R&D job at research institute, founder, owner and director at Metamodal BV, CEO and CTO at The vOICe

Follow @seeingwithsound

25. Mathijs Gajentaan

PeerIndex score: 38

A marketer,creative and New Media Producer with focus on Augmented Reality. CEO of Winvolve.

Follow @mgajentaan

This is websites about Augmented Reality by all 25 people above

This is the link of websites list. http://tinypaste.com/46dd8b

Source: http://readwriteweb.com

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Depth perception is our ability to see the world in three dimensions. It allows us to gauge the relative distances of objects we can see. In a plane/2D surface, depth can be simulated by the use of concepts related to depth of field, perspective, focal/vantage point, shading, lighting, and others.

Web design is traditionally a two-dimensional medium. However, experimenting with faux 3D effects can lead to interesting and memorable user experiences. In this showcase, I present to you web designs that successfully create an illusion of depth.

The Pixel

Perspective is a concept you can use for creating a sense of depth, as can be seen in The Pixel website.

Ecoda Zoo

In this web design, visitors are confronted with various interesting animation effects. By holding down the mouse button, users are able to navigate through the three-dimensional scene.

Frito Lay

Frito Lay’s website uses perspective to give the viewer the impression that they are in a three-dimensional environment. Colorful character animations and shading further reinforce the 3D theme of the site.

Cup Cup

In this website for a cupcake shop, depth is achieved through the use of an awning (among other things), making it appear as though you’re looking at a storefront displaying cupcakes. The cupcakes are placed in such a way as to give them the appearance of sitting on top of a shelf.

WebDesignbe.com

Through the use of perspective, depth is achieved on WebdesignBe.com. An almost photorealistic illustration of an octopus further exemplifies the three-dimensional characteristic being portrayed on the site.

Mike Drascola

The portfolio website of web designer Mike Drascola establishes an illusion of depth. A surreal quality characterizes the three-dimensional scene presented on the site.

Gardener & Marks

Gardener & Marks creates a photorealistic setting that seems to embody the company’s style. Depth is attained through various mechanisms, including the use of shadows on objects.

Dez Vila Aplina

Dez Vila Aplina uses perspective in their illustrated roadmap. Shadows are another technique used to portray depth in this design.

Versions App

Visual depth is achieved on this website through the use of a landscape, lighting, and shadows. The color palette also helps support a 3D look-and-feel.

The Dascola Barbers

The Dascala Barbers website pays homage to Ann Arbor, while focusing on the people that make the shop a success. A figure/ground perspective is achieved through the caricatures of the barbers.

Imaginamos

On the Imaginamos site, depth is simulated in the illustrative header through the appropriate scaling of objects.

Skittles

Through the use of a large scrolling rainbow that protrudes from the background, Skittles gives the viewer a glimpse into the company and its history. Viewers are engaged into a unique interactive experience when they visit the site.

Plantate

This fun website features a rotatable, 3D planet underscored by well-placed shadows and layering to create the illusion of depth.

Adobe Creative Suite 3

A surreal 3D illustration gives the Adobe Creative Suite 3 website an otherworldly character.

Iceberg Quest

Great composition produces an interesting landscape that’s used as the background and a central design element on the Iceberg Quest website.

Wing Cheng

Wing Cheng is a designer whose portfolio site establishes an illusion of depth. By unfolding the pages, you get a real-life look into the work of the designer. Shadowing helps give the elements a 3D appearance.

The Villager Restaurant and Catering

This website features a wonderful illustrative header that simulates depth. Depth is used as a functional tool to create visual hierarchy by attempting to focus your attention on the navigation menu bar after you view the beautiful illustration of the restaurant’s exterior.

Planeje Sua Carreira

Site visitors are greeted by a faux 3D environment when they go to the Planeje Sua Carreira website.

Foundation Six Web Design Studio

The website designs by Foundation Six take center stage in this portfolio website. The illusion of depth is created by the use of shadows, layering, and object scaling.

Inglorie

The Inglorie website gives you a sense of depth through the use of perspective and shadowing. The 3D effect, coupled with animation and the use of distinction techniques, draws your attention to the objects at the center of the screen.

Aka-Acid

An aerial/bird’s-eye view of a house creates a sense of depth for the Aka-Acid site. Shading also adds to the illusion of depth.

Green Woods Country Club

By using a natural landscape and perspective, the Green Woods Country Club website creates an almost realistic scene.

Creative Switch

Creative Switch achieves depth through the use of scaling, which brings the mascot to the front as the city landscape fades into the background. Darker colors also help the background fade into the distance.

Adlucent

Depth is achieved by using perspective in the photograph that is a central design piece in this website.

UIS- Ultimate Interactive Studio

The Interactive Studio UIS website creates depth by layering and by using shadows.

Help Scout

The Help Scout website uses depth of field, as can be seen by the birds being blurred to create an illusion of distance.

Hippo App

By using colorful, bright illustrations and perspective techniques, the Hippo App website achieves a nice simulation of depth.

Dino Yul

This unique website by Dino Yul creates an illusion of depth in the layout’s central element, the image slideshow. Shadows and layering bring the image slideshow to a higher plane.

Zennaware

Through the use of shadows, depth is conveyed masterfully on Zennaware. Objects look like they’re resting on top of a table.

Creative Mints

Colorful and creative illustrations take center stage on the Creative Mints website. Once again, we can see how the use of shadows and proper scaling of objects can be used to establish a sense of depth.

Source: sixrevisions.com

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