'The Visible City' - San Jose urban Augmented Reality interface experiments with the ways virtual reality can enrich our experience strolling through the city. It overlaps local information over the existing urban fabric, and extends reality by allowing the user to 'see through' buildings.

The project uses Augmented Reality (AR), Mobile Computing, GPS, and 3D Simulated X-Ray Models to visualize and navigate the urban core of San Jose.
An 'augmented reality' kit is mounted on the user's head. Using a GPS navigation system to detect position, the 3D model of the city is projected onto a translucent flexible display. The user can 'see through' buildings in a 'wire-frame' mode, and browse for local information.

Proposal for downtown Phoenix