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this is 99% invisible I'm Roman. Our modern world is determined by them, the

architects, the designers. They decide how you experience the physical world, but

the ubiquity of smartphones with GPS, a compass, a network, and more computing power than we know what to do with has created this new space where a new reality can lie on top of the physical real world. It's an augmented reality and

it adds a whole new level of creativity and design to the everyday world.

Most augmented reality uses the smartphone's camera.

You turn on the application, you hit the augmented reality button, and then you look through your

phone's camera at the now labeled and visible stars and planets in the daytime sky or another app could pop up cool

infographics with details about a bridge or a building. It's still in its infancy

but the possibility of experiencing a hidden world on top of the world

in front of you is tantalizing and so full of potential, but I personally like to augment my reality with sound and that brings us to the musical

smartphone app called R.J. D.J. We are you know combining the world around you with your

listening experience.

That's the founder of R.J. Michael Brydenboker.

So you know, the door closes and something really amazing acoustically could happen.

Robert Thomas is one of R.J.J.J.

creates what we call reactive music, which is a new format of music which are

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