Chapter 3 Augmented Reality – Where it Started from and Where It’s Going Veronika Szucs, Silvia Paxian and Cecília Sik Lanyi Additional information is available at the end of the chapter http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/59796 1. Introduction This study provides an overview of augmented reality (Augmented Reality, AR) and some of its important and popular areas of application. Augmented reality technology integrates 3D virtual objects into a real 3D environment, in real time. This book chapter
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5750504 Natchuda A.. 5750519 Sasipat T. Augmented Reality Vs. Virtual Reality System augments the real world scene User maintains a sense of presence in real world Needs a mechanism to combine virtual and real worlds Totally immersive environment Senses are under control of system Need a mechanism to feed virtual world to user Application Areas Today’s virtual and augmented reality systems are typically implemented in one of three ways: Head-Mounted
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n Overall Definition of Augmented Reality (AR): Augmented Reality (AR) refers to a live view of physical real world environment whose elements are merged with augmented computer-generated images creating a mixed reality. The augmentation is typically done in real time and in semantic context with environmental elements. By using the latest AR techniques and technologies, the information about the surrounding real world becomes interactive and digitally usable (Carmigniania, 2011). For example
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ASSIGNMENT SBIT4002 GROUP 1 WORD COUNT: 1,428 AUGMENTED REALITY TOPIC: A REPORT COMPILED BY OLUKAYODE OLAWALE ARIYO STUDENT ID: 113442-84 AUGUST 2011 Contents INTRODUCTION 2 DEFINITION OF AUGMENTED REALITY 2 HISTORY OF AUGMENTED REALITY 2 APPLICATION OF AUGMENTED REALITY 3 GAMING AND ENTERTAINMENT 3 EDUCATION 3 MUSEUMS 3 SECURITY AND DEFENCE 3 MEDICINE 4 BUSINESS 4 TECHNOLOGY BEHIND AUGMENTED REALITY 5 HARDWARE 5 HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAYS 5 TRACKERS 5 HAPTICS
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Virtual Chemistry Lab * Formula D Interactive recently developed a Virtual Chemistry Lab, as a safe, low cost alternative to the standard chemistry laboratory in schools. The heart of the system is a so called object recognition table. * The interactive platform consists of a 50″ High Definition rear projected screen prepped with lots of computing power. Sophisticated pattern recognition technology allows users to navigate content information by placing physical cards onto the table’s glass surface
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Week 3 Assignment Essay on the Experience is the New Reality: The Future “Experience is the New Reality: The Future of Communication” is based on predicted and soon to be confirmed events that are emerging in our presence and are realistically somewhat set to happen in the future. This video addresses how communication has change from past to present. It also addresses the ever changing technology world that will soon be improved beyond
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Augmented Reality: Linking real and virtual worlds A new paradigm for interacting with computers Wendy E. Mackay Department of Computer Science Université de Paris-Sud ORSAY-CEDEX, FRANCE E-mail: mackay@lri.fr ABSTRACT A revolution in computer interface design is changing the way we think about computers. Rather than typing on a keyboard and watching a television monitor, Augmented Reality lets people use familiar, everyday objects in ordinary ways. The difference is that these objects
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5 COOL INVENTIONS TO BE EXCITED ABOUT IN 2012 Who’s ready for The Blaze’s next “top whatever” list? If you’re like us, and we know we are, you’ve been anxiously awaiting the release of another arbitrarily ranked list of similar-but-different things. For today’s installment, we thought we’d steer away from the more financially focused “top whatevers” and stray into Liz Klimas’s territory. That is, we’re going to bring you a tech list. So without wasting any more time on introductory remarks, here
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Virtual Reality Or Virtual Renegade? INF103 Computer Literacy Instructor: Lameika Gupton August 19, 2013 Outline * Introduction * Question: Is virtual reality another tactic organized by the government to control society? * Thesis: Due to the invasion of privacy from tapping into phones to trying to censor the Internet, it is most probable to conclude that virtual reality, which includes altering the mindsets of humans to believe they are in a stable world except they
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Assignment 1 – ECOM 320 1. What are the main functionalities and features included in an e-commerce server? E-commerce servers some or all of the following system functionalities: * Digital Catalog – used to display goods * Product Database – used to provide product information * Customer on-site tracking – used to personalize and/or customize products and to identify common customer paths and appropriate responses * On-site blog; used to engage customers in conversation and community
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