Augmented Reality

Griffith University

Dr Jason Zagami

www.zagami.info

augmented reality n. the use of technology which allows the perception of the physical world to be enhanced or modified by computer-generated stimuli perceived with the aid of special equipment; reality as perceived in this way.

One Year or Less: Mobile Computing One Year or Less: Open Content Two to Three Years: Electronic Books Two to Three Years: Simple Augmented Reality Four to Five Years: Gesture-Based Computing Four to Five Years: Visual Data Analysis

Sutherland’s 1965 VisionDisplay as a window into a virtual worldImprove image generation until the picture looks realComputer maintains world model in real timeUser directly manipulates virtual objectsManipulated objects move realisticallyImmersion in virtual world via head-mounted displayVirtual world also sounds real, feels real

AR is the closest to the real environment because it consists mostly of real world images, with a minority of the images being computer-generated. Augmented virtuality is a term for applications that create a mostly virtual world, but which includes a few images from the real world. (Milgram, 1994)

http://ge.ecomagination.com/smartgrid/#/augmented_reality

http://www.hallmark.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/article%7C10001%7C10051%7C/HallmarkSite/Cards/AUGMENTED_REALITY

http://www.tobi.com/editorial/tobi-blog/1039-try-it-on-in-our-virtual-dressing-room