Augmented reality

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Definition

'Augmented reality systems

• combine the virtual and the real (or the opposite)
• are interactive in real time
• render in 3D

“Augmented reality (AR) is a field of computer research which deals with the combination of real world and computer generated data.” (Augmented reality)

“"The internet smeared all over everything." An "enchanted window" that turns contextual information hidden all around us inside out. A platform that will be bigger than the Web. Those are the kinds of phrases being used to describe the future of what's called Augmented Reality (AR), by specialists developing the technology to enable” (Augmented Reality: 5 Barriers to a Web That's Everywhere, ReadWriteWeb, Aug 24 2009.)

See virtual reality for related subjects.

Systems

On mobile phones

Light-weight augmented Reality systems start appearing on mobile phones. Technology examples:

• GoWeb3D created the Layar Reality Browser
  • available for Android, e.g. the Google Phone, Samsung Galaxy

Examples

• Nearest Tube (iPhone)

Links

• Brings First US Augmented Reality App to iPhone Store ReadWriteWeb, Aug 27 2009.