Where have we seen Augmented Reality already?For anyone who thought Augmented Reality is only used in advertising campaigns, marketing strategies or movies, things have changed. While Pokemon Go! has introduced AR into the common vernacular, it's uses and future are much greater. Here are some the the industries, outside of education, that already using AR.
Right: Fraunhofer IDM@NTU and the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (NTU) are working to create Augmented Reality apps to enhance the study of anatomy.
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Medicine |
Medical schools use AR technology to have students practice surgical techniques and doctors use augmented reality to help patients understand medical procedures.
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Military |
The military may use augmented reality to provide a transparent display in a pilot's view. The display would include information about altitude, airspeed and horizon. The "head-mounted" display is used by soldiers on the ground to provide information about an enemy's approach before the target is in view.
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Tourism |
The mobile device has also allowed users to embrace augmented reality in the tourism industry. A smartphone with a camera gives tourists the ability to walk through historic sites and see facts and figures presented as an overlay on their live screen. These applications use GPS and image recognition technology to look up data from an online database.
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Television |
Augmented reality in the coverage of sports, entertainment and weather in television is now expected as part of the broadcast. "See-through" graphics which show the lines in football, the position of swimmers in the pool or the position of the tennis ball on the court have provided enhanced viewing for the audience. Using real-life images combined with 3-D graphics and a virtual map have produced in-depth meteorological content which is among the first uses of AR on traditional television broadcasts.
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Gaming |
Pokeman GO and other AR apps have allowed game players to take the digital environment into the real world.
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Education |
Check out: 5 Reasons to use Augmented Reality in Education:
http://www.augment.com/blog/5-reasons-use-augmented-reality-education/ |
Ready to try AR for yourself?
Here are three free apps to experiment with augmented reality for yourself!
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Above: the Elements 4D block set.
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Sources:
- Aggarwal,V. (2015) Augmented reality – introduction and its real world uses. Retrieved from http://www.3pillarglobal.com/insights/augmented-reality-introduction-and-its-real-world-uses
- Sandhu, R. (2015,June) 5 applications of augmented reality technology. Retrieved from http://newtech.about.com/od/augmentedreality/tp/5-Applications-Of-Augmented-Reality-Technology.htm
Contributed by Tina Cortese