Augmented RealityDiana SilveiraNovare Library Services
What is Augmented Reality?
“A type of virtual reality that combines real and imagined images in a real-time
session. In augmented reality, most of the images are real.”
Defined in PC Magazine
Its already changing how we view the
world
.
ImprovingConnecting
Enhancing
Changing
SUPPLEMENTING
QR Codes
Around Me
Visual shopping & Beyond
Google Goggles Amazon Red Laser Snaptell
Red Laser
Wikitude
Layar
Coming Soon To Layar
AcrossAIR
Change Someone’s Life
Apps: DanKam: Colorblind Fix, LookTel , Meal Snap
Other Niche Products Starchart CarFinder SnapShop London Tube Sea Breeze AR Soccer Golfscape Social Shopper SpyGlass Yelp
App: Star Chart, Top Apps
AR in Cars
Source: Wired Magazine
Shelf Reading?
ReadWriteWeb
Changing information Seeking Behavior? Search by photo Immediacy of information Sharing – crowdsourced information as
readily available (or more) than authoritative sources
Privacy?
Ready to Create your Own? Tools:
Video Display Video Camera
AR Toolkit Blender FLARToolkit
More info @ Daniel Frommelt’s 2009 Presentation
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