AUGMENTED REALITY & LIBRARIES

SMRLA LIBR@RY TECH-KNOW 2015

WHAT IS IT?

• Real world, but augmented with computer-generated content. • Superimposes content (data, 3D images,

photographs, ect) over what you are looking at.

EXAMPLES FROM SPORTS…

2008 Summer Olympics Football Games

http://geeklit.blogspot.com/2008/08/augmented-reality-in-olympics.html http://www.augmentedviews.com/page.php?page=what-is

• Allows you to see the ratings that people gave places using the view from your camera.

• Translate between 90 languages• Converse naturally and let Google translate• Translate with your voice, camera, keyboard or handwriting• Translate offline while traveling. No internet connection needed.• Save your translations and access from any device

GOOGLE CARDBOARD• Cheap• Integrates with

Smartphone• For use with

Google Cardboard apps

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LAYAR REALITY BROWSER

See magazines come alive with videos right on the page!• Easily buy items with direct mobile shopping links.• Connect with links to web content and share items on social media.• Browse and view thousands of Geo Layers to find stuff nearby, like ATMs, restaurants, historical locations and more!

Look for the Layar logo on magazines, newspapers and other materials, or try scanning a QR code!

AURASMAAllows you to decide what images trigger the interaction.

Discover:• Bring tagged images, objects and even physical locations to life with interactive digital content, such as video, animations, and 3D. These augmented reality experiences are called Auras.• Look out for the app’s ‘A’ logo in magazines, posters, books, apparel, product packaging, and much more! Wherever you spot the ‘A’, there’s an Aura for you to discover. Simply open to the app’s viewfinder (bottom-center menu button) and point it at your target to unlock the experience.• Browse the Explore and Featured sections of the app to find the latest and most popular Auras.

Create:• Make your own Auras and share them with friends and other Aurasma users.• Build Auras using your own photos and videos, or alternatively, select from thousands of digital animations available on the platform.

Augmented reality storytelling how it will change the way we play forever | Devon Lyon | TEDxSalem via YouTube user TEDx Talks

ARchive LAPLAn Augmented Reality experience that explores the history of the famous Central Public Library in Los Angeles. Join us on this journey to unravel clues and learn the history and story behind this historic landmark in central Downtown Los Angeles. In case you're not at the library, enjoy the experience from home by using these markers! http://bit.ly/archive-lapl-markers

Use the app, scan these images…

#ARJournalism @USCAnnenberg via Youtube user USCAnnenberg

• While walking, you can view images from the San Jose Public Library and the Sourisseau Academy while you are visiting the site.

• Uses the Layar app to view the sites in 3D.

SmartLibrary

• Helps users find books and other material from the library.

• Location-aware mobile library service uses RFID and Wi-Fi-based location tracking.

• Map-based guidance to the target bookshelf.

• Integrated into the catalog.

• Created by the University of Oulu in Finland.

AUGMENTED REALITY FOR BOOKTALKS

• Uses book covers as the “trigger image”

• Video booktalks are embedded in the book cover

Using Aurasma to do a book review demo via YouTube user Ryan Livergood

AUGMENTED REALITY FOR BULLETIN BOARD

• Set your “trigger image”

• Use the Aurasma app to embed videos or photos

http://iteach1to1.blogspot.com/2013/11/augmented-reality-biography-projects.html

• Augmented Reality app for shelf reading & inventory management

Augmented Reality App for Shelf Reading via YouTube user Bo Brinkman

HOW WILL WE USE IT IN THE FUTURE?

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