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Augmented Reality
Augmented Reality is a natural way to explore 3D objects and data, as it brings virtual objects into the real world where we live, rather than forcing us to learn how to navigate inside the computer. With video-see-through technology, AR handheld devices such as tablet PC ™s, PDA ™s, or camera cell phones, (or in many cases just a webcam and our standard computer monitor), you hold the device up and see through the display to view both the real world and the superimposed virtual object. You can move around and see the virtual object, model, animation, or game from different views as the AR system performs alignment of the real and virtual cameras automatically. This book will introduce you to Augmented Reality (AR), provide detailed explanations of how the technology works, and provide samples for you to try on your own. Code samples using the freely downloadable ARTag software SDK in C++ and C# are included; all you need is a computer, printer, and a webcam. Create something new today!Augmented reality experiments
I’m really not a fan of the goggle/glasses/helmet variety of AR, where the user wears something in front of their eyes that superimposes 3D objects into the physical world. In my experience this has been slow, inaccurate, cumbersome, headache inducing, the worst of VR plus a lot more problems. But AR is really interesting when it’s just a screen and a video feed, it becomes somehow magical: to see the same space represented twice: once in front of you, and once on screen with magical objects. I can imagine this working really well on mobile phones: the phone screen as magic lens to secret things. On that afternoon we didn’t have a printer handy for making the AR marks, so we took to drafting them by hand, stencilling them off the screen with a pencil and inking them in.
Our editors have compiled a list of the "Top 5 Coolest Augmented Reality Projects" for your enjoyment. Which ones are your favorites? 5. Mobile AR Finally, augmented reality has hit Nokia cell phones. In these applications, players use their camera phone to interact with on screen objects. [ Source ]
Top 5 Coolest Augmented Reality Projects
Augmented Reality Page
This page is a resource for Augmented Reality information. You will find an introduction to augmented reality and links to some augmented reality work on the web. If you would like me to add a link to your web page which describes the augmented reality activities at your location please send me mail and I will happily accommodate your request. I would also appreciate it if you report any dead links to me.