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AUGMENTED REALITY AND VIRTUAL REALITY
Augmented reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) bridge the digital and real worlds. Both technologies
find the greatest use in entertainment, sports/gaming, close interactive eye-to-eye communication, and
aided shopping experiences. Imagine sitting at home and browsing through a London store, where you
can see and feel the merchandise you wish to buy. This technology is also used in education. Imagine
being a live participant in a historical battle or a student of anatomy in medical school. You can really
feel the sensation of being in the battle or interact with virtual anatomical models for a more immersive
learning experience.
Augmented Reality
Augmented Reality is a technology that superimposes sounds, images and text on the real world that
we can see. Images, information, content and interactive elements are created by developers within
applications that blend in with content in the real world.
AR is used in:
creating an imaginary world for entertainment and gaming purposes,
such as 3D movies and video games, is a common practice.
training software and helping people learn to work in real-life
environments by creating a simulation of reality. For example, flight
simulators allow pilots to practice their skills in the condition of
danger without actual risk.
Examples of AR experiences include Snapchat lenses and the
game Pokemon Go. Disney coloring book with AR has a
character in the book to colour and the coloured characters
come to life on a 3D screen. The app uses the camera to detect
Coloring book the character that was coloured and recreates the character in
a 3D form on the screen. Google Glass created in 2013 is an
example of wearable AR interface. It helps the user remain
focussed on the work while receiving digital information. It
displays information on the user’s glass screen through a small
Snapchat Google Glass projector. It responds to voice commands to activate an
application at any given time.
Virtual Reality
Virtual Reality is a technology that creates a complete virtual
world that users can interact with. In this world, you can
experience places as if you were actually there. While using
virtual reality, the user typically wears VR devices such as HTC
Vive or Google Cardboard. These devices have eye-covering
headset and headphones to completely replace the real world
with the virtual one. Using VR Simulator devices, surgeons
can develop their surgical skills through simulation on digital
patients and architects can create a walk-through model of their projects.
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