VR, AR, and AI in our Virtual Future
Augmented reality (AR) enhances our environment by overlaying it with digital data and objects. AR is already transforming social media with Snap and Facebook at the forefront of AR modifications of selfies and landscape images. Both Apple and Google have developed innovative AR platforms (ARKit and ARCore) which are precursors the operating systems of future AR Glasses that will most likely be available in 2020.
In 2016, Pokemon Go became the first highly popular game to utilize a rudimentary form of augmented reality. Its ability to shape human behavior even then says much about the power of gaming as it does AR applications.
Practical applications of AR were initially developed for military heads-up displays, long before its appearance in consumer applications. Creating consumer-friendly AR Glasses has remained a challenge due to design factors, lens technology, and battery life. In the meantime, Google Cardboard-like DIY kits are available along with a few inexpensive headsets that rely on our Smartphones. Google’s Project Tango, which offered room-mapping of interior spaces, was originally designed as an AR platform only to be replaced by ARCore once the focus turned to the use of AR on Smartphones.
Augmented Reality is already finding use in the work environment for eLearning training and retail applications in shopping. It has vast potential in K-12 and Higher Education learning environments but is still waiting on the release of user-friendly AR Glasses.
Predictions have been all over the place for the arrival of Apple’s AR Glasses. The latest news from Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo sees them arriving in 2020, which matches our assessment. As with the introduction of the …
A brain-computer interface for AR? It could happen sooner than you think. The Verge’s Casey Newton got hold of a leaked audio transcript of internal meetings at Facebook where the question came up. In one section, …
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As expected, there were no major hardware releases at Oculus Connect 6. But we didn’t lack for VR news. The major announcement was that hand tracking will come to the Oculus Quest headset. We can finally …
The latest Apple AR patent filing reveals fascinating details for their future AR Glasses. Of course, patents don’t always see the light of day, and this is only one of many that they’ve filed. But if …
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Coca-Cola’s AR Marketing has always been future-oriented. It’s latest project has animated stories emerging out of Coca-Cola cans. The augmented reality experience generates one of twelve stories that start with a conflict and ends with a …
ReplayAR is another example of how immersive tech could transform the entire world into a virtual experience. The startup sees itself as “Instagram meets Pokémon GO,” which could be a winning combination given the popularity of …
We usually don’t rush to judgment when it comes to AR and VR developments, but let’s be real. The new Snap AR Glasses are bound to fail. This is version 3 if you’re keeping track (and …
We’ve been waiting for a good AR in Central Park project, not that we get uptown than much (or even at all) with our hectic schedules this summer. Parks can easily become augmented reality playgrounds and …
If you follow augmented reality developments, you read the recent speculation over Apple’s AR Glasses. The project’s been canceled. No, it hasn’t. Back and forth the tech media headlines scream. The original rumor came from DigiTimes, …
Have you tried the new Harry Potter AR game? Everyone seemed to be breathlessly waiting for the release of Harry Potter: Wizards Unite. It would be another step toward the mass adoption of augmented reality. But …
Take a look at the AR moon landing app, a project from The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library in Boston. The app commemorates the upcoming 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 trip to the moon and …
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