Augmented Reality

Modified on 2010/12/10 16:07 by Administrator — Categorized as: VR-AR

References

Virtual Reality Technology(2nd Ed.), Grigore C. Burdea & Philippe Coiffet. John Wiley & Sons,Inc. 2003

RealityAugmented Reality (AR)

AR combines real and virtual, is interactive in real time and is registered in 3D
Augmented reality alters how we see the real world
- AR supplements reality
- VR completely replaces reality
Blends real and virtual in a real environment
Applies to other augmented senses too!
- Adds graphics, sounds, haptics and/or smell to the natural world
On the spectrum between virtual reality and the real world, augmented reality is closer to the real world

Basic Types of Augmented Reality

HMD-based AR
- Optical see-through, transparent HMD
- Video see-through, videomix HMD
- HMD-AR is the ”classic” AR style
Projector-based AR
- AR on real surfaces
Monitor-based AR
- Videomix for monitor/handheld display
- Augmented sports broadcasts
- Computer games mixing real images and computer graphics (Sony Eye-toy etc.)