What is Augmented Reality ?

 Hello Friends Welcome To Beboying! Today I will Put some Light On Much Hyped Augmented Reality (AR) technology.
How it Works And Where It Can Be Used


        

WHAT IS AUGMENTED REALITY(AR)?

   In basic words, augmented reality displays real world objects that are processed and altered by the computer. For example, we could create 3D objects and displayed it in specific place in real world by placing tracker object or using phone’s GPS.

   The process of superimposing digitally rendered images onto our real-world surroundings, giving a sense of an illusion or virtual reality. Recent developments have made this technology accessible using a smartphone.


HOW IT WORKS?
 

To understand how actually Augmented Reality-technology works, we must first understand its objective, and that is to bring computer generated objects to the real world, which only the user can see. In most AR apps, a user will see both natural and synthetic light.
         
     Using a mobile application, a mobile phone's camera identifies and interprets a marker, often a black and white barcode image. The software analyses the marker and creates a virtual image overlay on the mobile phone's screen, tied to the position of the camera. This means the app works with the camera to interpret the angles and distance the mobile phone is away from the marker. 


HISTORY OF AUGMENTED REALITY?

Augmented reality was first achieved, to some extent, by a cinematographer called Morton Heilig in 1957. He invented the Sensorama which delivered visuals, sounds, vibration and smell to the viewer. Of course, it wasn’t computer controlled but it was the first example of an attempt at adding additional data to an experience.

The first properly functioning AR system was probably the one developed at USAF Armstrong’s Research Lab by Louis Rosenberg in 1992. This was called Virtual Fixtures and was an incredibly complex robotic system which was designed to compensate for the lack of high-speed 3D graphics processing power in the early 90s. It enabled the overlay of sensory information on a workspace to improve human productivity

 USES OF AUGMENTED REALITY?

   we can definitely use this reality in various fields like:

• Literature
• Archaeology
• Architecture
• Visual art
• Commercial
• Education
• Industrial design
• Medical
• Military
• Navigation
• Workplace
• Broadcast and Live Events
• Tourism and sightseeing
• Translation
• Music

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