Each year the Horizon Report , "established in 2002...identifies and describes emerging technologies likely to have a large impact over the coming five years on a variety of sectors around the globe. This volume, 2011 Horizon Report,examines emerging technologies for their potential impact on and use in teaching, learning, and creative inquiry."
The 2011 Horizon Report lists Augmented Reality as one of the midterm (2-3 years) techology trends to watch. According to the Horizon Report, Augmented Reality "refers to the layering of nformation over a view or representation of the normal world, offering users the ability to access place-based information in ways that are compellingly intuitive. "
How does Augmented Reality difer from Virtual Reality? EricK Schonfeld in his January 6, 2010 Blog forTech Crunh, "Augmented Reality vs Virtual Reality: Which One is More Real " writes
If virtual reality is a complete immersion in a digital world, augmented reality (AR) is more a digital overlay onto the real world. It enhances the real world with digital data, and therefore it is much more interesting than a completely fabricated environment. There is an element of magic to AR apps because they juxtapose data and graphics where they have no business showing up.
Improve the real world with digital information, and therefore is much more interesting than the building completely in the environment.
Posted by: פרסום בגוגל | November 15, 2011 at 04:43 AM