Augmented Reality

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Augmented Reality

• Jamie Schram
• Tylar Robison 
• James Miller
• James Duke 

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Introduction

• What is Augmented Reality?
• History
• How to/Tour
• LearnAR- the future of studying 
• What are the good AR apps to use?
• Traveling and AR- AWESOME
• What could possibly happen next?
• Wrap up/(you'll be downloading this on your smart
  phone by now)any questions?

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What is Augmented Reality? 
Augmented reality (AR) is a term for a live
direct or an indirect view of a physical,
real-world environment whose elements
are augmented by computer-generated sensory
input, such as sound or graphics.               
      AKA- Augmented reality will take something
that you look at in real time and give you all
the information of the of the building you're
viewing or the business in the building and their
history/deals/numbers etc. 
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Nuts and Bolts of AR

• Characteristics of Augmented Reality
• it combines real and virtual
• it is interactive in real time
• it is registered in 3D.
• Hardware needed for Augmented Reality
• display 
• tracking (eg GPS, compass)
• input devices (eg Camera)
• sensors (eg accelerometer)
• processer (eg CPU)

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1966 Ivan Sutherland develops the head-mounted
video display. 
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In the 1970's, Myron Krueger creates Videoplace,
which allows manipulation of virtual objects.
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Dec 1993 NAVSTAR-GPS system is launched by the
military. 
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1997 Phillippe Kahn invents camera phone. 
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1998 Tobias Höllerer develops one of the first
successful mobile AR systems.
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LearnAR Case Study    

•  Augmented Reality for Schools
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•     Augmatic, British Company started in 2008
•     Founded by James Alliban
•     Combining the real world with virtual content
  using a web cam 
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• http//www.youtube.com/watch?v7G3H3ImCWlE
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Start using Augmented reality right now!
Android Go to Android Marketplace, search and
download "Barcode Scanner"  Blackberry Go to
App World, search and download "Scanlife Barcode
Reader"  iPhone Go to Apps Store, search  "QR
Code Reader"
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Tourism and Augmented Reality 

• Want to study abroad and/or just travel? 
• Wikitude voted number 1 augmented reality travel
  app by CNN 
• Only works for iPhone, Android, Symbian, and Beta
• Many "worlds" to use ex Starbucks
• Itactius (European cultural project)
• History and architect through your phone
• itacitus video

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Potential Future Shopping Applications
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Social Networking AR?
source 5magazine
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  The Future of Social Networking?