Starting with the basics \u2013 Augmented Reality is the mixture of real-time elements and virtual features which merge into a symbiotic whole. This basically means that thanks to a variety of devices we are able to perceive both: physical and virtual reality at once, in real-time, in 3D.<\/p>\n
You may think that, since this is without a doubt an innovative solution, the whole phenomenon must be new. Well, you couldn\u2019t be more wrong.<\/p>\n
Let us present to you 5 facts about AR that you (probably) didn\u2019t know.<\/p>\n
Augmented reality has its roots in 1968 when Ivan Sutherland \u2013 an American computer scientist created with the first head-mounted display system at Harvard University. It showed simple wireframe drawings and computer-generated graphics.<\/p>\n
Even though Virtual Reality may seem similar to Augmented Reality, it is merely its second cousin.
\nVR replaces the world around you with a simulated one, letting you experience a new, virtual, sometimes even unreal concepts. AR, on the other hand, superimposes virtual objects on physical elements to enhance your current perception of the reality.<\/p>\n
By 2017 AR applications are predicted to generate $300 billion revenue, whereas in 2014 it generated \u2018only\u2019 around $5 billion. Additionally, by 2020, AR is bound to have more than one billion users worldwide.<\/p>\n
Since it can augment the effectiveness of navigation devices, no wonder it was applied far wider than only for commercial purposes. \u00a0In 1999, NASA\u2019s x-38 was flown utilising a special AR dashboard for navigation purposes.<\/p>\n
\u2018Pok\u00e9mon Go\u2019, which is a perfect example of AR application, caused quite a stir recently. Its enthusiasts realised that by trying to \u2018catch ’em all’ they actually need to move around. No wonder that a significant number of AR applications try to come up with ideas to help us stay healthy and make a bigger impact on us.<\/p>\n
Augmented Reality is bound to surprise us even more in the upcoming years. Thanks to simple, entertaining and free applications, it\u2019s quickly becoming our daily bread.<\/p>\n
The awareness of Augmented Reality [AR] is sky-high right now. But it\u2019s not the \u2018Pok\u00e9mon Go\u2019 application that helped it get the attention because AR has already been with us for many decades now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":99,"featured_media":9076,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[998],"tags":[1028,1190],"coauthors":[538],"class_list":["post-8643","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-it-business-news","tag-innovation","tag-it-trends"],"acf":{"reading-time":"2 min","show-toc-sublists":false,"image":null,"logo":null,"button1":{"button1_type":"","button":null},"button2":{"button2_type":"","button":null},"person":{"person_photo":null,"person_name":"","person_position":""}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.future-processing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8643","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.future-processing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.future-processing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.future-processing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/99"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.future-processing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8643"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.future-processing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8643\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.future-processing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9076"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.future-processing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8643"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.future-processing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8643"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.future-processing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8643"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.future-processing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=8643"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}