COMPILED AND PRESENTED BY

SHALINI NAIR

Augmented Reality

Content Outline

Objectives What is Augmented RealityExamples of Augmented RealityAugmented Reality in EducationExamples of Augmented Reality in EducationSignificance of Augmented Reality in

EducationAdvantages of Augmented RealityDisadvantages of Augmented Reality

Objectives

At the end of this session, you will be able to: Explain Augmented Reality in your own words.

Give examples of Augmented Reality

Explain the significance of Augmented Reality in Education

Describe the advantages and disadvantages of Augmented Reality

What is Augmented Reality

Embeds digital information into real-world contexts Closer to the real world

Adds information and meaning to a real object or place

Real world is enhanced by computer-generated content

Blended experience.

Examples of Augmented Reality

Sixth Sense:

Wearable gestural interface device by Pranav Mistry

New interactions between the real world and the world of data

Video link:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQEHtvNsfKE

Examples of Augmented Reality

Layar:

Android application

Uses the phone's camera and GPS capabilities

Video link:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HW9gU_4AUCA

Examples of Augmented Reality

Person Recognition:

New app called Recognizr

Developed by a Swedish mobile software firm

Lets you find out more about a person simply by pointing your camera-phone at them.

Video link:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tb0pMeg1UN0

Augmented Reality in Education

Visual and highly-interactive forms of learning

Digital Media- superimposed into a student’s real time environment

Interactive participation with computer generated simulations of historical events

Learning via remote collaboration

Examples for Augmented Reality in Education

Video links:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gk_njOc0xwE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukrDPyPPYnE

Significance in Education

Provides rich contextual learning for individuals learning a skill.

Students take control of their own learning.

Appeals to multiple learning styles.

Engages learner in ways that have never been possible

No real consequences if mistakes are made during skill training

Shifts learners from passive to active learning modes.

Advantages of Augmented Reality

Blurs the line between what's real and what's computer-generated

Information about the surrounding real world becomes interactive and digitally manipulable

Reality with more information added to it that is normally not available

Disadvantages of Augmented Reality

People are missing out on what's right in front of them

Lack of privacy

Expensive to develop and maintain