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The Future According To Augmented Reality

Guest post by: Rob Lawson

Article Overview: Many of us grew up with TV shows such as The Bionic Woman where ordinary people were given ‘super’ powers via special implants. This kind of imagining is now very close to reality. Augmented reality (AR) is literally changing how we view the world and how the world can interact with us. A taste of what is already and what is just around the corner includes massive transformations in every area of our lives from grocery shopping to education and health care …

The Future According To Augmented Reality

Many of us grew up with TV shows such as The Bionic Woman where ordinary people were given ‘super' powers via special implants. This kind of imagining is now very close to reality. Augmented reality (AR) is literally changing how we view the world and how the world can interact with us. A taste of what is already and what is just around the corner includes massive transformations in every area of our lives from grocery shopping to education and health care ... According to Babak Parvis from The University of Washington in Seattle, the technology and capacity for bionic eyes already exists. It's just a matter of timing now for companies to start developing the technology in a serious way for the commercial market. Just search YouTube for Bionic Contact Lenses by Sciencentral to watch abrief video, in which Parvis outlines the fundamentals of Bionic Contact Lenses.

Applications for a bionic contact lens range from enhanced leisure activities (where the lens would act as a special camera, telescope or even night goggles) through to comprehensive health management (where doctors could monitor patients vital functioning via the lens).

The Museum of London is using AR to powerful effect with the release of its iPhone application called Streetmuseum. Imagine walking the streets of London with your smart phone and being able to see historical buildings and landmarks overlaid on reality, giving you a 3D experience of history.

The ramifications for education are phenomenal. Interactive learning materials will be delivered to students out doing field research. Virtual classrooms will be set up to accommodate students living in different areas. It represents a real dissolving of boundaries when it comes to both accessing and delivering information.

In terms of our daily lives, AR is also set to have an enormous impact. This again, enters the realm of ‘science fiction' where, for example, we will be able to have real time 3D conversations with a hologram image of a friend on the other side of the world.

An article from MobileBeyond outlines an array of mind popping possibilities that includes every day living basics such as directions, banking and parking, through to relationships, social status and dating.

Imagine a world where the vast ocean of knowledge available on the internet is at our finger tips every day, filtered through intelligent analysis, layering a new level of reality behind and on top of the physical world. This is AR and according to many sources, and fast developing technology, it is closer than we think.

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