Virtual reality has been a rich vein of computer science for fiction writers and movie makers, but its less heralded cousin, augmented reality, may have a greater influence over how we lead our daily lives in the future. What’s AR? It’s overlaying the virtual world on the real world in real time. While virtual reality attempts to insulate itself from the real world, augmented reality extends the virtual world into the real one.
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Augmented Reality: Hyperlinking to the Real World
Posted by: John P. Mello Jr. November 21, 2006 09:14 AMVirtual reality has been a rich vein of computer science for fiction writers and movie makers, but its less heralded cousin, augmented reality, may have a greater influence over how we lead our daily lives in the future. What’s AR? It’s overlaying the virtual world on the real world in real time. While virtual reality attempts to insulate itself from the real world, augmented reality extends the virtual world into the real one.