Augmented Reality

Content:

Augmented reality is such a complex, wide ranging topic, it’s difficult to organize all it encompasses in a logical outlined way. But one has no choice, so this book is organized into ten sections: The beginning chapter introduces the benefits and potential dangers of augmented reality, an overview of the applications, some proposed rules or law for augmented reality, the definitions, and augmented reality’s place in the metaverse. In the second chapter a taxonomy is presented, and the ways in which augmented reality can be delivered is presented. This is followed by an overview of how augmented reality has the potential to make all of us experts with information at our eyeballs. In the next chapter, some of the technical aspects of seeing things in augmented reality are discussed, and the challenges of describing technology. That is followed with a brief historical overview of when augmented reality started (earlier than most people think). Next some of the applications are examined, and the distinction is made between commercial, and consumer. However, there is overlap in some of the applications for example, the use of augmented reality in real estate can be commercial (the real estate agent) or it can be consumer (the house buyer searching for homes) That chapter is one of the largest and still it can’t cover all of the existing, or future applications of augmented reality—augmented reality isn’t going to be a big thing—it’s going to be everything. The following chapter gets technical and delves into the physiology of the eye, on to the types and technology of displays, and ends with brand waves and implants—you’ve been warned. Finally, there is a brief discussion on some of the suppliers, take note—there are too many and then last but not least conclusions and a very brief vision of the future. Augmented reality will touch all parts of our lives, our society, and the subsequent rules we live by. As we adapt to the new capabilities, and power that augmented reality bestows on us, we will have to think about things differently and give up some cherished ideas and fantasies. It will change social mores and rules, and challenge those who hold power arbitrarily. Studying augmented reality is like spiraling down a Mandelbrot that reveals progressively ever-finer recursive detail. Down and down I go into the never-ending rabbit hole, finding one thing, only to learn about three others and on and on it goes.