Augmented reality(AR)

Microsoft HoloLens 

What is AR?

Augmented Reality (AR) refers to deploying virtual image over real-world objects. The overlay is executed simultaneously with the input received from a camera or another input device like smart glasses. This superimposition of virtual images over real-world objects creates an illusion that can effectively engage users in a virtual world.

What make it Interesting?

Augmented Reality(AR) can make you experience to witnesses augmented realitry in action. It allows you view the world around you through mobile smartphones or head gear while projecting items including onscreen icons, scores, and ever-elusive creature and characters, as overlays that made you'd think they were right in your real-life neighborhood. 

BRING YOUR FANTASY WORLD TO REALITY WORLD

Experience your life by bringing fantasy to the real world, millions of kids and adults were immersely sent alike walking through their world backyards in search of virtual objects or creatures. As if they are doing it reality while absentmindedly stumbling or bumping. 

I think everyone would basically agree that we do not have the science or technology today to build the AR glasses that we want. We may in five years, or seven years, or something like that. But we’re not likely to be able to deliver the experience that we want right now. —Mark Zuckerberg

AR Phone

In case of mobile device like smartphone,tablets,Augmented Reality can be used either location service or camera or combination of both.The viewer can see the input from camera being modified on screen.Example of this is the Most Popular Augmented Reality Game,Pokemon GO.

Smart Glasses

Smart Glasses is just like VR headset but the differents is that VR Headset or Gear is Opaque and only takes you to the world of fantasy,While the Smart Glasses is transparent and will bring Fantasy to the real World.

Augmented Reality will improve in the future and it will change dramaticly. In the future AR will help a lot of people in the near future like Education purposes.

“Next we’re looking at how do we make that even more immersive, and how do we allow more people to have a shared experience together in a public space.” —John Hanke