Augmented Reality
Overveiw
AR is a way that you can get an indirect view of a real life scenario or environment in a supplemented way by use of digital technology. A great example of this would be being an empty room yet being able to use digital technology to see how it would look in a different color with different furnishings before actually purchasing them. Sound graphics and other sensory input can help to make the experience more realistic.
How do you use it?
To use AR one needs:
1. Smart phone, iPad, or tablet. 2. AR app. 3. AR Glasses or Headset (optional). 4. Optional accessories like headphones, or joystick, or bluetooth controllers. |
AR devices:
AR uses head mounted displays, glasses, or lenses to enhance the experience further, such as adding characters in a game that are able to talk and make suggestions, immersing you in part to give you the feel of realism. |
AR App:
Here are a few AR apps that are well worth trying out:
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How can you use it?
How easy it is to use augmented reality in your classroom
In this tutorial you will see practically how to use AR in classroom by using smart phone Augthat product line (www.augthat.com), Android app link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.star.augthat
IOS app link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/aug-that/id888157448?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4
IOS app link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/aug-that/id888157448?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4
Google Cardboard: How it works!
In this tutorial one watches Octagon Studio Animal 4d+ Demo and Review. Octagon Studio Animal 4d+ is a great for augmented reality in the elementary classroom, it is available on iOS (iPhone, iPad) and Android for free. The students will scan the printed animal cards and witness how the creatures wake up. These printed cards are available in affordable cost.
Advantages of the technology
- AR enhances students' engagement which increases learning effectiveness. The AR technology makes them feel that they experience the real locations and hearing the real sounds and seeing the real things.
- The AR could support providing every student in the country or the whole world with equal access to education.
- Used in various fields such as in military, education and health care.
- Easy to use.
- Affordable. The options available in market vary from low-cost headset cardboard to high quality set.
- Can be used in places with no electricity. One can prepare materials to use them off line.
- Perform dangerous experiments in the virtual labs will ensure students' safety as well.
- Augmented reality gives a full and detailed view of an object.
Weaknesses of the technology
- Hampers Interaction With Real-WorldIf one can see and experience the world from your living room, would you ever really need to leave the house? AR and VR may provide new ways for people to communicate, but they could also possibly take away an important aspect of our social life that involves around human interaction.
- Still in developing phase, needs more education materials. Though the augmented technology is used in various fields but is still experimental
- File size: Current AR platforms require a some kind of download to begin. Often the file sizes are over 1 GB and requisitely, slow.
- Video quality: due to many factors most of videos available for AR are in low or even poor quality.
- Social Consequences: There is an addictive quality of Augmented Reality environments that should not be ignored. Those who are regular users of these spaces, even in its developmental state find that it can be hard to stay away.
- Social acceptance Getting people to use AR may be more challenging than expected, and many factors play a role in social acceptance of AR ranging from unobtrusive fashionable.
- Invades Privacy Much the same as other present day innovations available, AR and VR can be inclined to information hacks also – and that is a terrifying thing, considering how much information is associated with virtual situations. Many individuals likewise fear the path in which individual information may be utilized by experts keeping in mind the end goal to track or control people.
Examples of how may this technology support teaching and learning
Virtual laboratory simulator for science class:
In this Ted conference the speaker Michael Bodekaer shows how virtual-reality headset and the tablet are going to completely revolutionize science education. And how it can make any science teacher more than twice as effective.
In this Ted conference the speaker Michael Bodekaer shows how virtual-reality headset and the tablet are going to completely revolutionize science education. And how it can make any science teacher more than twice as effective.
Using VR in math class could help students practice drawing shapes using grids. Watch how they use it for this practice in Canada.
History class:
VR helps engage students in history classes, for instance, instead of telling students about Egypt the teacher can use VR tech to help students experience and explore and travel in virtual reality to Egypt. Watch this example:
VR helps engage students in history classes, for instance, instead of telling students about Egypt the teacher can use VR tech to help students experience and explore and travel in virtual reality to Egypt. Watch this example:
Anatomy class:
Watch in this clip how Virtual Reality technology helps in Anatomy classroom
Watch in this clip how Virtual Reality technology helps in Anatomy classroom
Top 5 Augmented Reality Apps!
Research/resources on the technology
1. A Guide to Augmented Reality: in this article one can find information about the main categories of Augmented Reality tools, Augmented Reality devices, and Augmented Reality best practices.
2. How Augmented Reality : This article explains The basic idea of augmented reality, Augmented Reality on Cell Phones, and some AR applications.
3. Get ready for augmented reality: Historic and future expectation of AR is discussed in this article.
2. How Augmented Reality : This article explains The basic idea of augmented reality, Augmented Reality on Cell Phones, and some AR applications.
3. Get ready for augmented reality: Historic and future expectation of AR is discussed in this article.