Augmented reality and its applications

Augmented reality and its applications

The world of augmented reality is boiling. Projects and innovations are multiplying and becoming strategic for manufacturers. The biggest high-tech companies have even seized the phenomenon. The objective: to bring the virtual world into our daily lives using connected objects such as Google glass for example.

In the movie Terminator II, the cyborg T1000 from the future and interpreted by Arnold Schwarzenegger saw information superimposed on the real world around it. Director James Cameron thus gave a foretaste of an application that has now become a reality in many sectors. Some projects have been seen as pioneers in augmented reality. This is the case, for example, of lenses by Babak Parviz, who then led the development of the Google Glass project.

Augmented reality: professional purposes

Augmented reality superimposes an image on the user’s vision of his environment. The professional world requires this technology in many fields such as industry, medicine, leisure … Augmented reality allows access to data adapted to the situation by simple and intuitive means of interaction. It should also be noted that in addition to sight, this technology can be applied to other senses such as hearing and touch.

Sixth Sense project: when your hand acts as a telephone keypad thanks to augmented reality.  © MIT

Augmented reality today

In this file, we will discuss augmented reality in different areas. Today, for example, this principle is used in medicine to support surgeons during operations. Augmented reality is also present in the field of defense, in the theater of military operations. It could make our lives easier by allowing us to manipulate 3D images and even by helping us to drive more carefully … These augmented reality innovations could well upset our daily lives.

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