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5 Real-life Applications of Augmented Reality

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Virtual and Augmented Reality are advanced technologies that are making waves, in the recent times, but there is striking difference between them. Virtual Reality(VR) immerses your senses in an artificial world that belongs only to the digital realm. But, Augmented Reality (AR) actually imposes images and sound in the real-world environment. This way AR actually uses the existing environment – overlaying with new information.

Going back to the origin of the term AR, it was coined in 1990 by Boeing researcher Thomas Caudell. It explained the head-mounted displays of electricians who worked with the assembly of complicated wiring.

Today, AR as a technology is used in diverse industries – starting from oil and gas and right up to travel and archaeology as well as education. It is also utilized in the simulation, aircraft assembly, medical procedures and in the military due this various Mobile Application Development Company are in demand now.

Moreover, in 2013, we saw the advent of Google Glass from the tech giant Google, just an interface of AR with the wearable interface – that is Google Glass. In fact, in 2020, the smart Augmented Reality Glasses is expected to reach 5.4 million units. In addition to this, the global market of AR will reach $ 90 million US dollars by 2020.

Furthermore, the AR designer and the Visual Effects specialist in Hollywood, Raffael Dickreuter has used the 3D computer interfaces in the film like Iron Man.

However, many of the users have a look at the AR technology through their smartphones. One remarkable experience to cite is AR when used in the museum installations of the likes of exhibits at Smithsonian in Washington D.C. The visitors have the ability to visualize the skin over the displayed animal skeletons, through their mobile apps.

In this post, we provide you with insights on Applications of AR technology.

The most obvious question to ask here would be “How AR is shaping the real-world environment?”

How AR is Shaping the Real-World Environment? 

Some of the application areas in which AR is bringing about a new kind of revolution are:

AR in Automotive Industry  

AR is acting as a driver for the automotive industry. It offers the most incredible user experience akin to what we often see in a sci-fi movie. First, the technology allows a potential client to have an experience that is similar to riding the vehicle.

Volkswagen, the German carmaker has launched an app that provide the users with 3D experience in driving the car. Moreover, the users will get a 360-degree view of the car and will get an external view through the window. 

AR in Headsets 

The users who wear the augmented reality headsets are provided with information content in the form of videos, animation and virtual images. The real world that can be seen through the glasses add virtual elements on it.  This way it provides an enhanced view to the user. 

Microsoft’s HoloLens or Facebook’s Oculus VR are examples of higher end headsets, but not affordable by many users. Affordable headsets can be used for the tablets and smartphones. 

AR in Games

When there is an integration of game, visual and audio content with the user’s environment in real-time then that becomes Augmented Reality gaming. Unlike the Virtual Reality games, the AR games create a playing field within the already existing environment.

It is better expressed as the superimposition of a pre-created environment on top the actual environment of the user. Pokémon GO used a location-based augmented reality environment. It is considered as a pathbreaking AR app for gaming.

AR in Medicine 

An advanced technology like AR is a revolutionary concept that will change the way the data is accessible by physicians for patient care- whether in their clinic or in their operation room.

The surgeons usually have anatomical data at their disposal. But, they only get a two-dimensional view of these images available to them. They need to review this prior to the surgery or have a look at these – during the surgery. AR will provide the vital information to the surgeons in the form of heads-up display.

The application of AR in training has tremendous potential. There is a simulation of patient encounters in AR/VR. The doctors will commit the mistakes on virtual patients and not real ones.

AR in Military

The Heads-Up display (HUD) and Head-Mounted display (HMD) are two of the major applications that we can speak of, for understanding AR in military applications. The fighter pilot’s view has a transparent display with HUD.

This helps to display some of the critical data for the pilot such as horizon, line, altitude and airspeed. The advantage lies in the fact that the pilot does not have to look down at the aircraft’s instrumentation for the data.

However, the ground troops make use of AR in the form of HMD. This gives information on the enemy locations. The same technology applies in simulation – used for training purposes.

We conclude to say that the growth projected by AR applications shows no signs of decline. The report from Markets and Markets state that the field will be worth 56.8 billion dollars by 2020 and the AR applications and platforms will be applied to the fields of aviation, defense and mainstream purposes.

Moreover, the interest for AR-based applications is growing in the smartphones carried by the consumers. It is sure to generate interest in the minds of the users, so long as it is capable of offering innovative and superior user experiences.


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