Augmented Reality is coming of age in a big way. It is the kind of technology you see in Sci-Fi films. In simple terms, Augmented Reality essenially provides additional information about the user’s surroundings.
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For example you can overlays images, website links and data on top of the image displayed by the phone’s camera in order to provide useful context-specific information. For example during a trip to the Science Museum, we could hold up the iPhone’s camera to capture the surrounding area and the technology would display a wealth of additional information onto the smartphone’s field of vision, such as the most popular zones within the musuem, additional information about artefacts/history, places to eat and nearby parks for lunch. One European company doing fantastic things in this space is Layar. To see the app in action visit Layer.com.
At Teaching-Wizards, we are really excited about introducing this technology to students through our workshops. Arrange a free consultation to find out how Teaching Wizards can help enrich your classroom by calling 020 8133 4560.
