Design outside the box: the future is here
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Definitely, if we are talking about the future and the education, we have to consider the augmented reality (AR).
“The ability to overlay computer graphics onto the REAL WORLD is commonly called AR. Unlike immersive Virtual Reality, AR interfaces allow users to see the real world at the same time as virtual imagery attached to real locations and objects. In an AR interface, the user views the world through a handheld or head mounted display (HMD) that is either see-through or overlays graphics on video of the surrounding environment”.
With the help of advanced AR technology (computer vision and object recognition) the information about the surrounding real world of the user becomes interactive and digitally usable.
This technology has been designed, developed and tested from its most rudimentary to the present, for almost two decades.
I strongly believe the AR in educational processes is an area where this technology could be ESPECIALLY valuable. According to Mark Billinghurst , the educational experience offered by AR is different for a number of reasons:
• Support of seamless interaction between real and virtual environments
• The use of a tangible interface metaphor for object manipulation
• The ability to transition smoothly between reality and virtuality.
It supports collaborative work in a common, interdisciplinary work, improving the perception and the conception of objects and locations, communication between those involved becomes more efficient.
Here, some links I'm sure will be very helpful as it allows to visualize the operation of this technology.
AR in education: http://www.newhorizons.org/strategies/technology/billinghurst.htm
AR everywhere (pictures):
Handheld http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Augmented_GeoTravel.jpg
Head mounted display (HMD) http://www.jvrb.org/articles/34/figure2.jpg
Top 10 Augmented Reality Advertising Campaigns… So Far (videos): http://funkadelicadvertising.blogspot.com/2009/06/top-10-augmented-reali...
Sounds and looks promising, isn't it?
