This document provides an overview of augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and spatial computing technologies like Magic Leap and Microsoft HoloLens. It explains that Magic Leap uses lightfield photonics to generate digital light that blends seamlessly with natural light, allowing digital objects to coexist realistically in the physical world. Examples are given of how Magic Leap could be used for education, such as a professor giving a virtual guest lecture or students interacting with shared learning experiences. The document also briefly outlines the development of Magic Leap's technology over time and key features of the Magic Leap One system.

1. Brian Diaz
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Augmented Reality:
An emerging technology with 3D Design at its core

2. Table of Contents
Background
What is VR, AR and Spatial
Computing?
Lightfields
How it works
Magic Leap One
In Education
In Business
Microsoft HoloLens
Apple’s iOS AR
References

3. Technology moves fast and
Spatial Computing is the new frontier
2G
MMS
3G
Internet
4G
Video
1G
Voice
PSTN
Voice
5G+
Computing and
communications
convergence on
one device
Evolution of
communication
devices
Evolution of
personal
computing
devices

4. Digital content
on top of your
physical world
Digital environment
that isolates you from
the physical world
Digital content
interacts with your
physical world
Virtual Reality
Spatial computing enables the blending of digital content
and physical environment
Click me!
Augmented Reality Spatial Reality

5. “Magic Leaps’ lightfield photonics generate digital light at different depths and blend seamlessly
with natural light to produce lifelike digital objects that coexist in the real world. This advanced
technology allows our brain to naturally process digital objects the same way we do real-world
objects, making it comfortable to use for long periods of time. VR, 3D movies, and more are flat
and trick our brains into seeing 3D, which is unnatural and uncomfortable.”
Digital Lightfields are a Generational 3D Leap

6. Lightfields Respect Our Physiology
Fake 3D creates a mis-match between
where the virtual object appears and
where the eyes focus
With Magic Leap lightfields, the location of
the virtual object is aligned with the eyes’
natural focus

7. They’ve come a long way to create Magic Leap One
(ML1)
The Beast
First Magic Leap Prototype
2014
WD3
Magic Leap Wearable Demo
2016
Magic Leap One (ML1)
First truly Spatial Computing device,
convenient for prolonged usage
U.S. release on August 8, 2018
2018

8. Magic Leap One is a uniquely differentiated spatial
computing device
Lightwear Lightpack Control
• Industry leading operating range
• Physiologically safe clipping planes
• Highest volume viewing frustum
• Real-time eye tracking
• Spatialized audio
• 6 DoF controller
• Gesture tracking
• Voice recognition
• Multi-modal input
• Dedicated computer
vision processor
• Persistent objects
• High powered chipset
• Biometric ID

9. A professor lectures on an advanced
agritech class on the molecular biology of
plants and how it relates to geoforming.

10. A visiting professor appears as an avatar
to give a guest lecture that is composed
of present and co-present students from
around the world.

11. The lecture is amplified by experiences
throughout the space allowing students and
professors to interact and engage with the
content and each other.

12. Multiple people interact with one
shared landscape.

13. Everyone in the group can see and interact
with the content in the room.

14. One person opens her personal drive to
access a file and shares with the rest of
the group.

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20. References:
Augmented Reality. (n.d.). Retrieved July 11, 2020, from http://www.apple.com/ios/augmented-reality/
Magic Leap: Reality is just beginning. (n.d.). Retrieved July 11, 2020, from http://www.magicleap.com/
Microsoft HoloLens: Mixed Reality Technology for Business. (n.d.). Retrieved July 11, 2020, from
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/hololens
Bentley Systems, I. (2019, February 26). Bentley Systems Introduces Mixed Reality App for Infrastructure
Construction Projects Using Microsoft HoloLens 2 at Mobile World Congress Event. Retrieved July 11,
2020, from https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/bentley-systems-introduces-mixed-reality-app-
for-infrastructure-construction-projects-using-microsoft-hololens-2-at-mobile-world-congress-event-
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St. Petersburg College Follow. (2019, April 01). Taking the Magical Leap with Immersive Technologies in
Libraries. Retrieved July 11, 2020, from https://www.slideshare.net/chadmairn/taking-the-magical-leap-
with-immersive-technologies-in-libraries

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