This is my presentation for augmented reality and its applications in education. It took place in the Technical University of Crete,Greece for 3 visiting high schools from Germany,Italy and Spain.
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Augmented Reality presentation 2018 for high schools
1. Augmented Reality and its applications in education
Minas Pantelidakis.
Technical University of Crete
Department of E.C.E.
2. Topics
● What is Augmented Reality(AR)?
● How AR works
● Applications in education
● Further examples and applications
3. What is Augmented Reality?
● Combination of the real world and digitally produced elements
● The virtual content can be interacted with in real time
● Virtual objects appear fixed in space
● Improves our perception of the real world as well as our performance in it
4. What is Augmented Reality?
How Augmented reality(AR) differs from Virtual Reality(VR)
Virtual Reality
● Computer-generated simulation of a 3D environment
● Lack of real elements
5. What is Augmented Reality?
● 1968 – First headset
● 1990 – The term “AR” first
appears
● 1994 – Performance around
virtual objects
● 2009 – ARToolKit makes
development of AR content
easier
● 2017 – AR Kit & AR Core
launched by Apple & Microsoft
respectively for the support of
AR in smartphones
6. What is Augmented Reality?
Augmented reality will take some time to get
right, but I do think that it's profound.
Tim Cook - Apple Inc.
7. How AR works
● Combines Real and Virtual Images - Display Technologies
● Interactive in real-time - Interaction Technologies
● Registered in 3D - Tracking Technologies
8. How AR works
Display technologies
Past
● Bulky Head mounted displays
1st
HMD by Ivan Sutherland (1968)
9. How AR works
Display technologies
Present
● Handheld devices
● Lightweight head
mounted displays
Microsoft HololensXiaomi smartphone
Leap Motion’s AR HMD
10. How AR works
Display technologies
Future
● Wide FOV see through
● Retinal displays
● Contact lens
Magic Leap One Intel’s Vaunt smartglasses
Lumus DK40
Contact lens concept