How to Embrace Augmented Reality

by Z. Padmore

It's "close to the real world," Blair McIntyre, a professor of Interactive Computing at Georgia Institute of Technology, says of augmented reality.

In an interview with John C. Havens, host of Tactical Transparency, McIntyre, also a manager at Augmented Environments, describes augmented reality as "3-D media, whether graphics or audio, tightly registered with the world." In short, augmented reality is when a real environment merges with a virtual environment.

Developers like Augmented Environments have been working on making digital worlds interact with reality since the early days of NASA. Scientists needed more unique ways to simulate environments in space.

We may never venture into space, but we can have a bit of this technology in the palm of our hands. Can you recall the Jetsons pointing and zapping objects with their hand-held devices? Well you can do something similar with your smart phone. Add a fourth dimension to your reality with these mobile apps.

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