“Augmented reality,” sometimes also called “mixed reality” or “virtual reality” is in the future. How far away and should your company be considering AR and its affects on 3D and 2D displays?

Augmented reality “is where digital and physical realities merge, morphing into a hybrid environment. It’s different from superimposing a 3D digital model onto a 2D photograph. Placing a 3D object in the foreground with a 2D image in the back (which you can do in many 3D modeling and rendering programs nowadays) gives you a static image, not an interactive scene.”…

While large-scale, mixed-reality setups may take time, nothing prevents average consumers from diving into mixed reality right now. The software that Morone used to present his cell phones, for instance, can be had for as little as €25 ($30 US) per year—less than the price of a standard Webcam…

Computer Graphics World gives a short overview of the some of the current uses of AR seen today and a glimpse of what may be possible soon. Click here for the full article.

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