Augmented Reality

In the past, virtual reality technology was thought of by many as a gimmick, and the hope for it to become a mainstream technology was discarded as products did not work as how the public envisioned. However, the proper technology is now available to make virtual reality just that: a reality. The entertainment industry is on the verge of a monumental paradigm shift that will completely transform the way these entertainment mediums are experienced.

Virtual reality(VR) is a relatively new frontier in the technology industry. So new in fact, that, at its current stage, what it is and its potentials are unfamiliar to the general public. VR originally started gaining momentum as a new platform to game on, but its potential must be analyzed broadly in more than just one vocation. Because of the immersion VR provides, it has an immense capacity to benefit the educational field. Everyone is unique in the way they learn best; some people learn best by reading, some people learn audibly better, and, some people learn visually.

Our goal is to make 3D worlds more realistic and immersive with the 3D MA platform. The 3D MA platform is designed to be compatible with VR equipment, such as the CAVE™ or head-mounted displays (HMD), turning virtual worlds into powerful real-life experiences. Our applications and domains described will be based with the augmentation which can take on a number of different forms. In all our applications the augmented reality presented to the user will enhances that person's performance in and perception of the virtual world. Our ultimate goal is to create a system such that the user cannot tell the difference between the real world and the virtual augmentation of it.

When it comes to augmented reality, we're looking at something that has found more success in the consumer space when compared to virtual reality. We've seen several applications with AR, along with video game and hardware devices such

ScopeAR focuses on the industrial machinery, utilities, manufacturing, and telecom industries, and works across smartphones, tablets, desktops, and AR glasses (monocular and mixed reality). ScopeAR positions itself as an inexpensive and scalable way to start working with AR solutions in order to train new employees on complex tasks and/or better support field technicians. They claim that by leveraging 3D CAD models, text, images, and video, it is possible to more efficiently and effectively train employees than with traditional paper based methods. In the case that a workflow is not

* A virtual world that appears real to any observer, seen through an HMD and augmented through three-dimensional sound and tactile stimuli

Augmented reality will provide a number of advantages. In field education, AR can increase the engagement of students in learning by augmenting the historical and cultural locations because they will absorb the information easily. In the field of tourism, location tracking using MAR will display the virtual information and virtual building on the screen to increase the interest of the user. Besides, AR in the car dashboards can provide drivers some technical and travel information. It also increases the growth of smartphone market as well as the perceived value of products and brands.

The possible educational and commercial applications of AR apps across a range of industries are becoming more or less unlimited. Augmented reality, as it is today, is employed by medical personnel to prepare for surgeries. In the military, soldiers are using AR to render assistance to men and women while they make repairs in the field.

(96) Virtual reality (VR) is define as a cybernetic simulation of 3D surroundings which can be interactive through auditory, sensory and visually stimulating equipment, i.e. gloves, headgear or headphones. VR is an incredibly recent development in technology and such has much room to progress with, I believe that VR is the future of animation as the key aim is to transport the viewer into the world we have created, VR being the next logical step as it creates this suspension of belief as well as activating all of the senses we use to perceive the real world.

VR is more than an upgraded version of Cinerama or a theme park ride, as it achieves not only a greater sense of presence, but through the use of computer technology, the capacity to direct one’s gaze and movements so that one can explore and move around inside the illusory flow of images [3]. The main imperfection in simulation at present comes from the difficulties inherent in presenting a sufficiently convincing computer generated image. Presenting a convincing visual input to a human being requires a computer which can handle a vast amount of information. This is both difficult and expensive with existing technology.

Virtual reality (VR) can be termed as the use of a computer technology to generate a simulated environment. Different from traditional user interface, VR places the user inside an experience. Instead of viewing a screen in front of them, users are engrossed and able to network with 3D worlds. By suggesting as many senses as possible, such as touch, smell, and vision, the computer is changed into a gatekeeper to this artificial world. Augmented reality on the other hand, could be defined as the expansion of physical reality by adding layers of computer-geared information to the real environment. Information in this situation could be any kind of virtual objects

Virtual reality defined as to produce and create the effect of an interactive 3D world in which the objects have a sense of spatial presence by using computer technologies. Our perceptual and cognitive system will be presented by precise clues in order for our brain to interpret and understand those clues as outside object in 3D world. In addition, virtual reality suggest a lot of benefits and advantages to education of technical such as delivery information through multiple active channels, addressing of dissimilar learning styles, experiential-based learning and so on ( Bell & Fogler, 2004, p 217).

He is also responsible in popularizing the phrase “Virtual Reality”. Just a year later, the phrase “Augmented Reality” (AR) was phrased out by Tom Caudell while he was at Boeing, helping workers assemble cables into aircrafts.

We may define Augmented Reality (AR) as a real time direct or indirect feed of a physical real world environment that has been augmented “enhanced” by connecting a virtual artificial intelligence to it. This technology aims to simply the user’s life by conducting an amount of virtual information not only directly to his environment, but also to any non-immediate view of the real world. (D. W. F & Poelman, 2010)

Seeing is believing, these words are the best combination to understand the meaning of Virtual Reality (VR). VR is one of the best asset and aspect of our future. No other technology has seen such a revolution like VR has. It is practically in use in almost every field such as entertainment, gaming, defense, robotics, medical, healthcare, military, education, fashion, heritage, business, engineering and many more fields. VR sometimes called Virtual Environment has drawn much attention in the last two decade. Extensive media coverage causes the much more rapid increase in the interest of the masses. Very few people, however, really know what VR is and what are its open problems are. In this report a historical overview of virtual reality is presented, basic terminology as an introduction are listed, followed by applications of this technology in science, work, and entertainment areas. Its present developments are thoroughly discussed in this report. Finally, the future of VR is considered in two aspects: technological and social. New research directions, technological frontiers and potential applications are pointed out. The possible positive and negative influence of VR on life of average people is speculated.