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Contents:
● What is Augmented Reality?​

● Difference between Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality.

● How it actually works.​

● Applications.​

● Possible dangers.​
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 What is Augmented Reality?

Definition:
Augmented reality (AR) is an interactive experience of a real-
world environment where the objects that reside in the real-world are
enhanced by computer-generated perceptual information, sometimes across
multiple sensory modalities.

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 The Difference Between
Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality

Virtual Reality Definition:

VR is a technology that generates a simulated environment

for users to experience by generating realistic images and sounds through tracking the
movements of the user.

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What VR looks like:

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What AR looks like:

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How it actually works:

● Sensors

● Processing

● Projection

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 Sensors:

Camera Accelerometer GPS Gyroscope

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 Processing:

● Visual Odomentation (Feature Detection)

● Tracking

● Projection

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Feature Detection:

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Motion Tracking

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Projection

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 Softwares:

● A Frame

● Apertus

● ARToolKit

● OpenIllustionist

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 Applications:

Medicine and Health care:

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Manufacturing and Repair:

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Entertainment:

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 Possible Dangers:

● Privacy

● Security

● Distraction

● Impairment of peripheral vision

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 References

● wikipedia.com
● howstuffworks.com
● realitytachnologies.com
● spectrum.ieee.org

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Thank
You

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