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A form of computer-mediated reality that superimposes images into the view of a user. It uses the existing environment, complementary imagery, and interactivity to bring an enhanced experience.
Introduction
Augmented reality is a form of technology that falls under the category of computer-mediated reality. Like its fellow technologies, such as virtual reality, this technology allows users to interact in a computer environment. This technology, however, allows users to interact within their existing world, instead of a fully immersive one. Only a few decades old, the technology still has had an interesting path to its more mainstreamed state that we enjoy today.
History of Augmented Reality
The first reference to Augmented Reality technology is said to come from the author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Lyman (L.) Frank Baum in 1901. From another work of Baum’s called The Master Key, a demon provides a character with the...
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Peed, E., Lee, N. (2018). History of Augmented Reality. In: Lee, N. (eds) Encyclopedia of Computer Graphics and Games. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08234-9_282-1
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