Here's a fascinating clip depicting some basic applications for augmented reality.
I anticipate a future in which AR constructs co-exist with "real" objects to such a degree that we spend little time considering the distinction. Imagine growing up in a world teeming with AR-derived applications, only to discover that beneath the ocean of embedded computation is something online commentators once half-jokingly referred to as "meatspace."
(Thanks to Nerdshit.)
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ReplyDeleteAh, but there will be a lower class who can't experience the agumented reality because they can't afford the digital premium,not to mention those who find ways of opting out or subverting the augmentation with culture-jamming methods.
ReplyDeleteTalk about the "digital divide"...
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