One of the many intersting sessions that I attended at the Sloan-C, MERLOT, Moodle conference last week was on augmented reality. Augmented reality is defined as a blend of real life with digital images.
The concept has fascinating implications for the teaching/learning process. Imagine holding a piece of paper with a block like stamp (similar in function to a bar code) on it in front of a computer camera and watching images come to life, allowing you to interact with the images. You probably have encounted the concept, perhaps, not realizing it. If you watch television, you probably have viewed some commercial ads with augmented reality.
One of my favorite web sites is How Stuff Works. You can learn more about augmented reality at http://www.howstuffworks.com/augmented-reality.htm There are augmented reality apps for the iPhone (and probably iPad) at http://mashable.com/2009/12/05/augmented-reality-iphone/
Esquire magazine printed an augmented reality issue. You can view more information from the YouTube site at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wp2z36kKn0s&feature=related
A recent advertisement for Audi cars is a iPhone app calendar. To view the video, go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhPl9NLO4bk
Visit http://livingsasquatch.com/ to print an augmented reality stamp and personalize it. I plan to experiment with the site this week.
WOW...is all I have to say. Look at where technology has taken us. Imagine where we will be next year this time. Thank you for keeping us abreast of the most up-to-date technology.
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