It’s here and it’s called Augmented Reality (AR). Let’s take a virtual reality trip sans technology for some answers. fad, the future or a more efficient way to map out ten yards on an augmented reality football field? Tags: New Media augmented reality e-learning mobile devices smartphones Mobile devic e enhancements in GPS, image capture, computing power, APIs and the wireless networks that move mobile device bits and bytes have all matured to the point where the desktop computer is in some respects now playing catch up with the mobile device. MORE >>

Augmented Reality (AR) is still in its infancy, but as people like me look further afield to find interesting technology to use in (and out of) the classroom, it has been on my radar a bit recently. “Unlike Virtual Reality (VR) that aims at replacing the perception of the world with an artificial one, Augmented Reality (AR) has the goal of enhancing a person’s perception of the surrounding world. Source: Asia Research News, Augmented Reality: The Future of Education Technology. So, what is it? Web 3.0 YouTube MORE >>

Augmented reality (AR), as defined by the infallible Wikipedia, is a live, direct or indirect, view of a physical, real-world environment whose elements are augmented by computer-generated sensory input such as sound, video, graphics or GPS data.  It differs from virtual reality in that it modifies the real world instead of replacing it with a simulated one. Like many of you, my first look at augmented reality (AR) came via 80s action movies (e.g. At the time, this computer-generated reality was nothing less than fiction.  Introduction to AR. MORE >>

Video examples of the latest in augmented reality used in marketing world. eLearning learketing learning design innovation learning strategy marketing social learning mobile learning pop-up learning learning revolution augmented reality innovation How will elearning design evolve because of this? MORE >>

A colleague just asked me if I knew anyone who was using Augmented Reality for learning. Probably I need to update my posts because there have to be lots of people who would be involved in training and augmented reality found via LinkedIn. just tried a search for “augmented reality” as a keyword along with either title contains “training” or “learning” and found some interesting folks. This gave rise to the additional of a new keyword Augmented Reality on eLearning Learning. He did that, but didn’t find particular people. MORE >>