Augmented Reality: The Bassline
Augmented reality is all about blurry lines. Not literally, because it can in fact assist with vision impairment by enhancing our perception. But augmented reality blurs the lines between the digital and real worlds by changing how we experience the world we live in. What's more, it's reducing the need for 'things' as interfaces, and instead making interacting with tech a much more natural process. Think of it like a layer of tech on top of the world you see: cycling with your speed at the corner of your eye, or identifying the location of those puzzle pieces you dropped all over the floor.
In action, augmented reality can enable virtual meetings, assist surgeons to see things they wouldn't normally be able to see, and, you know, make for a fun way to play Pokemon Go. It's not to be confused with virtual reality, which replaces the world we normally experience with a computer-generated world through lenses.
You don't need a wearable to experience augmented reality. It can be as simple your smartphone giving you GPS guidance in the car, because even this alters how you experience direction and exploration. But in any case, it was fun standing atop a giant pile of mulch wearing VR/AR glasses. Product placement unintentional, but we know you're watching, Google. Enjoy!
Header photo: Flickr/turkletom
Don't Stop Perceiving
It's just a wearable
But it can navigate a great big world
Big data that is visual
And can go anywhere
It ain't just a city toy
Finding insects in farming soil
Is it beneficial or a pest you'll see
To give plants good care
Google Cardboard uses NFC
To bring you augmented reality
Through your smartphone you can see the sights
They go on and on and on and on
Trainer, chasing
Up and down the boulevard
While Charizard's lurking in the night
Yeah it's a game called Pokemon Go
It encourages an active world
With people exploring in the night
Soundscapes that accompany
Fiction books with family
They can help you feel the atmosphere around you all the time
In the medical industry
AR helps with remote surgery
Putting experts right in the room to look on and on and on and on
Layers created
To assist in archaeology
Computers can make it look like old times
Translation for people
Smartphones can convert any language to
Familiar words in just a few megabytes
Don't stop perceiving
You can extend the feeling
Screenlights, real life
Don't stop perceiving
You can extend the feeling
Screenlights, real life