{"id":758,"date":"2011-06-19T09:09:22","date_gmt":"2011-06-19T15:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/opengecko.com\/computers-2\/augmented-reality-edtechs-next-big-thing\/"},"modified":"2011-06-19T09:18:56","modified_gmt":"2011-06-19T15:18:56","slug":"augmented-reality-edtechs-next-big-thing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/opengecko.com\/geckoview\/computers-2\/augmented-reality-edtechs-next-big-thing\/","title":{"rendered":"Augmented Reality … #EdTech’s Next Big Thing?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Try Augmented Reality out for yourself using your computer\u2019s web cam <\/p>\n

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This is just around the corner. According to the 2011 Horizon Report<\/a>, this technology will take a further two to three years before widespread adoption, but it\u2019s well worth getting interested in it right now.<\/font><\/p>\n

Augmented Reality (A.R.) has actually been around a long time but with today\u2019s technology it means we can hold up our smart phone \/ tablet \/ any other camera-enabled device and view the real world surrounding us through the device\u2019s screen as taken by its camera. This real view of the world around us, however, will be enhanced (augmented) with layers of digital information added on top. <\/font><\/p>\n

So you are on a Geography field trip, you hold your smart phone up to the high street, and you view the types <\/em>of shop and office in front of you as text labels overlaid on top of the real buildings. This video demonstrates a similar scenario to the one I have just described, explaining how a Dutch A.R. web browser called Layar<\/a> works. <\/font><\/p>\n