Augmented Reality: An Important Skill to Learn In layman terms, Augmented Reality is a combination of real and virtual worlds. For instance, a real scenario, when captured on video or camera, the technology augments that real-world image with extra layers of digital information. There is a common belief that it is just another word for Virtual Reality. Though quite similar… there is a key difference between them. Virtual Reality immerses the subject completely into the virtual or the digital world whereas augmented reality as defined above is a combination of the real and virtual world.
Augmented Reality can bring to life the static images on a page. The best example of AR is SkyView Lite App…you can point the phone’s camera anywhere around you and see the planets and constellations in their current, real-time positions, but on the screen. Considered as the hottest trend in 2019, AR technology has significantly evolved since it came into existence in 1990. The technology is used in mobile apps to games like Pokémon Go, Snapchat filters etc. Benefits of Augmented Reality Healthcare: AR helps in treating patients suffering from anxiety and also helps a surgeon perform a complicated surgery. The technology has immense benefits in the healthcare segment. Education: Of all the sectors education can benefit the most from AR. The technology can help in enhancing the learning experience in the classroom, it can be utilised to explain abstract and intricate ideas, it improves the interaction and engagement in classrooms and last but not the least it is more informative.