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Week 13: Augmented Reality

Wikipedia: Augmented Reality

1.  What are the differences between augmented reality and mediated reality?  Do humans tend to gravitate more toward realistic environments or situations rather than those that are clearly digital or virtual?

2.  In the future, will augmented reality lead to more scientific breakthroughs or will we continue to need actual reality to prove scientific research?

3.  Augmented reality is currently used in TV sport game coverage and marketing efforts.  Is augmented reality best suited for media and commercial tendencies?

4.  The main hardware components for augmented reality are: display, tracking, input devices, and computer.  What is it about modern smartphones that makes them prospective platforms for augmented reality?

Augmented reality using a webcam and Flash

1.  What are the advancements in augmented reality that surpass the capabilities of virtual reality?

2.  Is there still a use for virtual reality or has it been replaced?