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| Foreword to Alan B. Craig's Understanding Augmented Reality | |
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| Preface | |
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| About the Author | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| What Is Augmented Reality? | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Where Did Augmented Reality Come From? | |
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| Other Enhancements | |
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| Why Digital Enhancement of the Real World Rather Than Physical Enhancement? | |
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| Augmented Reality | |
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| The Physical World Is Augmented by Digital Information That is Superimposed on a View of the Physical World | |
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| The Information Is Displayed in Registration with the Physical World | |
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| The Information Displayed Is Dependent on the Geographic Location of the Real World and the Physical Perspective of the Person in the Physical World | |
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| The Relationship Between Augmented Reality and Other Technologies | |
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| Media | |
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| Technologies | |
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| Other Ideas Related to the Spectrum Between Real and Virtual Worlds | |
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| Summary of Related Technologies | |
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| Summary | |
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| Augmented Reality Concepts | |
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| Introduction | |
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| How Does Augmented Reality Work? | |
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| The Two-Step Process of Augmented Reality Applications | |
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| Sensor(s) | |
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| Processor | |
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| Display | |
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| Concepts Related to Augmented Reality | |
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| Computer Graphics | |
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| Dimensionality | |
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| Depth Cues | |
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| Registration and Latency | |
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| Ingredients of an Augmented Reality Experience | |
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| Augmented Reality Application | |
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| Content | |
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| Interaction | |
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| Technology | |
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| The Physical World | |
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| Participant(s) | |
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| Summary | |
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| Augmented Reality Hardware | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Major Hardware Components for Augmented Reality Systems | |
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| Sensors | |
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| Processors | |
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| Displays | |
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| Augmented Reality System | |
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| Summary | |
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| Augmented Reality Software | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Major Software Components for Augmented Reality Systems | |
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| Software Involved Directly in the Augmented Reality Application | |
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| Software Used to Create the Augmented Reality Application | |
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| Software used to Create Content for the Augmented Reality Application | |
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| Software for Creating and Editing Three-Dimensional Graphics | |
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| Other Software Related to Augmented Reality | |
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| Putting It All Together | |
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| Summary | |
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| Content Is Key!-Augmented Reality Content | |
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| Introduction | |
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| What Is Content? | |
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| Attributes of Different Ways of Representing Content | |
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| Creating Visual Content | |
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| Three-Dimensional Objects | |
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| Two-Dimensional Images | |
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| Visual Elements That Vary with Time (Animation) | |
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| Creating Audio Content | |
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| Creating Content for Other Senses (Touch, Taste, Smell) | |
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| Representation and Perceptual Issues | |
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| Representation and Our Senses | |
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| Summary | |
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| Interaction in Augmented Reality | |
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| Introduction | |
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| What Is Interaction? | |
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| Interaction in the Real World | |
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| Manipulation | |
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| Navigation | |
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| Communication and Multiperson Augmented Reality Applications | |
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| Interaction in Projected Augmented Reality Environments | |
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| Subjective vs Objective Point of View | |
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| Summary | |
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| Mobile Augmented Reality | |
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| Introduction | |
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| What Is Mobile Augmented Reality? | |
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| Advantages and Disadvantages of Mobile Augmented Reality | |
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| Advantages of Mobile Augmented Reality Applications | |
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| Disadvantages of Mobile Augmented Reality Applications | |
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| Architectures for Mobile Augmented Reality Systems | |
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| Summary | |
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| Augmented Reality Applications | |
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| Introduction | |
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| What Makes a Good Augmented Reality Application? | |
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| Application Areas | |
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| Magic Books | |
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| Magic Mirrors | |
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| Magic Windows and Doors | |
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| Magic Lens | |
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| Navigation Assistance | |
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| Nonreferential Augmentation | |
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| Objective View Augmented Reality | |
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| Collaborative Augmented Reality | |
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| Applying Augmented Reality to a Problem | |
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| Evaluating Augmented Reality Applications | |
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| Why Evaluate Augmented Reality Applications? | |
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| Evaluation Questions | |
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| Example Augmented Reality Applications | |
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| The Ethnobotany Workbook. | |
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| colAR-Amazing Animals of New Zealand | |
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| T. rex | |
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| Anatomy | |
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| Summary | |
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| The Future of Augmented Reality | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Current State of Augmented Reality | |
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| The State of Augmented Reality Applications | |
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| The State of Augmented Reality Technology | |
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| The State of Augmented Reality Content Development | |
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| Why Consider the Future? | |
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| Trends in Augmented Reality | |
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| Trends Toward Mobile Augmented Reality Applications | |
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| A Trend Away from Specialized Fiducial Markers | |
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| A Trend Toward improved Tracking and Hybrid Tracking Technologies | |
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| A Trend Toward Less Encumbrance with Augmented Reality Systems | |
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| A Trend Toward Display to More Senses with Augmented Reality Systems | |
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| A Trend Toward Higher Fidelity Representations and Displays | |
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| A Slow Trend Toward Projection Augmented Reality Systems | |
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| A Trend Toward More Control Being Done in the Real World | |
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| A Trend Toward Multiperson Applications and Private Applications | |
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| A Trend Toward Applications with Readily Swappable Content | |
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| A Trend Toward Repositories of Augmented Reality Content and Applications | |
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| A Trend Toward More Application Areas | |
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| A Trend Toward Ubiquitous Content and Channels of Augmentations | |
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| A Trend Toward New Mechanisms for Augmentation Discovery | |
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| A Trend Toward Easy-to-Use Authoring Tools for Augmented Reality Experiences | |
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| A Trend Toward Attention to Disabilities and Challenges | |
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| A Trend Toward Better, More Formal Evaluation of Augmented Reality Experiences | |
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| Intellectual Property in Augmented Reality Applications | |
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| Summary | |
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| Index | |