{"id":60863,"date":"2017-10-07T07:00:08","date_gmt":"2017-10-07T11:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=60863"},"modified":"2017-10-06T17:42:25","modified_gmt":"2017-10-06T21:42:25","slug":"augmented-reality-plus-several-other-items-re-ar-vr-mr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2017\/10\/07\/augmented-reality-plus-several-other-items-re-ar-vr-mr\/","title":{"rendered":"Augmented Reality & Virtual Reality applications for education and the enterprise; plus several other items re: AR, VR, & MR"},"content":{"rendered":"

Augmented Reality apps for iOS 11<\/strong><\/a> — from appadvice.com<\/p>\n

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AR in the Enterprise: How the Technology Can Benefit Your Business<\/strong> <\/a>— from blog.metavision.com by Lis Owuor<\/p>\n

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3 Ways AR Can Benefit the Enterprise:
\n<\/strong>1. Advanced ways to interact with data and training materials: In today\u2019s world of Big Data, knowledge workers, manufacturing employees, and others are required to take on a number of data-intensive tasks: accessing, analyzing, and acting on large quantities of information, all while tackling the everyday collaboration and communication tasks of a normal work day. For employees in a number of industries, AR has the potential to be a game-changer in how employees interact with and share information because the technology overlays digital information over a user\u2019s view of the real world.
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\n2. Increased sales opportunities: For those brands who want to deliver richer customer experiences and increase sales, AR offers plenty of opportunities to transform the way that ustomers purchase products.
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\n3. Enhanced model visualization: One useful ability of AR\u2019s technological potential for the enterprise revolves around its 3D technology.<\/p>\n

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Smart glasses stage new experiences for deaf theater fans<\/strong><\/a> — from cnet.com by <\/span>Katie Collins
\nLondon’s National Theatre is using augmented reality to make its performances more accessible for hard of hearing customers.<\/em><\/p>\n

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It’s something the theater is hoping to change with the help of Epson’s latest smart glasses. This week it launched a trial that will see deaf and hearing-impaired customers supplied with the eyewear, which displays subtitles in their field of vision wherever they’re sitting.<\/p>\n

“The problem we’re aiming to solve is the lack of choice and the customer experience — it’s twofold,” Jonathan Suffolk, the theater’s technical director, said in an interview. The smart glass tech, he said, “gives customers the chance to come anytime they want, matinee or evening, and sit anywhere they want in any size theater.”<\/p>\n

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Augmented Reality Apps for Education<\/strong><\/a> — from virtualrealitypop.com by Derek Baird<\/p>\n

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Like other technologies, AR has the potential to be a powerful constructivist learning technology that supports the personalized learning goals of students by bringing scannable content to life in an engaging and cost effective manner.<\/p>\n

For a generation that\u2019s been raised on interactive technologies, bringing AR into the classroom and curriculum can also help encourage active engagement and contribute to student retention.
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\nHere are a few top picks for introducing and creating AR experiences in the classroom.<\/p>\n

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Designing for Presence in VR, Part 1: Introduction<\/strong><\/a> — from virtualrealitypop.com by Aki J\u00e4rvinen<\/p>\n

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I strongly believe that presence is the quality that makes Virtual Reality unique as a medium. Yet, analytical approaches to presence from a creative standpoint have been lacking. Let\u2019s fix that.<\/p>\n

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Microsoft & Ford Demonstrate AR’s Potential for Innovation in Enterprises<\/strong> <\/a>— from next.reality.news by Tommy Palladino<\/p>\n

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