Augmented Reality layers data on physical space to enhance our ability to see richness that is there but often hidden. Applications for marketing, gaming, education and entertainment are obvious. But can AR help us improve the planet as well? [via Mariamz]:
We move faster and faster in our cyber age, all knowing, ever-connected, always-on. Augmented reality beckons: the devices in our pockets become more powerful and our ability to connect digitally everywhere excites and exhilarates whilst pushing the odd few over the edge into internet rehab. Yet something else is happening scarily fast, something only the most obstinate dare deny.
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September 7, 2009 at 11:07 am
AR can help us by providing new ways to interact with the environment both as curious observers and citizen scientists. You might take a look at some projects at http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~swhite for some examples of using AR to identify and collect information about plants or visualize air quality.