Module 5: Teaching with Technology
INTRODUCTION TO VIRTUAL EXPERIENCES IN THE CLASSROOM
Introduction to Augmented Reality
Download the following files for use in class:
Virtual Experiences -- AR.pptx
What is augmented reality?
- Augmented reality (AR): Interaction of overlaid audio, graphics, text, and other virtual elements on a real-world environment displayed in real-time (Green, Green, & Brown, 2017).
- Augmented reality involves superimposing a computer-generated image on a user’s view of the real world (Dictionary.com).
How do AR objects work?
- The AR objects are either scanned into digitizing software or created through computer-assisted design (CAD) software.
- The augmented object, situated within an image of the real world, has the capacity to appear more real to the user when compared with virtual reality, in which the user is immersed in a completely computer-generated environment.
- The user can manipulate and explore the object in an interactive environment.
What are "markers?"
- Markers: Some type of object over which the AR artifact is digitally mapped. The marker can be a QR code, a diagram of some content, or an object (such as a Merge Cube).
- Markerless: An AR artifact is placed in an open space or on an existing objects (such as a table).
Introduction to Virtual Reality
Virtual reality involves a computer-generated simulation of a three-dimensional image or environment that can be interacted with in a seemingly real or physical way by a person using special electronic equipment, such as a helmet with a screen inside or gloves fitted with sensors (dictionary.com).
