Introduction to Augmented Reality

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Augmented Reality

Definition
 Augmented reality (AR) is a live, direct or indirect,
view of a physical, real-world environment whose
elements are augmented by computer-generated
sensory input such as sound, video, graphics or GPS
data.
 It is related to a more general concept called mediated
reality, in which a view of reality is modified (possibly
even diminished rather than augmented) by a computer.
 As a result, the technology functions by enhancing one’s
current perception of reality

Technology
Hardware
 Hardware components for augmented reality are:
processor, display, sensors and input devices.
Modern mobile computing devices like smartphones
and tablet computers contain these elements which
often include a camera and MEMS sensors such as
accelerometer, GPS, and solid state compass, making
them suitable AR platforms.

Technology
Head-mounted
 A head-mounted display (HMD) is a display device
paired to a headset such as a harness or helmet.
 HMDs place images of both the physical world and
virtual objects over the user's field of view.
 Modern HMDs often employ sensors for six degrees
of freedom monitoring that allow the system to align
virtual information to the physical world and adjust
accordingly with the user's head movements.
 HMDs can provide users immersive, mobile and
collaborative AR experiences.

Applications
Archaeology
 AR can be used to aid archaeological research, by
augmenting archaeological features onto the modern
landscape, enabling archaeologists to formulate
conclusions about site placement and configuration.
 Another application given to AR in this field is the
possibility for users to rebuild ruins, buildings, or
even landscapes as they formerly existed.[

Applications
Commerce
 AR can enhance product previews such as allowing a customer
to view what's inside a product's packaging without opening
it.
 AR can also be used as an aid in selecting products from a
catalog or through a kiosk. Scanned images of products can
activate views of additional content such as customization
options and additional images of the product in its use.
 AR is used to integrate print and video marketing. Printed
marketing material can be designed with certain "trigger"
images that, when scanned by an AR enabled device using
image recognition, activate a video version of the promotional
material.

Applications
Education
 Augmented reality applications can complement a standard
curriculum. Text, graphics, video and audio can be superimposed
into a student’s real time environment.
 Textbooks, flashcards and other educational reading material can
contain embedded “markers” that, when scanned by an AR device,
produce supplementary information to the student rendered in a
multimedia format.
 Students can participate interactively with computer generated
simulations of historical events, exploring and learning details of
each significant area of the event site.
 AR can aide students in understanding chemistry by allowing them
to visualize the spatial structure of a molecule and interact with a
virtual model of it that appears, in a camera image, positioned at a
marker held in their hand.

Case1 – The webcam social shopper
 Zugara’s award winning online merchandising software, The
Webcam Social Shopper (WSS), is now available as an official
module for PrestaShop’s apparel merchants worldwide.
 The module provides PrestaShop’s apparel retailers with
immediate integration of a piece of software that turns their
shopper’s webcams into interactive mirrors, instantaneously
providing a more fun, visual and social experience.
 To do this WSS uses a webcam’s live video feed, a motion
capture interface, AR and Facebook/Twitter integration to
replicate that offline moment at the rack where a young
shopper holds a dress or blouse up to herself, turns to a friend
(or the mirror) and asks “what do you think, is this me?”

THE SHOPPER’S WSS EXPERIENCE
1) The shopper is interested in an item, but not sure
she wants to buy it yet. So she clicks on a call to
action on the retailer’s product detail page.

 2) An overlay is launched, her webcam is activated
and the she takes a few steps away from her
computer.

 3) The dress she was looking at is instantly placed
right in front of her. Now she can have that “at the
rack moment” and better judge if the color and style
are right for her.

 4) Using just her motions, she can now snap photos
and see additional colors of the dress.
 5) Finally, sharing her photos (so she can find out
what her friends think) is incredibly easy.

What will drive the uptake of AR?
 Quite simply, the increased usage of smart mobile devices like
the iPhone, Blackberry, Kindle, iPad etc. There is a lot of
discussion about the shift from desktop to mobile and the
prediction that in several years time e-commerce will be
dominated by mobile browsing.
 The latest data from ComScore shows a 30% increase in social
networking traffic among smartphone users in the past 12
months – so mobile is already driving social media usage.
 Research from Forrester shows that iPhone users are
more affluent than users of other smartphones, therefore have
a high propensity to respond to relevant retail offers direct to
their phone.
 The average internet usage for an iPhone user is 100MB, x30
larger than on other phones. And we all know about the
obsession with the iPhone App Store.

Where can it be applied for retail?
 High street retailers can develop a Store Finder
mobile app that overlays local store information on
interactive maps – perhaps an aggregation of all major
brands would provide cost efficiency.
 Dynamic contextual advertising that displays offers
and promotions based on the location and profile of the
mobile user (e.g. iPhone user gets different message
than Blackberry user) – next step on from voucher code
sites.
 Serving customer reviews to mobile devices to
facilitate decision making on the move.
 Dynamically generating cross and up-sell
recommendations based on scanning a barcode in-
store on your mobile phone.
 For the fashion industry, improving modeling of
clothes from home to help make purchase decisions –
increased accuracy should also help reduce returns.

Where can it be applied for retail?
 For the DIY industry, enabling customers to create 3D
maps of their own rooms and then visually render color
schemes and furniture to help with DIY projects.
 Local tourist boards can create mobile maps of the region
with key tourist hotspots, attractions and services – whilst
free of charge they benefit the economy by encouraging
spending.
 Museums could create virtual tours so that visitors are not
reliant on a guided tour/headsets – for a download fee, you
can launch the virtual tour which overlays commentary and
content based on your location within the museum.
 In publishing, AR could be used to enrich the
consumption of content to increase brand engagement,
essential in such a competitive market.

B2B marketing case study
The Challenge
 Datacraft in Singapore organizes several training
workshops and seminars round the year for partner sales
engineers and managers.
 These events saw a gradual but consistent decline in
participation.
 Furthermore, they found it increasingly difficult to keep
the audience engaged for the whole duration of 3-hour
long sessions.
 Datacraft was looking for a solution to boost attendance,
increase engagement levels and retain audience interest
till the end of the event.

The solution
 GetIT Comms developed and implemented a Reason-to-
Stay (RTS) solution based on Augmented Reality (AR) –
the simplicity of idea was in a postcard carrying a cryptic
design with a note inviting the attendees to flash it at a
camera placed in a booth at the end of the event to win
themselves a surprise gift.
 When the design is flashed at the camera, a virtual gift
would pop out of the screen with a virtual 3D feel, and
the attendee wins what he/she sees.
 Attempts were made to personalize the experience for
each attendee to the extent possible.

The Impact
 GetIT Comms’ Reason-to-Stay (RTS) solution raised
considerable curiosity and interest among the attendees;
they were delighted by an idea that was futuristic, the
extent of personalization, and the novelty value it held
for the content was unlike any of its peer events.
 Not only did the participation remain active till the end
of the event, word of this unique initiative also spread
among their partner community driving up attendance at
future events.
 Recognizing the success, other country teams also
expressed interest in incorporate AR element in their
events.

Indonesia -Toyota Yaris
 Toyota’s print ad on Kompas went AR. It’s a smart
way to maximize the ad space, isn’t it?
 AR&Co, the company which developed the campaign
is the first & leading augmented reality in Indonesia
with strong partnership with Total Immersion.

China – Pringles
 Axis3D developed an online football game for
Pringles in China with the help of Total Immersion.
 This AR experience provides an unique human
interface to control the football player using the
Pringles packaging.

Additional reference
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