What is augmented reality? How AR works - simply explained

Basic concept of augmented reality

Augmented Reality (AR) means the perception of reality with the help of a computer-supported extension - for example a cell phone.
Often, however, this is only understood to mean the visual representation of information, as can be seen in museums, for example, with pictures with additional information displayed.
Apps that translate text directly from an image into a language are also a form of augmented reality.
In addition, this has been used in sports television broadcasts for some time, for example to represent the distance of a free kick in football using a line.
In contrast to virtual reality, the basic concept of augmented reality is only for the additional presentation of information and not for immersion in another world.
Augmented reality can address all human sensory modalities and is therefore very versatile.

Augmented Reality can be used in almost every area to make tasks easier. Here are some ways to put augmented reality into practice:

Augmented reality can be used when building buildings to calculate and display the stability of the building.
In medicine, it can be used to give the operating doctor insight into the organs.
Augmented reality could be seen in everyday life in the form of head-up displays in cars that make navigation easier.
With the help of AR software it is also possible to place pieces of furniture virtually in an apartment or to view them in the form of a hologram-like representation.
AR could also be a useful aid for search teams. This would make it easier to search through collapsed buildings and find signs of life more easily.
AR is even helpful for scientific areas such as geology. Maps could be displayed with a 3D hologram and rock layers could be drawn in more easily.

In the next article you can find out about the most practical areas of application for augmented reality.