Augmented reality, combining real world views and digital information, is not particularly new, but it is still considered in its infancy. The technology has been used in a variety of ways, from GPS ...

We’ve read old-fashioned printed books, e-books, and then audiobooks. Now, another book format, a-books, is making the news. A-books, short for augmented reality books, are soon to enter the ...

Although it was published in 2011, University of Texas of the Permian Basin professor Tom Hohstadt’s book “The Age of Virtual Reality” has gained momentum recently being named one of 20-plus ...

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To understand the practical challenges of indoor augmented reality applications on smartphones, researchers conducted 113 hours of extensive experiments and case studies over 316 patterns to determine ...

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