The Horizon Report 2011

I read the Horizon Report with great interest. It was the first time I even heard of it. I find it interesting as it directly relates to my job as an ITRT and it applies directly to my project for EDET 650, Augmented Reality. The Roar project was my first introduction to AR, but after reading the Horizon Report, I realized that there is so much more to AR.  I discovered that various forms been around for more than 30 years! I learned that the Roar project is based on "gravimetrics", which means that it is position based and it uses GPS on a mobile device.  There is another type of AR that is image based and they can detect and interpret gestures and postures as commands. This is an excited new development! I believe we are witnessing the beginning of a huge development in the world of technology. It will not only have many uses in industry but I am especially excited about its use in education. AR is an active technology. Most technologies in the classrooms now are more passive. The program prompts the student to make a selection on a computer screen while the student sits strapped to their seat, because the computer is too heavy to carry around. But AR will require students to be up and out of their seats moving around in space. AR can bring images to life in 3D, which is becoming so popular these days. Students will no longer be satisfied with flat, 2 demensional images. Books will no longer be flat when the students place them under a document camera that brings the characters to life in 3D! I can't wait to see where the field of Augmented Reality leads!