Augmented Reality in VR

VR is actually completely virtual. AR is real world setting. Users using AR can manage their visibility in the real world. VR users will be controlled by the system. Unlike AR, which can be accessed with just a smartphone, VR requires a headset device.

What is AR in VR?

• Augmented Reality / Virtual Reality Describes computer-generated simulations
• It will be either fully encapsulate (VR) or integrate the real world (AR).
• You can walk about in the actual world using AR applications. Because you cannot see your surroundings when using VR.

How does augmented reality works?

What are augmented reality & virtual reality?

AUGMENTED REALITY (AR) typically enhances your surroundings by adding digital features to a live view.

VIRTUAL REALITY (VR) is an entirely immersive experience that substitutes a virtual environment for the actual world.

How does augmented reality works on mobile?

• If you come across an augmented reality application today, it will usually be in the form of a mobile phone app.
• Due to the need for any additional hardware, any smartphone owner has access to hundreds of augmented reality programmes on iPhone or Android mobile phones.
• On their smartphone or tablet, the AR user opens an application.
• Most augmented reality applications have a fairly simple design.
• The user only needs to point their cell phone or other device at a point of interest and wait for the application to display further context on the screen.

What are all the challenges for AR VR?

There are two type of challenges. They are,

1.TECHNOLOGY CHALLENGES

Limited mobile processing capability

• Although mobile devices have limited computing power, it is difficult to connect a user to a desktop or server.

Limited mobile bandwidth

• Mobile phone bandwidth is still typically insufficient to provide the required real-time video processing, with cloud-based computing's strong potential to solve the mobile processing bottleneck. With increased mobile bandwidth, this is probably going to change.

Complex development

• The design and creation of an AR or VR application is expensive and difficult.

2.BUSINESS CHALLENGES

Hardware inconvenience

• Programmers will require easier-to-use development tools to have access to these technologies.

Building a business model

• Many AR and VR applications outside of video games are still in the early phases of development and lack commercial viability.

Security & privacy issues

• The backlash against the first version of Google Glass demonstrated that the general public is still sceptical about the spread of cameras and their potential privacy concerns.

How is augmented reality used in our life?

The majority of augmented reality's current use cases are in the commercial and corporate sectors. Key instances include:

What are the components of AR?

Depending on the method of uses, augmented reality can have several elements, but the following are the most popular ones, sorted by hardware and software. The basis of augmented reality is made up of several hardware elements.

Processor:

• For augmented reality to appear to be a part of the real world, it needs a lot of processing power to build the necessary imagery and position it in the right places.

Display:

• In augmented reality, images are formed and then filled with data on a display. Depending on the application, this can take on several shapes.

Mobile handheld device:

• The most popular way to view AR hologram graphics is probably on a tablet or smartphone screen. The live video hologram produced by the camera lens is pointed at a subject of interest by the user, and AR data is superimposed on it.

Wearable device:

• Smart glasses that are made to seem like regular spectacles but also have a small display that is only visible to the wearer.

Automotive HUDs:

• HUDs, or heads-up displays, are technologies that use the windscreen of your car as a screen. An image is projected by a device, including directions and speed.

Others:

• In the future, more cutting-edge technologies could become practical, including systems that can display a picture directly into the retina and smart contact lenses.

Camera:

• The camera, which is the main sensor needed for AR to work, sends live video to the processor, which identifies important aspects of the surroundings on which the AR data is layered.

Input devices:

• It's frequently not possible for a user who is on the go to enter commands into a computer.

Image registration:

• Software that uses information from a photographic representation of the environment to identify various real-world coordinates and items there.

3D rendering:

• The real environment has been mapped and classified, and the final step is to add augmented reality data on top of it.

Content management :

• A system that keeps a database of virtual objects and 3D models is part of content management, a back-end technology.

Interface :

• Whether it’s a video game or a technical management tool, the interface is the intermediary between the user and the video representation of the augmented reality environment.

Development toolkits:

• In order to provide programmers with a framework for creating AR apps on the platform of their choice, both open source and proprietary technologies are used.

Advantages of Augmented reality

There are ‘5’ most common benefits of augmented reality. They are,

• Improving the quality of production process
• Reducing production & service costs in the field
• Refining training and skills sharing
• Improve industrial safety standards
• Optimising the process of product assembly.