History

The first 50 (or so) years of AR

Surprisingly enough, augmented reality has been in the works for several decades before sprouting to what it is today.

Cars, cosmetics, and cultural institutions have all played a role.

Augmented reality has come a long way from a science-fiction concept to a science-based reality. Until recently the costs of augmented reality were so substantial that designers could only dream of working on design projects that involved it – today things have changed and augmented reality is even available on the mobile handset. That means design for augmented reality is now an option for all shapes and sizes of UX designers.Augmented reality is a view of the real, physical world in which elem...

Scroll through the 60-year history of augmented reality (AR) in this interactive timeline.

In this chapter from Augmented Reality: Principles and Practice, Dieter Schmalstieg and Tobias Hollerer provide an introduction to the research field and practical occurrences of augmented reality, present a brief history of the field, take you on a whirlwind tour of AR application examples, and conclude with a discussion of related fields.

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We've seen the prototypes that led Google to Glass, but there are many devices that predate Mountain View's smart specs, and Augmented World Expo in Santa Cla...