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Augmented-reality technology certainly is an attention-grabber. Microsoft got all trendy when it announced its version of AR goggles in January, just as Facebook did last spring when it paid $2 billion for the maker of the Oculus Rift AR headset. Even Justin Bieber got into the AR game to reach out to his "Bielieber" fan base. The Augmented Reality/Image Recognition market amounts to about 60 million users globally. Though one doesn't usually equate augmented reality and search functionalities Abovitz shared his vision of a future where his company's technology—which is focused on using augmented reality to enhance the real world by creating virtual 3-D objects—will make users leave behind smartphones and transition into using AR headsets. The fields of AR and 3D printing are remarkably symbiotic as well Click here for more information on registering for the Meta Augmented Reality Hackathon. Is this a hackathon you are interested in attending? How do you see augmented reality progressing OtherSide has announced that it is researching Augmented Reality for use in Underworld Ascendant. AR is different from Virtual Reality, in that it supplements your view of the real world rather than immersing you in a virtual world. In a blog post Microsoft's recently announced futuristic holographic headset may pose a health risk to users, according to the CEO of Magic Leap, a secretive augmented-reality startup and newfound rival to Microsoft in the burgeoning AR space. Microsoft's HoloLens uses .

The augmented (AR) and virtual reality (VR) markets are seeing much action, from new devices and new content, to existing content adapting to make use of the new medium, according to ABI Research (www.abirsearch.com). Head Mounted Displays (HMDs The Wall Street Journal recently published an article stating “Augmented Reality Finally Starts to Gain Traction”; however it also emphasises that there are several issues holding it back. The problems include poor labelling of material that has AR For those who do not delve too deeply into the technological world, AR is an acronym for augmented reality, a concept that has not only excited most scientists, but almost anyone who happens upon the subject. Augmented reality is an enhanced version of At GDC today, a number of VR and AR developers gathered in a casual forum moderated by Chris Pruett, who does developer relations for Oculus VR. What followed was an interesting jam session as creative minds shared their ideas, triumphs, and frustrations .