Augmented Reality

What is Augmented Reality?

The word "augment" means to increase, extend, or make better. Augmented reality can be understood as a form of virtual reality where the real world is expanded or enhanced through the use of virtual elements, usually overlaying those elements on the view of the real world through the use of a visual device.

AR can work in several different ways and is used for many different reasons, but in most cases AR virtual objects are overlaid on and tracked in a view of the real world, creating the illusion that they occupy the same space. AR devices have a display, input device, sensor, and processor. These devices can be monitors, head-mounted displays, eyeglasses, contact lenses, gaming consoles, and even smartphones, among others. Sound and touch feedback can be included in an AR system as well as through other non-visual methods and devices.

 I tired those AR app's below and i want to talk about JigSpace App today.

JigSpace is a AR camera application as you can guess. It is the best AR application for education i guess. It actually resembles the items at teaches you how they work. Basically here is some screenshots from the application.

It is far the best teaching AR application in the business. It is very usefull for engineering and medical students. But not too much usefull for us English Language Teachers. Because we don't have to teach how the electronic items work or the organs work. We have to teach grammer and vocabulary and etc.

We can use Augmented Reality apps to teach words. When we scan the word "Train" a train can appear and this is how we can use it to teach words. Other than that we can use it with gamification.  There would be items popped up on application and we can match it with the description on them. As a alternative, teachers can play a game where each day a student has to record a difficult word he learns. These difficult words could then be attached to the word wall and anyone could scan them with their smartphones. This will improve the vocabulary of students, thereby making the learning more exciting.Along with incredible advantages to industries, such as construction, museums, manufacturing, and entertainment, AR in education can make the teaching and the learning process more fun-loving and satisfying.It would make the lessens more fun and attract students attraction.

And as last... Here is our group work prepared via LeoARCamera APP.