Handheld augmented reality

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Handheld augmented reality
Lego Masters AR Builder.jpg

Handheld augmented reality, also known as smartphone augmented reality is augmented reality done using a smartphone or other handheld device, like a tablet, or originally a PDA or palmtop.

It is enabled for example using Apple's ARKit or Google's ARCore.

History[edit]

The originating research project of handheld augmented reality was Chameleon. Chameleon introduced the "eye-in-hand" concept for a handheld device that had a screen that provided a window or port-hole into a large virtual space.[1]

Marker based AR[edit]

Fiducial marker based smartphone AR is an augmented reality tracking system that is an optical system (a camera based system) that uses fiducial markers.

It is marker-based tracking that is on a smartphone.

Examples[edit]

Applications[edit]

A 3DBrush screenshot, showing some things that have been drawn

3DBrush is an augmented reality drawing app for smartphones.[2]

References[edit]

  1. Fitzmaurice, George; Buxton, William (1994). "The Chameleon: spatially aware palmtop computers". ACM Press. p. 451–452. doi:10.1145/259963.260460. ISBN 978-0-89791-651-6. http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?doid=259963.260460.
  2. https://3dbrush.com/