Chapter 8AR Apps

A new generation of AR apps are transforming industries and changing the way we approach retail, education, health care, entertainment, and creativity. However, as these massive changes take place AR developers need to be looking for opportunities to build experiences that solve real user problems and move away from contrived gimmicks. In this chapter we approach this nascent territory by exploring two use cases for AR applications in the fields of creative production and retail shopping.

AR Applications

The future of AR has always held out the promise of enhancing our lives by helping us to make sense of the world around us and do this by imbuing the experience of that world with a rich layer of contextual information. The ...

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