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Multimedia Computing Systems and Virtual Reality

Author : Rajeev Tiwari
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1000541134
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book Multimedia Computing Systems and Virtual Reality written by Rajeev Tiwari and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2022-04-05 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most events and activities in today's world are ordinarily captured using photos, videos and other multimedia content. Such content has some limitation of storing data and fetching them effectively. Three-dimensional continuous PC animation is the most proper media to simulate these occasions and activities. This book focuses on futuristic trends and innovations in multimedia systems using big data, IoT and cloud technologies. The authors present recent advancements in multimedia systems as they relate to various application areas such as healthcare services and agriculture-related industries. The authors also discuss human-machine interface design, graphics modelling, rendering/animation, image/graphics techniques/systems and visualization. They then go on to explore multimedia content adaptation for interoperable delivery. Finally, the book covers cultural heritage, philosophical/ethical/societal/international issues, standards-related virtual technology and multimedia uses. This book is intended for computer engineers and computer scientists developing applications for multimedia and virtual reality and professionals working in object design and visualization, transformation, modelling and animation of the real world. Features: Focuses on futuristic trends and innovations in multimedia systems using big data, IoT and cloud technologies Offers opportunity for state-of-the-art approaches, methodologies and systems, and innovative use of multimedia-based emerging technology services in different application areas Discusses human-machine interface design, graphics modelling, rendering/animation, image/graphics techniques/systems and visualization Covers cultural heritage, philosophical/ethical/societal/international issues, standards-related virtual technology and multimedia uses Explores multimedia content adaptation for interoperable delivery and recent advancements in multimedia systems in context to various application areas such as healthcare services and agriculture-related fields Rajeev Tiwari is a Senior Associate Professor in the School of Computer Science at the University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun, India. Neelam Duhan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Engineering at J. C. Bose University of Science and Technology, YMCA, Faridabad, India. Mamta Mittal has 18 years of teaching experience, and her research areas include data mining, big data, machine learning, soft computing and data structure. Abhineet Anand is a Professor in the Computer Science and Engineering Department at Chitkara University, Punjab, India. Muhammad Attique Khan is a lecturer of the Computer Science Department at HITEC University, Taxila, Pakistan.

Multimedia Computing Systems and Virtual Reality

Author : Rajeev Tiwari
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1000541096
Total Pages : 297 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book Multimedia Computing Systems and Virtual Reality written by Rajeev Tiwari and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2022-04-05 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most events and activities in today's world are ordinarily captured using photos, videos and other multimedia content. Such content has some limitation of storing data and fetching them effectively. Three-dimensional continuous PC animation is the most proper media to simulate these occasions and activities. This book focuses on futuristic trends and innovations in multimedia systems using big data, IoT and cloud technologies. The authors present recent advancements in multimedia systems as they relate to various application areas such as healthcare services and agriculture-related industries. The authors also discuss human-machine interface design, graphics modelling, rendering/animation, image/graphics techniques/systems and visualization. They then go on to explore multimedia content adaptation for interoperable delivery. Finally, the book covers cultural heritage, philosophical/ethical/societal/international issues, standards-related virtual technology and multimedia uses. This book is intended for computer engineers and computer scientists developing applications for multimedia and virtual reality and professionals working in object design and visualization, transformation, modelling and animation of the real world. Features: Focuses on futuristic trends and innovations in multimedia systems using big data, IoT and cloud technologies Offers opportunity for state-of-the-art approaches, methodologies and systems, and innovative use of multimedia-based emerging technology services in different application areas Discusses human-machine interface design, graphics modelling, rendering/animation, image/graphics techniques/systems and visualization Covers cultural heritage, philosophical/ethical/societal/international issues, standards-related virtual technology and multimedia uses Explores multimedia content adaptation for interoperable delivery and recent advancements in multimedia systems in context to various application areas such as healthcare services and agriculture-related fields

Multimedia and Sensory Input for Augmented, Mixed, and Virtual Reality

Author : Tyagi, Amit Kumar
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1799847047
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (998 download)

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Download or read book Multimedia and Sensory Input for Augmented, Mixed, and Virtual Reality written by Tyagi, Amit Kumar and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2021-01-08 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Augmented and virtual reality (AR and VR) offer exciting opportunities for human computer interaction (HCI), the enhancement of places, and new business cases. Though VR is most popular for video games, especially among younger generations, AR and VR can also be used in applications that include military, medical, navigational, tourism, marketing, and maintenance uses. Research in these technologies along with 3D user interfaces has gained momentum in recent years and has solidified it as a staple technology for the foreseeable future. Multimedia and Sensory Input for Augmented, Mixed, and Virtual Reality includes a collection of business case studies covering a variety of topics related to AR, VR, and mixed reality (MR) including their use in possible applications. This book also touches on the diverse uses of AR and VR in many industries and discusses their importance, challenges, and opportunities. While discussing the use these technologies in sectors such as education, healthcare, and computer science, this book is ideal for computer scientists, engineers, practitioners, stakeholders, researchers, academicians, and students who are interested in the latest research on augmented, mixed, and virtual reality.

Multimedia and Virtual Reality Engineering

Author : Richard Brice
Publisher : Butterworth-Heinemann
ISBN 13 : 9780750629874
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (298 download)

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Download or read book Multimedia and Virtual Reality Engineering written by Richard Brice and published by Butterworth-Heinemann. This book was released on 1997-10-17 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the complete practical introduction to virtual reality and multimedia for those wishing to build systems. It covers the foundations and engineering needed to design and construct projects incorporating video, audio and textural elements and including the use of the latest hardware, to create an artificial world for education, information or entertainment. Production and authoring platforms are described, computer animation and hypertext are covered, but those looking for pages of software listings and computerspeak will be disappointed. This book is about the nuts and bolts: sound and video cards, head mounted displays, CrystalEyes glasses, other 3D glasses for entertainment, audio and video production, and realistic auditory and visual stimulation including stereoscopy. The creation of Cyberspace, and strategies to achieve a complete Cyberatmosphere are presented. Three-dimensional sound generation and video techniques that have never previously been published are revealed. This is the handbook for anyone working in the industry, or hoping to enter it. It also provides a guide for those hoping to 'cross-fertilise' the industry, coming from audio, video, computing or engineering backgrounds. A complete technical guide to MM and VR Includes a Hypertext edition of the book with added audio and graphics on CD Hardware, software, video and never before published 3D audio techniques covered

Multimedia and Virtual Reality

Author : Alistair Sutcliffe
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 1135644365
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (356 download)

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Download or read book Multimedia and Virtual Reality written by Alistair Sutcliffe and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2003-02-26 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is primarily a summary of research done over 10 years in multimedia and virtual reality, which fits within a wider interest of exploiting psychological theory to improve the process of designing interactive systems. The subject matter lies firmly within the field of HCI, with some cross-referencing to software engineering. Extending Sutcliffe's views on the design process to more complex interfaces that have evolved in recent years, this book: *introduces the background to multisensory user interfaces and surveys the design issues and previous HCI research in these areas; *explains the basic psychology for design of multisensory user interfaces, including the Interactive Cognitive Subsystems cognitive model; *describes elaborations of Norman's models of action for multimedia and VR, relates these models to the ICS cognitive model, and explains how the models can be applied to predict the design features necessary for successful interaction; *provides a design process from requirements, user and domain analysis, to design of representation in media or virtual worlds and facilities for user interaction therein; *covers usability evaluation for multisensory interfaces by extending existing well-known HCI approaches of heuristic evaluation and observational usability testing; and *presents two special application areas for multisensory interfaces: educational applications and virtual prototyping for design refinement.

Virtual Reality Market Place

Author : Sandra K. Helsel
Publisher : Mecklermedia Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9780887369261
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (692 download)

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Download or read book Virtual Reality Market Place written by Sandra K. Helsel and published by Mecklermedia Corporation. This book was released on 1993 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive annual directory of vendors, products and services in the fields of multimedia computing and virtual reality computing systems. Indexes by geographical location of firm, subject area of vendor's activities, product type, and contact names and numbers are included.

Intelligent Multimedia Computing Science

Author : Cyrus F. Nourani
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Intelligent Multimedia Computing Science written by Cyrus F. Nourani and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intelligent Multimedia Computing Science is an interdisciplinary field combining the arts, sciences, artificial intelligence, computer science, mathematics, and the humanities. The field presented is deeply rooted in Al, mathematical logic and models, modern communications, computer, and human sciences. Academic digital media studies are at times a partnership among Arts and Sciences, Computer Science, and Mathematics. The new fields encompass the intelligent and cognitive aspects of media arts and sciences, exploring the technical, cognitive, and aesthetic bases to human multimedia intelligence and its computation, the applications to business intelligence, model discovery, data mines and intelligent data bases, and IT. The monograph is a technical and practical book to the popular audience, to the business minded professionals, and to all groups wanting to be on an intelligent bearing to the new field.

Digital Media: The Future

Author : John Vince
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9781852332464
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (324 download)

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Download or read book Digital Media: The Future written by John Vince and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2000-03-29 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume presents state-of-the-art research from a wide area of subjects brought about by the digital convergence of computing, television, telecommunications and the World-Wide Web. It represents a unique snapshot of trends across a wide range of subjects including virtual environments; virtual reality; telepresence; human-computer interface design; interactivity; avatars; and the Internet. Both researchers and practitioners will find it an invaluable source of reference.

Multimedia Computing and Systems

Author : International Conference on Multimedia Computing and Systems
Publisher : Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers(IEEE)
ISBN 13 : 9780769502533
Total Pages : 972 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (25 download)

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Download or read book Multimedia Computing and Systems written by International Conference on Multimedia Computing and Systems and published by Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers(IEEE). This book was released on 1999 with total page 972 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This two-volume set contains the proceedings of the June 1999 conference devoted to presenting and exploring scientific and technological advancements, innovations, opportunities, and solutions in Multimedia applications. Among other topics, the 318 contributions cover quality of service, network management and distributed multimedia systems, video compression, web and video servers, virtual and augmented reality, computer graphics and animation, multimodal interaction and usability, content-based retrieval from image and video databases, authoring tools, software engineering technologies for multimedia, electronic commerce, and educational, cultural heritage and medical applications. Contains an author index but no subject index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).

Multimedia for Accessible Human Computer Interfaces

Author : Troy McDaniel
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030707164
Total Pages : 311 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (37 download)

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Download or read book Multimedia for Accessible Human Computer Interfaces written by Troy McDaniel and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-08-26 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book Multimedia for Accessible Human Computer Interfaces is to be the first resource to provide in-depth coverage on topical areas of multimedia computing (images, video, audio, speech, haptics, VR/AR, etc.) for accessible and inclusive human computer interfaces. Topics are grouped into thematic areas spanning the human senses: Vision, Hearing, Touch, as well as Multimodal applications. Each chapter is written by different multimedia researchers to provide complementary and multidisciplinary perspectives. Unlike other related books, which focus on guidelines for designing accessible interfaces, or are dated in their coverage of cutting edge multimedia technologies, Multimedia for Accessible Human Computer Interfaces takes an application-oriented approach to present a tour of how the field of multimedia is advancing access to human computer interfaces for individuals with disabilities. Under Theme 1 “Vision-based Technologies for Accessible Human Computer Interfaces”, multimedia technologies to enhance access to interfaces through vision will be presented including: “A Framework for Gaze-contingent Interfaces”, “Sign Language Recognition”, “Fusion-based Image Enhancement and its Applications in Mobile Devices”, and “Open-domain Textual Question Answering Systems”. Under Theme 2 “Auditory Technologies for Accessible Human Computer Interfaces”, multimedia technologies to enhance access to interfaces through hearing will be presented including: “Speech Recognition for Individuals with Voice Disorders” and “Socially Assistive Robots for Storytelling and Other Activities to Support Aging in Place”. Under Theme 3 “Haptic Technologies for Accessible Human Computer Interfaces”, multimedia technologies to enhance access to interfaces through haptics will be presented including: “Accessible Smart Coaching Technologies Inspired by Elderly Requisites” and “Haptic Mediators for Remote Interpersonal Communication”. Under Theme 4 “Multimodal Technologies for Accessible Human Computer Interfaces”, multimedia technologies to enhance access to interfaces through multiple modalities will be presented including: “Human-Machine Interfaces for Socially Connected Devices: From Smart Households to Smart Cities” and “Enhancing Situational Awareness and Kinesthetic Assistance for Clinicians via Augmented-Reality and Haptic Shared-Control Technologies”.

Mobile Cloud Visual Media Computing

Author : Gang Hua
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319247026
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (192 download)

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Download or read book Mobile Cloud Visual Media Computing written by Gang Hua and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-11-23 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the internet and mobile ecosystems which are powered by cloud computing – an essential, if not indispensable, part of our everyday lives. Billions of users world-wide use this technology for information sharing, communication and social networking and a high proportion of activity is driven by massive media content such as images, videos and other emerging 3D visual media. However, managing, searching and visualizing this gigantic amount of data to facilitate communication is difficult which has led to an influx of innovation and research in these areas. The research is from academics from all around the world, focusing on the intersection of mobile, cloud, visual and multimedia computing and is split into five clear parts. Topics covered in the book include mobile augmented reality, computational photography, mobile visual recognition and search, and human-computer interaction (HCI). The findings discussed is meant to spur on further creative development in both academia and industry within this area. Mobile Cloud Visual Media Computing would of great interest to researchers and academics wishing to see how the state-of-the-art in media computing research is applied to innovative applications, whilst engineers and software designers from industry will gain an insight into the key set of technologies which support mobile and cloud media computing.

Embedded and Multimedia Computing Technology and Service

Author : James J. (Jong Hyuk) Park
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9400750765
Total Pages : 730 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Embedded and Multimedia Computing Technology and Service written by James J. (Jong Hyuk) Park and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-08-31 with total page 730 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 7th International Conference on Embedded and Multimedia Computing (EMC-12), will be held in Gwangju, Korea on September 6 - 8, 2012. EMC-12 will be the most comprehensive conference focused on the various aspects of advances in Embedded and Multimedia (EM) Computing. EMC-12 will provide an opportunity for academic and industry professionals to discuss the latest issues and progress in the area of EM. In addition, the conference will publish high quality papers which are closely related to the various theories and practical applications in EM. Furthermore, we expect that the conference and its publications will be a trigger for further related research and technology improvements in this important subject. The EMC-12 is the next event, in a series of highly successful International Conference on Embedded and Multimedia Computing, previously held as EMC 2011 (China, Aug. 2011), EMC 2010 (Philippines, Aug. 2010), EM-Com 2009 (Korea, Dec. 2009), UMC-08 (Australia, Oct. 2008), ESO-08(China, Dec. 2008), UMS-08 (Korea, April, 2008), UMS-07(Singapore, Jan. 2007), ESO-07(Taiwan, Dec. 2007), ESO-06(Korea, Aug. 2006).

Ubiquitous Multimedia Computing

Author : Qing Li
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 9781420093391
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (933 download)

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Download or read book Ubiquitous Multimedia Computing written by Qing Li and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2009-11-24 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Computing is ubiquitous and if you think otherwise, that in itself might be the best evidence that it is so. Computers are omnipresent in modern life and the multimedia computing environment of today is becoming more and more seamless. Bringing together contributions from dozens of leading experts, Ubiquitous Multimedia Computing educates readers on Ubi-Media Computing on three levels: infrastructures, where fundamental technologies are being developed; middleware, where the integration of technologies and software systems continues to be defined; and applications, where its concepts are evolving into real-world products and processes. In presenting a wealth of new directions and new technology that is changing the way we communicate, learn, play, and live day by day, this book – Examines various architectures for delivering multimedia content including streaming devices , wireless networks, and various hybrids Looks at rapidly developing sensor technology including wearable computers Demonstrates the use of advanced HCI devices that allow the simplest body gestures to govern increasingly complex tasks Introduces newsputers that take the use of embedded image information in a host of practical directions Looks at how ubiquitous computing can eliminate traffic congestion and improve the efficiency and quality of medical care Looks at how computing is personalizing learning environments and revolutionizing our approach to the three R’s. While these pages serve as a timely reference for researchers working in all areas of product development and human computer interaction, they also provide engineers, doctors, and many other professionals, as well as educators and graduate students with a view that reveals the otherwise invisible seams of this age of ubi-media computing.

Multimedia Computing

Author : Gerald Friedland
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521764513
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (217 download)

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Download or read book Multimedia Computing written by Gerald Friedland and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014-07-28 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This innovative textbook presents an experiential, holistic approach to multimedia computing along with practical algorithms.

Trends, Experiences, and Perspectives in Immersive Multimedia and Augmented Reality

Author : Simão, Emília
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1522556974
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (225 download)

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Download or read book Trends, Experiences, and Perspectives in Immersive Multimedia and Augmented Reality written by Simão, Emília and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2018-07-27 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The concept of immersive multimedia, which is closely related to concepts of augmented reality, brings opportunities in art, education, entertainment, and technology. As such, it is vital to explore the connections between consumers of media content and information parts that come from multimedia platforms. Trends, Experiences, and Perspectives in Immersive Multimedia and Augmented Reality is a critical scholarly resource that offers solutions to the problems that appear in both theoretical and practical dimensions of immersive multimedia experiences on an interdisciplinary platform. Featuring coverage on a broad range of topics such as cyber behavior, human-computer interaction, and transmedia, this book is geared towards digital artists, media professionals, developers, academicians, researchers, and upper-level graduate students seeking current research on the exploration of immersive multimedia through the perspectives of technology, communications, and art.

Spatial Multimedia and Virtual Reality

Author : Antonio S. Camara
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1000445666
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Spatial Multimedia and Virtual Reality written by Antonio S. Camara and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2021-04-29 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The intersection of two disciplines and technologies which have become mature academic research topics in the 1990s was destined to be a dynamic area for collaboration and publication. However, until now no significant book-length treatment of the meeting of GIS and Virtual Reality has been available. This volume puts that situation to rights by bringing these together to cement some common understanding and principles in a potentially highly promising area for technological collaboration and cross-fertilisation. The result is a volume which ranges in subject matter from studies of a Virtual GIS Room to Spatial Agents, and from an Environmental Multimedia System to Computer-Assisted 3D Geographic Education. All the contributors are well-known international scientists, principally from the computational side of GIS. It will be a valuable resource for any GIS researcher or professional looking to understand the leading edge of this fertile field.

Understanding Augmented Reality

Author : Alan B. Craig
Publisher : Newnes
ISBN 13 : 0240824105
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (48 download)

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Download or read book Understanding Augmented Reality written by Alan B. Craig and published by Newnes. This book was released on 2013-04-26 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Understanding Augmented Reality addresses the elements that are required to create augmented reality experiences. The technology that supports augmented reality will come and go, evolve and change. The underlying principles for creating exciting, useful augmented reality experiences are timeless. Augmented reality designed from a purely technological perspective will lead to an AR experience that is novel and fun for one-time consumption - but is no more than a toy. Imagine a filmmaking book that discussed cameras and special effects software, but ignored cinematography and storytelling! In order to create compelling augmented reality experiences that stand the test of time and cause the participant in the AR experience to focus on the content of the experience - rather than the technology - one must consider how to maximally exploit the affordances of the medium. Understanding Augmented Reality addresses core conceptual issues regarding the medium of augmented reality as well as the technology required to support compelling augmented reality. By addressing AR as a medium at the conceptual level in addition to the technological level, the reader will learn to conceive of AR applications that are not limited by today’s technology. At the same time, ample examples are provided that show what is possible with current technology. Explore the different techniques, technologies and approaches used in developing AR applications Learn from the author's deep experience in virtual reality and augmented reality applications to succeed right off the bat, and avoid many of the traps that catch new developers and users of augmented reality experiences Some AR examples can be experienced from within the book using downloadable software