Augmented Reality is a view of a “physical, real-world environment whose elements are augmented (or supplemented) by computer-generated sensory input such as sound, video, graphics or GPS data.”* Aurasma is an app that allows you create and view augmented reality experiences. With this app you can take an image of an actual item in your environment (called a trigger image) and to it add an image or video (an overlay). When the user points the mobile camera at the actual item the overlay displays.
Uses:
- Use a book cover to trigger a video of the literary analysis of the book.
- Use a scientific poster image to trigger a video of the experiment or an explanation of the video.
- Use a picture of a painting to trigger the artist’s explanation of the painting.
- Use a picture of a building in town to trigger a video of the history of the video or a historical image of the building.
Download:
- iOS (iPad/iPhone) — https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/aurasma/id432526396?mt=8
- Android — https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aurasma.aurasma&hl=en
There is also a web creation application located at https://studio.aurasma.com/login
