wearable mobile augmented About Concepts Artifacts Books Contributors Copyright© 2008 Isabel Pedersen

concept: augmented reality Augmented reality springs from our inclination to use technology in conjunction with everyday life. Unlike virtual reality, which offers synthetic, virtual experiences often within closed off spaces, augmented reality implies a combination of the virtual and the real. Ronald Azuma offers a broad definition of augmented reality in three criteria: (1) it “combines the real and virtual;” (2) it is “interactive in real time;” and (3) it is “registered in three dimensions” Azuma, Ronald. "A Survey of Augmented Reality." Presence, Special Issue on Augmented Reality 6.4 (1997): 355-385. Click > 7/7/08 > contact lenses for tiny personal display “bionic contact lenses”> still prototype > Babak Parviz, University of Washington, “Parviz works on bio-nanotechnology, self-assembly, nanofabrication and micro-electro mechanical systems” TThe Guardian Article (7/3/2008) 5/23/08 > holographic waveguide glasses > Sony unveils prototype see-through “holographic” glasses, still prototype.