Augmented Reality A Brief History First Head Mounted

Augmented Reality: A Brief History

First Head Mounted Display (1970) Ivan Sutherland wrote “The Ultimate Display” (1965) Created the helmet-shaped head mounted display

Wearable Computers 1960 s – 1970 s Shoe-chip timing for roulette Move from task-specific to programmable by user Steve Mann (1970 s) – first wearable computer Backpack mounted computer with text and multimedia capability

US Air Force HMD

“Super Cockpit Program” 1986 -1989 US Air Force Not just a flight simulator Added a real-life component

Boeing (1990) Term “augmented reality” first used by researcher Tom Caudell Customized wiring devices created for specific planes Replaced complicated and cumbersome diagrams and marking devices for workers Head-mounted device with high-tech eyeware

Early t 0 Mid 1990 s Began moving AR outdoors Challenges: portability, changing conditions “Hybrid tracker” produced (Azuma, Hoff, Neely, & Sarfaty) Stabilized outdoor AR with user motion Spatial augmentation using GPS and a head mounted display In-auto GPS systems (1990) “On Star” systems in vehicles (1995)

Gaining Momentum Lots of forward motion in the late 90 s! Augmented sports broadcasts Augmented weather Conferences dedicated to AR begin International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (1998)

Shift from research to mainstream 2008 - Browser based AR with 3 D graphics Extensive use in marketing Mobile phone AR Camera, processor, display – very simple Advertising/marketing Location-aware AR via mobile phones

Consumer-Driven AR has shifted from creator-centric to consumer-centric Outdoor information overlay Real time or asynchronous

Areas for Current and Future Development Education Medicine Gaming Architecture Museums Shopping Engineering Military