Augmented Reality - part of the the "Internet of Things"

The "Internet of Things" - So "Things" have an Internet now, do they?

Well..... yes...... they do!

You may recall a previous blog where I brought up the idea of "wearable" devices and how they all seem to interconnect and how are we doing to deal with this in our schools.  As I sit her at the Daqri 4D Expo, I am in awe about how interconnected the world is becoming.

In a blog a few weeks ago I talked about Virtual Reality vs Augmented Reality.  Here at the 4D Expo, we are "deep diving" into the world of Augmented Reality and how it is being used in the "Real World."  Yes, I am talking about real applications that are being done today, right now, not something that may be happening in the future.

Daqri already has an amazing list of 4D apps that we can (and do) use in our schools - more about that in a separate blog later - as well as a fully integrated product that is already being used in Industry - The Daqri Helmet.

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So what does this have to do with the "Internet of Things?"

All of these devices, AR Helmets, Smart Watches, FitBit devices, Milk Cartons and so on actually digitally communicate with each other.  And what is the premier way of us human beings to interface with this data?.....  Augmented Reality.

Imagine for a minute, the school receptionist has a jammed printer and needs help in fixing the issue.  With Augmented reality, they can take a smartphone or iPad, position the camera so that they can "see" the printer and suddenly, onscreen directions appear pointing directly to the different components on the printer and how they can be repaired! It is tech support in a pocket!  (Daqri has a 4D development studio that lets us tech people make this happen.)

This is the world that our students are entering, not tomorrow but today!  What are we doing to prepare them for this?

My next blog will have a few suggestions....

From the Daqri 4D Expo....  

Yossie

Yossie Frankel
Director - Consortium for Information and Academic Technologies
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