Augmented Reality (AR) refers to the merging of a live view of the physical real world with
context-sensitive computer-generated images to create a mixed reality. Through this augmented
vision a user can digitally interact with and adjust information about their surrounding
environment on-the-fly. Handbook of Augmented Reality provides an extensive overview of the
current and future trends in Augmented Reality and chronicles the dramatic growth in this
field. The book includes contributions from world expert s in the field of AR from academia
research laboratories and private industry. Case studies and examples throughout the handbook
help introduce the basic concepts of AR as well as outline the Computer Vision and Multimedia
techniques most commonly used today. The book is intended for a wide variety of readers
including academicians designers developers educators engineers practitioners researchers
and graduate students. This book can also be beneficial for business managers entrepreneurs
and investors.
