Practical Augmented Reality: A Guide to the Technologies, Applications, and Human Factors for AR and VR (Usability) 1st Edition

This book was a very well written overview of AR and its various concepts and challenges. I read the other book on AR by the same publisher (AR Principles and Practice) and found this one to be much more accessible. I did finish the two of them and they're both good. The other one does dive into more nitty gritty detail about things like how computer vision and tracking are actually implemented from a mathematical standpoint, but I'm not really sure that's necessary for many people. If anyone would ask me today about learning AR/VR/MR, this is the book I would recommend reading to get a solid understanding of the field as opposed to books that only give a superficial treatment of the topic or engender the opposite effect of having your eyes glaze over from too much information.

Practical Augmented Reality hit just the right balance, for me, of logical progression through the concepts and their many varied applications with sufficient in-depth treatment of each, leaving you with a coherent grasp of the state of the art and its likely future. The writing style was crisp and well paced, authoritative but still conversational. The illustrations and photos were well selected and just what was needed to get across the current point when and where they appeared. The biology technology connections the author illuminated flowed seamlessly and showed a lot of forethought in how they were presented, as a quick scan of the contents should give you a sense of. I especially liked coming away with a much better appreciation of each of the human senses amazing capabilities, and how each was then tied back into how it relates to AG and VR incorporation, both currently and likely next up. Undergrads and seasoned veterans alike, both should be glad for this timely and comprehensive treatment of AR and it's future promise.

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Excellent book that is well written. This book provides a deep scientific, thoroughly researched perspective on the wide spectrum of concepts that is augmented reality. I highly recommend this book if you are interested in fully understanding the landscape. This is not a technical implementation manual, for that I would recommend something like The VR Book which goes into UX production workflow and testing.

This is a great book to learn about AR. I'm using it in a Fundamentals of Technology class so students get an idea of what is out there now and where it could all lead in the future.

A very recent look at the various forms of virtual reality. Very well-written, in my opinion.

Excellent read for anyone looking to learn about AR!

Reads like an encyclopedia from 1999. Better off using Google. Nothing notable in this book, especially for the price.