Comments on: Question 1 of 365: Why is Augmented Reality Important? http://learningischange.com/2010/01/01/question-1-of-365-why-is-augmented-reality-important/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:44:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: bhwilkoff http://learningischange.com/2010/01/01/question-1-of-365-why-is-augmented-reality-important/comment-page-1/#comment-1521 bhwilkoff Sun, 21 Feb 2010 19:52:02 +0000 http://learningischange.com/?p=816#comment-1521 I want to connect and disconnect.<br><br>I want the option of both.<br><br>I used to dig underneath my grandmothers house in the summer when I was<br>about 8 years old. I would find arrowheads and lots of really cool rocks.<br>The earth was coo and it was a private space. I want my kids to experience<br>those things too. Their imaginations of what could be there are much more<br>important than what they actually find. Yet, when they do find something I<br>want them to be able to figure out its significance if they wish to find<br>it.<br><br>While augmented reality has the power to make things more concrete by<br>expressing the underlying properties of an object, I think that is should<br>also help us tell the stories of objects. If my kids can write what they<br>think the arrowhead really is and the story of who used it in the past, I<br>think that is something I would want to pass on.<br><br>Good and bad, AR makes sense and should be pursued. I want to connect and disconnect.

I want the option of both.

I used to dig underneath my grandmothers house in the summer when I was
about 8 years old. I would find arrowheads and lots of really cool rocks.
The earth was coo and it was a private space. I want my kids to experience
those things too. Their imaginations of what could be there are much more
important than what they actually find. Yet, when they do find something I
want them to be able to figure out its significance if they wish to find
it.

While augmented reality has the power to make things more concrete by
expressing the underlying properties of an object, I think that is should
also help us tell the stories of objects. If my kids can write what they
think the arrowhead really is and the story of who used it in the past, I
think that is something I would want to pass on.

Good and bad, AR makes sense and should be pursued.

]]> By: Zac Chase http://learningischange.com/2010/01/01/question-1-of-365-why-is-augmented-reality-important/comment-page-1/#comment-1520 Zac Chase Sun, 21 Feb 2010 16:29:22 +0000 http://learningischange.com/?p=816#comment-1520 My elevated intellectual reaction is "cool." I'll try to dumb it down.<br>From a commercial standpoint, it's an untapped market of potential, right? "You like this lamp post? It's using GE Halogen bulbs. Here's how to get them delivered to your phone and a map to the store closest to you that has them in stock." I realize the pessimism inherent in this line of thinking, but I'm also a believer in the importance of embracing the Law of Unintended Consequences. To imagine a world where my grandfather had cataloged his favorite spots along the river that hosted our yearly fishing trips stirs my imagination. To be able to document a child's life in a way that tells them who they were as they're trying to figure out would be, I imagine, immensely grounding.<br>I'll finish with this. Some of the places I've been where millions have walked before are romanticized in my brain because I'm sharing a piece of that experience. On the other end, I can remember the feeling (false though I know it was) that I was the first person to explore Lake Matthiessen State Park as a kid.<br>The fact that it's complicated lets me know it's worth exploring. My elevated intellectual reaction is “cool.” I'll try to dumb it down.
From a commercial standpoint, it's an untapped market of potential, right? “You like this lamp post? It's using GE Halogen bulbs. Here's how to get them delivered to your phone and a map to the store closest to you that has them in stock.” I realize the pessimism inherent in this line of thinking, but I'm also a believer in the importance of embracing the Law of Unintended Consequences. To imagine a world where my grandfather had cataloged his favorite spots along the river that hosted our yearly fishing trips stirs my imagination. To be able to document a child's life in a way that tells them who they were as they're trying to figure out would be, I imagine, immensely grounding.
I'll finish with this. Some of the places I've been where millions have walked before are romanticized in my brain because I'm sharing a piece of that experience. On the other end, I can remember the feeling (false though I know it was) that I was the first person to explore Lake Matthiessen State Park as a kid.
The fact that it's complicated lets me know it's worth exploring.

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