Augmented Reality in Visual Learning

Abstract

Augmented reality (AR) is one of the upcoming technologies in the area of information technology. It is gaining wide momentum and is being deployed in various fields of advertising, marketing, manufacturing, health care, tourism, etc. With the increase in the usage of smart phones, Internet and cloud connectivity, mobile technology and augmented reality can be integrated to provide a richer learning experience in the field of higher education and research. Complex concepts, practical hands-on and laboratory experiments can be captured within customized AR application to enhance learning and provide in-depth understanding to students. This paper elaborates customized software design and development for mobile-based AR application to capture details specific to Indian medicinal plants. This application deployed on smart phones overlays digital information when a smart phone camera points to specific botanical plants. This application relies on Vuforia’s Image Target recognition that is a type of marker-based algorithm.