Augmented reality is useless
Augmented reality on mobile phone is not adding any real value to the whole experience.
Lets look at Layar. The AR (augmented reality) view looks like this:
a real estate application for layar
Now you imagine you are using this, trying to find a house you might be interested in. It’s very difficult selecting a house because the motion sensors of the phone are quire sensitive causing the icons to move around like mad. Using the map view – which is also available is MUCH better. That’s the interface that fits the purpose of finding a house much better than looking through a camera.
But – now with the 3D capability AR actually gets interesting – check out this view:
Layar view of a building not yet built - great application of layar
This building is not yet built, but you can now PREVIEW it on it’s actual location, walk through it as if it were there – whilst walking through the grass of the construction site. THIS is a great application of AR.
So no. I see a really bright future for AR.
Checkout more examples of AR through the layar app.
