In this article, I describe findings on the impact of virtual realisation on professional skills and creativity, based on observational studies and interviews with surgeons and musicians. I also present a vision of computer-supported creativity in terms of a modular set of virtual and augmented-reality environments based around an explicit model of the creative process. I suggest that by combin...

This paper reports on a virtual environment model under development, specifically aimed at the discussion of possible tools and strategies for representation, communication and analysis of the urban development projects prepared for the Brussels Capital Region. In the introduction, certain characteristics of alternative urban development projects prepared for the Region are briefly reviewed and...

Tangible Augmented Reality imbues physical objects with the ability to act and respond in new ways. In particular, physical objects and gestures made with them gain meaning that does not exist outside the tangible augmented reality environment. The existence of this new set of possible actions and outcomes is not always apparent, making it necessary to learn new movements or gestures. Addressin...

In a ubiquitous computing environment augmented reality would be an ideal choice for a display for the user. An augmented reality display assists users by adding computer generated information to their perception of reality, thus making it ideal for ubiquitous computing. Unfortunately augmented reality is technically difficult and costly to implement even when the application is designed for it...

Augmented Reality consists of merging live images with virtual layers of information. The rapid growth in the popularity of smartphones and tablets over recent years has provided a large base of potential users of Augmented Reality technology, and virtual layers of information can now be attached to a wide variety of physical objects. In this article, we explore the potential of Augmented Reali...

This article examines from a theoretical academic research, concepts, definitions and elements that consist the universe of virtual reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR), with the goal of applying them to spaces constructed both by professionals specialized in developing environments, as many by its users.

Virtual environments seem to facilitate the formation of correct conceptual models. The main contributing factor is interaction. Augmented reality is a new sort of virtual reality with a new form of interaction. We present Orbitário, an augmented reality application for studying atomic orbitals.

Augmented reality, referred to as AR, is a new technology that develops on the basis of virtual reality. It can be applied in mobile learning to create a real learning environment, which will greatly improve the efficiency and effectiveness of learning. This paper discusses the basic characteristics of augmented reality and introduces a mobile learning tool based on it.