An Overview of Twenty-Five Years of Augmented Reality in Education
Augmented reality (AR) enables an interactive experience with the real world where real-world objects are enhanced with computer-generated perceptual information. Twenty-five years have passed since the first AR application designed exclusively to be used in educational settings. Since then, this te...
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| description | Augmented reality (AR) enables an interactive experience with the real world where real-world objects are enhanced with computer-generated perceptual information. Twenty-five years have passed since the first AR application designed exclusively to be used in educational settings. Since then, this technology has been successfully implemented to enrich educational contexts providing learning gains, motivation, enjoyment, autonomy, among other benefits. This study provides an overview of AR technology in education from its origins to the present. Consequently, based on the analysis of its evolution, the study defines three generations of AR in education. Moreover, the study identifies some major challenges from previous AR applications and, finally, it poses some insights to address these challenges to enhance the benefits of AR for education. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5dddb66b742f43a1a7a452d0703a8ea42023-11-22T04:33:06ZengMDPI AGMultimodal Technologies and Interaction2414-40882021-07-01573710.3390/mti5070037An Overview of Twenty-Five Years of Augmented Reality in EducationJuan Garzón0Faculty of Engineering, Universidad Católica de Oriente, Sector 3, cra. 46 No. 40B 50, Rionegro, Antioquia, ColombiaAugmented reality (AR) enables an interactive experience with the real world where real-world objects are enhanced with computer-generated perceptual information. Twenty-five years have passed since the first AR application designed exclusively to be used in educational settings. Since then, this technology has been successfully implemented to enrich educational contexts providing learning gains, motivation, enjoyment, autonomy, among other benefits. This study provides an overview of AR technology in education from its origins to the present. Consequently, based on the analysis of its evolution, the study defines three generations of AR in education. Moreover, the study identifies some major challenges from previous AR applications and, finally, it poses some insights to address these challenges to enhance the benefits of AR for education.https://www.mdpi.com/2414-4088/5/7/37artificial intelligenceaugmented realityeducationsmartglassessystematic reviewWebAR |
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| title | An Overview of Twenty-Five Years of Augmented Reality in Education |
| title_full | An Overview of Twenty-Five Years of Augmented Reality in Education |
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| title_short | An Overview of Twenty-Five Years of Augmented Reality in Education |
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