Virtually anything, anywhere

Computer graphics have become very sophisticated, and eventually, it will reach a certain level where realism is no longer restricted by graphics quality, but rather the fact that action is taking place on a flat display.

In order to emulate reality and the feeling of realism, we need to enhance stimulation of our senses, and the 3D feeling. To do this, reasearchers will in the next decade be working on integrating todays awesome graphics into real world enviroments. This new technology is called augmented reality (AR), and will make the line between reality and computer-generated components considerally more blury.

AR is simply a fusion between real and virtual. AR displays, will overlay computer-generated graphics onto the real world. It's still in an early stage of research and development at various universities and high-tech companies, but its application is getting wider and wider.

When the technology is getting older, and we learn to master it, AR will likely pervade every corner of our lives. It has the potential to be used in almost every industry. And maybe especially gaming, construction and instant information services.

Have a look at these interesting links:
Total Immersions Augmented Reality Demo
"Variety of videos", scroll down this page to see
a collection of YouTube movies.