Development trend analysis of augmented reality system in educational applications

Abstract

With the rapid development of information technology, computer-assisted learning and instruction integrated with information technology, these technologies have been widely used in the traditional classroom. The concept of augmented reality is to place computer graphics on the real environment. It provides an interactive and intuitional interface to help users for observing the three-dimensional virtual objects in the real world. Currently, most of augmented reality (AR) applications focus on the research issues, such as military, medicine, and game. This study investigates the educational development and application of AR system in recent years. This study also analyzes the acceptance and effectiveness of augmented reality as well as the trend in education.