Here We Are! Where Are We? Locating Mixed Reality in The Age of the Smartphone

• Published in: Proceedings of the IEEE Vol. 100; no. 4; pp. 929 - 936
• Main Authors: Barba, Evan, MacIntyre, Blair, Mynatt, Elizabeth D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York IEEE 01.04.2012; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Augmented reality; Augmented reality (AR); Broadband; Channels; Communities; Consumers; Evolution; Mixed reality; mixed reality (MR); Mobile communication; Platforms; Sensors; Smart phones; smartphone; Smartphones; Studies; Virtual reality; Visualization

Mixed reality (MR), from location- and context-aware systems through immersive augmented reality applications, has been studied in research labs for more than two decades. With the advent of the modern smartphone, and the rapid adoption of wireless broadband technologies, this research is moving out...