Augmented reality brings children’s books to life

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Education and augmented reality continue to mingle Augmented reality continues to generate traction as an education tool. This week, Edutainment Systems, a developer of interactive technologies, has announced that its new augmented reality service is ready and available to the public. The company’s Digital Book App service is designed to leverage the power of augmented reality to make reading more engaging for students. Currently, the service is meant to appeal most to young students and works well with books that have strong artistic elements. New service designed to bring books…

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Augmented reality will change the way the publishing world operates

Augmented Reality Rubik cube

The entire industry could be revolutionized through this cutting edge mobile technology. Augmented reality is still in its infancy, but it is starting to make its way into mobile marketing and products that attract the use of consumers. Apps that use the technology are starting to make its use far more commonplace. A number of different companies are coming up with their own unique angles to using augmented reality, providing apps with a series of different types of features and possibilities. Among them, Aurasma is currently leading the market, though…

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Augmented reality can be creepy with Horrible Hauntings

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  The new release of the books is now using smartphones and tablets to enhance its Ghosts and Ghouls. Although books in the horror genre can be scary enough on their own, Goosebottom Books’ latest release of Horrible Hauntings has been enhanced with augmented reality in order to give the experience even more spine chilling flair. The legendary characters within its pages appear to come to life with its interactive features. The characters appear to move about in 3D, simply by using an augmented reality app on a smartphone or…

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