Director’s Brief: Augmented Reality

There is another world, but it is in this one.
(variously attributed to W.B. Yeats and Paul Éluard)

I investigated Augmented Reality (AR) technology use in libraries, primarily because I thought it had potential for developing a “Mission Murals field trip,” an idea that occurred to me and was inspired by Module 10. Here is my earlier blog posting about the Mission Murals and mobile possibilities.

Note: I have no affiliation with the San Francisco Public Library and this proposed project is hypothetical for the purposes of this class.

Director’s Brief Augmented Reality

For those who want the quickest rundown possible on AR, here is a Common Craft video with a basic explanation of augmented reality (although it is not specifically for libraries):

Below, the super adorable Google Field Trip video: