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  • Augmented reality (AR) is a live, direct or indirect, view of a physical, real-world environment whose elements are augmented by computer-generated sensory input such as sound, video, graphics or GPS data.
  • replaces the real world with a simulated one.
  • interactive and digitally manipulable.
  • Sasha Ross on 11 Feb 14
     
    Although this link is a very short paragraph, it is still very important and clear when defining augmented reality.  This link gives an easy to understand definition of the term, and very interesting things to think about once you are done reading.  At the bottom of the article there are also many other links related to augmented reality, and the new things happening around the creation.  
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This Augmented Reality App Could Change the Way We Shop Online - 0 views

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  • Enter Augment, an Android and iOS app which uses augmented reality to let you visualize how products will look in your home
  • Sasha Ross on 11 Feb 14
     
    This link is to a website on Mashable.com where there is a very cool YouTube video on augmented reality.  The clip talks about an App called Augment, where you can virtually see an object placed in any environment.  The app takes online shopping to a whole new level.  It is a very interesting video and following the video is a more in depth description of the app. 
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The Surveillance Society | TIME.com - 0 views

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  • Privacy is mostly an illusion. A useful illusion, no question about it, one that allows us to live without being paralyzed by self-consciousness.
  • Like children of a certain age who think closing their eyes will make them invisible, we assume that no one sees or hears our private moments, and we’re right—until someone watches or listens.
  • The great filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock was fascinated by secrets that would not stay hidden and made a masterpiece, Rear Window, from the premise that entire lives (and deaths) are on display behind the uncovered windows of anonymous cities, just waiting for a watcher to decrypt them
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  • But the revelation of the NSA’s vast data-collection programs by a crusading contract worker, Edward Snowden, has made it clear that the rise of technology is shattering even the illusion of privacy.
  • And at the same time, ever more sophisticated computer algorithms make it possible to sift through and analyze larger and larger slices of that data, raising social and ethical dilemmas that cannot be ignored
  • Sasha Ross on 11 Feb 14
     
    This is another very interesting article on the surveillance society.  I really enjoyed this article because it includes many lines that are relatable to everyone and that also help in understanding the issue. This article is very easy to understand and gives a bunch of interesting examples on surveillance and society.
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228: The future of privacy. Surveillance society. Mobile security. Genome identificatio... - 0 views

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  • Kevin Haggerty, professor of sociology and criminology at the University of Alberta, on surveillance and security.
  • Sasha Ross on 08 Feb 14
     
    This website has 6 great radio clips that you can listen to, all relating to the topics of privacy and surveillance.  The clip of Kevin Haggerty talking about Surveillance Society I found to be particularly helpful and interesting! 
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HowStuffWorks "Virtual Reality Immersion" - 2 views

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  • In a virtual reality environment, a user experiences immersion, or the feeling of being inside and a part of that world. He is also able to interact with his environment in meaningful ways. The combination of a sense of immersion and interactivity is called telepresence.
  • Depth of information refers to the amount and quality of data in the signals a user receives when interacting in a virtual environment.
  • Systems that give a user force feedback and touch interaction are called haptic systems.
  • Sasha Ross on 04 Feb 14
     
    This article discusses and clarifies the ideas of virtual realities. This site also provides a very helpful video on the first page, called "The Internet of Things". The video gives great visuals and examples to help solidify the concepts surrounding virtual realities. Very interesting, hope you like it!
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