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This is the description of augmented reality.

"Augmented reality (AR) is a term for a live direct or an indirect view of a physical, real-world environment whose elements are augmented by computer-generated sensory input, such as sound or graphics. It is related to a more general concept called mediated reality, in which a view of reality is modified (possibly even diminished rather than augmented) by a computer. As a result, the technology functions by enhancing one's current perception of reality. By contrast, virtual reality replaces the real-world with a simulated one."

"A new bleeding-edge technology is being developed using advanced mobile phones that could drastically affect the way audiences interact with news and local information. It's called augmented reality. Very early applications using this technology were primarily built for gaming, but as the technology evolves it's being developed to deliver rich, local information to users."

Evoluce software enables multi-gesture interaction with 3D depth-sensing technology. Evoluce demonstrated Windows 7 applications being controlled and interacted with for the first time ever in conjunction with Microsoft Kinect and will release software to control your PC with multiple gestures soon.

The SixthSense prototype is comprised of a pocket projector, a mirror and a camera. The hardware components are coupled in a pendant like mobile wearable device. Both the projector and the camera are connected to the mobile computing device in the user's pocket. The projector projects visual information enabling surfaces, walls and physical objects around us to be used as interfaces; while the camera recognizes and tracks user's hand gestures and physical objects using computer-vision based techniques.

With Kinect for Xbox 360, you are the controller. Easy to use and instantly fun, Kinect gets your whole body in the game. Imagine controlling movies and music with the wave of a hand or the sound of your voice. With Kinect, technology evaporates, letting the natural magic in all of us shine. And the best part is Kinect works with every Xbox 360.

EyeDraw is a research project at the University of Oregon that enables users to draw pictures solely with the use of their eyes. The project started in the summer of 2003.

Drawing has never been easier or more fun with the uDraw GameTablet and uDraw Studio! Discover your inner artist with uDraw Studio. Utilizing the uDraw GameTablet, players can finally express their own individual artistic creativity on Wii. Featuring versatile and easy-to-use tools, users can paint, draw, and color anything from simple doodles to intricate masterpieces. uDraw Studio offers the freedom to create spectacular works of art without the hassle of clean-up and comes bundled with the uDraw GameTablet.

GestureTek's Momo™ software development kit for game developers, systems integrators and original equipment manufacturers brings the engaging dynamic of immersive, gesture-based interactivity to multiple platforms. Momo uses the camera on a display screen or device to track motion and objects such as faces or hands.

Elliptic Labs is creating new and intuitive ways of interacting with computers. We want to bring the user closer to the device, focusing on the user experience when designing our solutions. By combining expert knowledge from multiple disciplines, such as signal processing, consumer research and interaction design, Elliptic Labs seeks to develop unique and human-centered interactions.

3D tracking and control software powers gesture control TVs, 3D depth sensing digital signs, digital signage and interactive hand-tracking displays

EyeMusic is a project that explores how eye movements can be sonified to show where a person is looking using sound, and how this sonification can be used in real time to create music.

The PlayStation®Move is a combination of the PlayStation®3 system, the PlayStation®Eye camera and the PlayStation®Move motion controller. The motion gaming technology is housed in the pairing of the motion controller and the eye camera. The sphere at the end of the motion controller allows the eye camera to pinpoint your every movement and position within the room. This tracking is translated, with absolute precision, into gameplay. So when you hit that bullseye, it won't be a fluke.

"Shortly after, Apple incorporated these multitouch gestures onto the Macbook. Just a few months ago, Apple released a dedicated bluetooth "Magic Trackpad" so even desktop users could have multitouch gestures."

This good for a better understanding and examples of of what gesture based learning is.