An Opus to AR – It Begins

Here it goes. The first entry of my grand opus on Augmented Reality, and why I think it will be the most impacting new media form we have had since the rise of the Internet. I will serialise a total of 10,000 words, hyperlinked where appropriate, and with illustrations where possible. The title of this work is as follows:

Assessing an Augmented Future: What is Augmented Reality, What are its Potential Applications in the Entertainment Industry, and What Will its Emergence Mean for the User in Society?

Series Order:

1. Contents
2. Abstract
3. Introduction
4. What is AR and what is it capable of?
5. Gameware: A Case Study in AR Development
6. Constructing a methodology
7. Reverse Engineering: Locating AR within its wider context
   1. Virtual Reality
   2. The Internet
   3. Mobile Telephone
   4. Summary
8. Deconstructing AR: assessing it’s socio-cultural impact
   1. Applying McLuhan
   2. Applying Baudrillard
   3. Applying Benjamin
9. Conclusion
10. Bibliography
    1. References
    2. Further Reading

Please stick with me, I plan to release each element over a the next few weeks beginning today with Part 2, my research abstract. Grab an RSS feed and please chip in with your contributions.