{"id":1242,"date":"2014-08-29T09:19:07","date_gmt":"2014-08-29T09:19:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/en.knicket.com\/magazine\/?p=1242"},"modified":"2014-08-18T16:57:11","modified_gmt":"2014-08-18T16:57:11","slug":"current-trends-augmented-reality-apps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.knicket.com\/magazine\/current-trends-augmented-reality-apps\/","title":{"rendered":"Current Trends for Augmented Reality Apps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Augmented Reality or AR may seem like something from the future but the technology of overlaying images onto the real world has been going from strength to strength in recent years. Whether it be apps on the phone, games on the console, or AR glasses such as Google Glass, Augmented Reality is something that is taking the tech world by storm and is here to <strong>make the lives of everybody both easier and more interesting<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>The Uses of Augmented Reality Apps<\/h2>\n<p>The technology has grown in such popularity that there are many types of AR apps for many different activities and uses such as:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Fashion<br \/>\n\u2022 Mapping<br \/>\n\u2022 Stargazing<br \/>\n\u2022 Gaming<br \/>\n\u2022 Advertising<\/p>\n<p>One of the main trends of AR Apps is to <strong>provide consumers with interactive advertising experience<\/strong>. An example of this is the Augmented Reality App Blippar which allows companies to <strong>provide advertising through AR for the consumer<\/strong>. By showing the necessary picture, code or object, the <a href=\"https:\/\/blippar.com\/en\/\">Blippar<\/a> app allows companies to provide games, videos and competitions. Pepsi\u2019s World Cup campaign for example, placed players such as Messi on their bottles, which Blippar turned into an interactive Penalty shoot-out game.<\/p>\n<p>Another trend of Augmented Reality Apps is to <strong>allow people to try things before they purchase them<\/strong>. With the power of AR, both fashion and furniture companies allow potential customers to place items of clothing on their body using the phone camera; or to display new sofas in the living room to check that the colour and style fits in with the rest of the furniture. These new experiences <strong>streamline the shopping experience<\/strong> and allow consumers to <strong>make informed decisions when purchasing expensive items<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"omc-video-container\" style=\"margin-top:20px;\"><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"349\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/09vxKN1zLNI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h2>Using AR to Discover the World Around You<\/h2>\n<p>The final trend of Augmented Reality Apps is to use mapping and information of the best local sights, eateries, bars, clubs and attractions <strong>to help find the best local experiences<\/strong>. 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