The Next Step of The Technological Revolution BBC recently released an article, predicting that the augmented reality industry is going to grow into a 122 billion industry by 2024. Meaning that augmented reality might be a very integral part of our lives and a ubiquitous technology in a future not too far away. The cityscape and urban skylines will be lined with an animated reverberating secret unknowable to the naked eye. What is Augmented Reality? In Layman’s term, augmented reality is an enhanced version of reality, where, live computer-generated images, sounds and graphics are augmented over a user’s view of the real world.

Where May Have You Seen It Before?

One very fine example is Ikea Place, an augmented reality app released by the Swedish furniture giants, that lets you place their products which are 3D and true to scale into any space, meaning you have the convenience of taking the furniture you want to buy for a virtual ‘test-drive’.

And unless you had been a hermit living on the woods, or an astronaut out on a globe orbiting mission, chances are you’ve very well heard of Pokemon-go; a mobile game app, a remake of an earlier existent Nintendo game series and cartoon series, released in July 2016 which took the world over by storm. It combines augmented reality and geological adoption driving a game that’s all about catching virtual-creatures in the real world.

Where Can You Expect To See It In The Future? (Augmented Reality, Coming To A City Near You?

The New Amazing Thailand mobile app is an app released by the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) available for every mobile operation system, renovated with new astonishing designs and packed with comprehensive contents plus the ‘New Amazing Thailand’ smartphone application keeps both locals and tourists updated with all of Thailand tourism‘s promotions combining the efforts of over 300 participating tourism businesses and more with the aid of Augmented Reality (AR) and QR scanning feature of this app allows travelers to instantly access details and information of their surroundings.

Want to engorge yourself in the rich culture of the fascinating land-mark you just stumbled onto? Or do you want to solve the age-old enigma of deciding where to eat, in a foreign city? Just take your phone and access the Amazing Thailand app, and let it be your super-helpful guide to the city.

When You Were A Kid What Did You Imagine The Future To Be Like?

Flying cars maybe, teleportation or a technology that lets you view virtual animations in the real world, suspended in mid-air, occupying the very spaces you occupy. Let’s just say one very at a point, impossible to even conceive aspect of your childhood fantasies has just come true.

As we have said before, the possibilities and scope of this technology will be as boundless as the human imagination is ceaseless.