Rob Miles, University of Hull \u2013 Robmiles.com<\/em><\/p>\n The Kinect includes two cameras, an infrared sensor and four microphones<\/p>\n The further you are from the sensor, the further apart the infrared dots appear to the Kinect. When you are about 80cm away it has very good depth perception. However, objects such as tables cast shadows. The software can track six people \u2013 two in detail and four by position only. Multiple Kinect sensors can work because each one moves slightly eccentrically<\/p>\n A Kinect body has 19 bones and 20 joints. The new sensors will be able to track fingers.<\/p>\n Who is augmenting reality? Mainly marketing and the military.<\/p>\n From an educational perspective, the army is using it for drill and skill, it can be also used for surgery training \u2013 for example to let you see where a tumour is.<\/p>\n There is a tendency to use AR for its novelty value \u2013 Wikipedia with a shiny wrapping.<\/p>\n QR codes are not necessarily used in a thoughtful fashion http:\/\/wtfqrcodes.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n Augmented reality has the potential to be used to support situated learning and enhance a sense of space. The Holodesk Microsoft is a place to go to carry out premeditated activities.<\/p>\n Newcastle University Rock Art on Mobile Phones project http:\/\/rockartmob.ncl.ac.uk\/indexD.php<\/a><\/p>\nThe Vision and the Reality \u2013 discussion<\/h3>\n