Everyday Augmented Reality Glasses: Past Predictions, Present Problems, Future Possibilities
, Federico Gil Distinguished Professor of Computer Science and Adjunct Professor of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Someday soon, our everyday prescription eyewear will be enhanced with AR displays, cameras, and other sensors. This technology will enable unprecedented levels of integration of our digital and physical worlds. Significant challenges remain in display design, rendering, vision, tracking, interaction, assistance, and privacy. A broad examination of the 50 years of developments in AR technology may suggest approaches to solving these remaining problems. While the current pace of development is encouraging, the history of overoptimistic and unfulfilled predictions is sobering.