The Impact and Application of Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality Technologies
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Computing and Artificial Intelligence".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 July 2023) | Viewed by 209
Special Issue Editor
Interests: measurements; mobile robotics; mixed reality; 3D vision system; space applications
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Dear Colleagues,
Automation and robotics have fostered the strong growth of our society, replacing dirty, dangerous, and difficult jobs while increasing the production rate. On the other hand, an alarming societal challenge is facing our communities, with a decrease in work demand and power concentration in the hands of a few subjects/companies.
However, some emerging technologies have the potential to restore the centrality of the human role. Virtual, augmented technologies and mixed reality (MR) are some of them. By adding virtual cues through animations of avatars or holograms in a real or virtual environment, by retrieving available information and superimposing it to the current context, by showing predictive simulations, and using augmented virtualized observations, just to cite a few examples, it is possible to empower human agents in several applications.
MR, virtual, and augmented technologies are thus fertile research fields in several applications ranging from applications of Industry 4.0 such as smart manufacturing, collaborative robotics, location-based support for mobile devices, and assistance for industrial maintenance (e.g., inspection, diagnostics, and simulation), rehabilitation and clinics, training, and teaching.
This Special Issue encourages the contribution of original papers in MR, virtual, and augmented technologies, especially focusing on the empowerment of human agents in the abovementioned fields.
Dr. Mariolino De Cecco
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- augmented human mixed reality
- augmented technologies in Industry 4.0 mixed reality
- augmented technologies in education mixed reality
- augmented technologies for training and support mixed reality
- augmented technologies in rehabilitation and clinics
