Augmented Reality Technologies, Systems and Applications

Dear Colleagues,

The MDPI Information Journal invites submissions to a Topical Collection on “Augmented Reality Technologies, Systems and Applications”.

Augmented Reality (AR), which adds virtual content to our real-world environment, is expected to become a mainstream technology. An AR system allows for combining or “supplementing” real-world objects with virtual objects or superimposed information and is considered to be an immersive technology. As a result, virtual objects seem to coexist in the same space as the real world. AR brings the possibility of interacting with the physical and virtual world using cutting-edge technologies. This field has been actively growing over the past two decades, and there is an increasing interest in research on AR to uncover the real benefits of using this technology in a wide variety of fields.

The purpose of this Topical Collection is to discuss key issues, approaches, ideas, open problems, affordances, innovative applications and trends in augmented reality, in the areas of medicine, tourism, cultural heritage, arts, education, entertainment, and industrial applications.

We encourage authors to submit original research articles, case studies, reviews, prototypes, proofs of concept, theoretical and critical perspectives, and viewpoint articles on but not limited to the following topics:

•   AR development frameworks;
•   AR technologies;
•   AR collaborative applications;
•   Personalized AR systems;
•   AR accessibility, usability and ergonomics;
•   AR authoring tools;
•   Co-creation and co-design of AR applications and content for AR applications;
•   AR Applications in the fields of healthcare, virtual travel, cultural heritage, arts, education, industrial, e-sports, games, etc.;
•   Social aspects of AR applications.

Dr. Ramon Fabregat
Dr. Jorge Bacca-Acosta
Dr. N.D. Duque-Mendez
Collection Editors

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