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Re: Augmented reality and Mediated Reality (fwd)

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> From  Sat Jul 31 15:35:18 1999
> Resent-Date: Sat, 31 Jul 1999 15:37:48 -0400
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> Subject: Re: Augmented reality and Mediated Reality 
> From:	Josh Weaver <>

> I believe Mediated Reality (this is Steve's stuff) is actively filtering
> and changing the information that you see. His examples tended to
> be stuff where the computer would recognize something you didn't
> like (a particular sign, for example) and replace it with something
> that you would prefer to see. This is really computationally expensive
> to do, especially with a fast frame rate and looking from multiple
> angles. 

> so, the difference is that augmented is an overlay. You see computer and real world.
> In Mediated, you always see through the computer.

yes, mediated reality gives you the possiblity of altering the visual
perception of reality.

see http://wearcam.org/mr.htm

augmented reality is a special case of mediated reality.

in mediated reality you can augment, diminish, or otherwise alter
the perception of reality.

why would you want to wear glasses that make you see worse?

see http://wearcam.org/mcluhan-keynote/index.html

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