Augmented Reality in Computer Science: A Detailed Impact Analysis

This essay explores the multifaceted impacts of augmented reality (AR) across various sectors. It begins by discussing the social implications, highlighting how AR bridges the gap between technology and humans, influencing communication and behavior. Legally, the essay delves into copyright issues related to AR, including maps, databases, and patents, while also addressing technological enhancements for intellectual property protection. Economically, it uses smartphones as an example to illustrate AR's influence, noting its applications in entertainment, healthcare, and education, further substantiated by projections of AR's economic impact worldwide. Finally, the essay examines AR's role in healthcare, focusing on improved access to medicine, enhanced medical training through 3D models, and its direct use in patient treatment, particularly in physiotherapy. The essay concludes by referencing various sources that support the analysis of AR's transformative potential.

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1. As one knows that AR is the type of technology but some people describe it as not
just the technology but a shortcut between technology and humans. The social
impacts of augmented reality are that it beings more and more technologies together
and then that technology combination is connected with the human brains and all this
would be done at the very personal level (Tang et al., 2004). When talked further in
terms of the social impacts, the growth in the field of communication is always
responsible for the alterations in the behaviours as to how people react. While humans
who are known as always connected with technology and modern man who actually
cannot live with no technology are deeply criticised for their humanity and for being
alienated with the peers. And additionally, the vice versa perception is equally
probable. Both the perceptions are not exactly perfect but there is one thing that one
can introduce AR in the mix (Pan & Hamilton, 2018).
2. The legal impacts on Augmented Reality are:
Copyrights: Irrespective of the misconceptions, the different aspects of AR could easily be
copyrighted. For example: Maps, most of the people have this belief that maps should not be
subjected to copyright but this not true (Pillsbury, 2014). Databases and Compilations of
Data: For example: Selection and the arrangement of the data. Patents: They can protect the
systems, procedures and methods of business, data processing and showcase different user
interface characteristics and functionality. Licenses: These are the significant component of
complete IP Strategy which is effectively used in contractual obligations to supplement other
ways of IP protection. Technological: To enhance the IP protection, there should be
enhancement of the technology which is indirectly related to the Augmented Reality.
Copyright Traps: Errors which are purposeful or tactics for facilitating the capability to prove
copying.
The political factors too enormously matter. The technology may fight with the racism that
human beings go through a lot even these days.
3. The ecosystem can easily have affected by the economy and so can the Augmented
Reality. The detailed explanation could be given with the help of the example:
Smartphone’s are the apt examples which are similar to the technologies like VR and
AR which allow humans to use an estimate the impacts of the economy which is
related to the AR. Like smart phones are used by humans has AR. They are used for
entertainment, TV programs etc. Then they can also be used by the professional
people in health care and education fields etc. (Kaji et al., 2018).
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Economic Impact of AR: Worldwide from 2016 to 2020.
Source: (Statista, 2018)
4. The impacts in health care are improving the access: The access to the medicines and
the treatment could be made easier with the support of the Augmented Reality. Boost
of the Training: Good medical trainings can be done with the support of the
augmented reality. For example: 3D pictures or videos could be used to explain health
care professional in a better way and for a better understanding. Delivering treatment:
AR is used for treating the patients which are their own right and particularly in the
reflection of the physiotherapy (Proximie, 2017).
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References
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Pan, X. & Hamilton, A.F.d.C. Why and how to use virtual reality to study human social
interaction: The challenges of exploring a new research landscape. British Journal of
Psychology. 2018.
Pillsbury. Legal Issues with Augmented Reality. [Online] Available at:
https://www.socialgameslaw.com/files/2014/11/Legal-Issues-with-Augmented-Reality.pdf
[Accessed 1 July 2018].
Proximie. Six ways Augmented Reality is transforming the future of healthcare. [Online]
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Statista. Projected economic impact of virtual and augmented reality technologies worldwide
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Tang, A., Biocca, F. & Lim, L. Comparing Differences in Presence during Social Interaction
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https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/1c3a/d0b63238e3edb85dfc26f6ae17a94a6ec359.pdf
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