AR, or augmented reality is making its way to art, and the applications are mind-bending.
How does this kind of technology fit in a wholly different world? The answers might surprise you.
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Art Comes to Life
Traditional art pieces such as paintings and murals are static. But what happens if you integrate art into augmented reality?
Artwork will no longer be a one-look affair. Instead, multi-dimensional aspects become available and the possibilities are virtually endless. For example, a mural painter would create a garden, which is digitized and transformed into a living, breathing representation of the picture.
Each art purchase would come with a QR code so the owner can scan and play the virtual world in their smartphone or TV.
Explore Famous Artist’s Workshops or Home
Have you ever wondered what Leonardo da Vinci’s workshop or house looks like? While these sites are cultural heritages and preserved for visitation, a tech-savvy company should be able to offer a similar experience without the viewer leaving his or her home.
With AR, all you have to do is download an app and you’ll be transported to a recreation of da Vinci’s room. You can look around in a prepared 3D environment, explore his works hanging on the wall or even meet the artist himself in digitized form.
Markerless ground tracking makes it as seamless as pointing your phone’s camera and waiting for the ‘door’ to appear.
High-Tech Galleries and Museums
Imagine a museum where there’s nothing but blank walls and bare floors. The curator tells you to open your smartphone’s camera, and voila! The room comes alive with all sorts of paintings.
Museums can also supplement their pieces with AR artwork to make them move or extend from the frame and spill out to the real world. Suddenly, art becomes stunning and possibly interactive to the viewer.
