Fundamentals of Wearable Computers and Augmented Reality, 2/e (Hardcover)

Data will not help you if you can’t see it where you need it. Or can’t collect it where you need it. Upon these principles, wearable technology was born. And although smart watches and fitness trackers have become almost ubiquitous, with in-body sensors on the horizon, the future applications of wearable computers hold so much more. A trusted reference for almost 15 years, Fundamentals of Wearable Computers and Augmented Reality goes beyond smart clothing to explore user interface design issues specific to wearable tech and areas in which it can be applied.

Upon its initial publication, the first edition almost instantly became a trusted reference, setting the stage for the coming decade, in which the explosion in research and applications of wearable computers and augmented reality occurred. Written by expert researchers and teachers, each chapter in the second edition has been revised and updated to reflect advances in the field and provide fundamental knowledge on each topic, solidifying the book’s reputation as a valuable technical resource as well as a textbook for augmented reality and ubiquitous computing courses.

• Haptics
• Visual displays
• Use of augmented reality for surgery and manufacturing
• Technical issues of image registration and tracking
• Augmenting the environment with wearable audio interfaces
• Use of augmented reality in preserving cultural heritage
• Human-computer interaction and augmented reality technology
• Spatialized sound and augmented reality
• Augmented reality and robotics
• Computational clothing

From a technology perspective, much of what is happening now with wearables and augmented reality would not have been possible even five years ago. In the fourteen years since the first edition burst on the scene, the capabilities and applications of both technologies are orders of magnitude faster, smaller, and cheaper. Yet the book’s overarching mission remains the same: to supply the fundamental information and basic knowledge about the design and use of wearable computers and augmented reality with the goal of enhancing people’s lives.

數據對於你在需要的地方無法看到它或無法在需要的地方收集它是無濟於事的。基於這些原則，可穿戴技術應運而生。儘管智能手錶和健身追蹤器已經變得幾乎無所不在，但隨著體內感應器的出現，可穿戴電腦的未來應用遠不止於此。作為近15年來的可靠參考資料，《可穿戴電腦和擴增實境基礎》不僅探討了與可穿戴技術相關的使用者界面設計問題，還介紹了它可以應用的領域。

在初版出版後，第一版幾乎立即成為可靠的參考資料，為即將到來的十年奠定了基礎，該十年中可穿戴電腦和擴增實境的研究和應用爆炸性增長。由專家研究人員和教師撰寫，第二版的每一章都經過修訂和更新，以反映該領域的進展，並提供每個主題的基礎知識，從而鞏固了該書作為有價值的技術資源以及擴增實境和普遍計算課程的教科書的聲譽。

第二版中的新章節探討了以下內容：
- 觸覺反饋
- 視覺顯示
- 擴增實境在手術和製造中的應用
- 圖像配准和追蹤的技術問題
- 通過可穿戴音頻界面增強環境
- 擴增實境在文化遺產保護中的應用
- 人機交互和擴增實境技術
- 空間化聲音和擴增實境
- 擴增實境和機器人技術
- 計算服裝

從技術角度來看，即使是五年前，現在可穿戴和擴增實境的許多發展也是不可能的。自第一版問世以來的十四年中，這兩種技術的能力和應用已經快速、小型和便宜了數個量級。然而，該書的總體使命仍然保持不變：提供關於可穿戴電腦和擴增實境設計和使用的基本信息和基礎知識，以提升人們的生活品質。