Top 6 Augmented Reality Apps To Consider For Kids And Teens
Augmented Reality- The elevator pitch
Augmented reality is the trending hot news in the world of software development for a few years. It has also got the attention and focus it deserved when Google released Google Glass and SkyMap. The work of Augmented reality is on the basis of computer vision recognition algorithm through which we can augment image, video, sound, graphics along with other sensory inputs on real-time objects with the use of the camera on the device. This is always the best way to render all the information in the real-world. You can also present them in a more interactive manner to let them become an indomitable part of this real world.
Impact of Augmented reality on kids and teenagers
Augmented Reality has attracted a number of teenagers through face modulation apps. Do you use filters before posting your selfie on Instagram? Yes, that’s an application of Augmented Reality. Any application where you add new elements to the real world is known as Augmented Reality. It has got a wide application in different fields like education, gaming (Remember Pokemon Go?) and healthcare industry meant for kids and teenagers. Who wouldn’t want to build an AR application that can let children identify different stars in the sky? That’s what Google SkyMap does. Kids and teenagers get to enjoy fun-filled learning and entertainment with the aid of Augmented Reality.
Sky Map
Sky Map is a hand-held planetarium that especially aids your Android devices. You can leverage it when you want to identify different planets, stars, nebulae and much more (As given in their play store description). It was at first developed as Google Sky Map but now it has been open-sourced and donated.
Toywheel
Toy Car RC is an app that is following the big world adventures of “Wheely”, the mini car. It has been downloaded above 100k times across the globe. It has also hit the #1 spot in the iPad charts meant for kids in the age group of 6–8 in nearly 20 countries. The objective of Wheely is to discover as many new worlds as possible and enjoy as much as he can. Now there is a sibling app for Toywheel named Toy Drive.
Curiscope
This education app allows students to explore the magic of science. Their first application is an intuitive wearable technology consisting of an augmented reality T-Shirt helping students to understand the body parts. It is also one of the most downloaded educational apps for children.
Quiver
With Quiver App, you can allow 3D augmented reality to get your colouring experience to a whole new level. You can print the colouring page from their app or website. Then all you need to do is to colour them with crayons, pencils, paint or markers. Then you would be enthralled when your creation pops out of the page in 3-D model!
ZooBurst
This digital storytelling platform would let your people create their very own Augmented reality-based pop-up books. The purpose of this app is to encourage storytelling and let people view stories easily while they are hustling with their daily lives.
Summing it up
Ensuring that your kids get access to quality education is extremely vital in this competitive era where internet access is found even in rural areas. With technologies like AR by their side, you can get access to the best of services. When there are wide applications for Augmented Reality, you need to think about its future potential seriously. You can ordain it to be the master of all the latest technologies available in the industry. If your kids or cousins are in love with learning new stuff, it’s high time for you to fuel it with the help of AR Apps. They are going to enjoy it with the above-mentioned app meant to learn science, get a glimpse of the sky and give life to the paintings.
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