Facing New Realities

摘要

The technology behind last summer's Pokémon Go craze is getting serious. Augmented reality (AR)—overlaying computer-generated graphics onto reality—is transitioning from a kids' game to military and industrial applications, such as helping Lockheed Martin engineers assemble F-35 aircraft or allowing factory-floor workers to see 3-D blueprints overlaid as holograms on machines they're repairing. As this new technology becomes more affordable and mainstream, it has the potential to create factory-floor efficiencies and employee training programs that were previously considered the stuff of science fiction.