Virtual and augmented reality and their applications

Virtualna i proširena stvarnost se ubrzano razvijaju posljednjih desetak godina, omogućujući korisnicima doživljaj virtualnog svijeta odnosno informacijama nadopunjenog svijeta, te interakciju s njime. Važnost virtualne i proširene stvarnosti i njihov potencijal u budućnosti se najbolje očituje činjenicom da Microsoft, Google, Facebook, Sony i ostali tehnološki giganti ulažu sve više novca u njihov razvoj. Tako se danas na tržištu mogu pronaći uređaji poput Google Cardboarda, Microsoft HoloLensa ili Sony VR-a. Razvoj uređaja također prati i razvoj modernih softverskih paketa za njihov razvoj poput Blendera i Unityja. Svojim razvojem virtualna i proširena pronašli su primjenu u gotovo svim djelatnostima danas, od proizvodnje, medicine, obrazovanja, turizma i slično. Uza sve veću primjenu virtualne i proširene stvarnosti treba također obratiti pažnju na njihove nepovoljne strane, poput zdravstvenih poteškoća koje mogu uzrokovati. Na kraju rada dan je koncept pomagala za osobe s oštećenim sluhom zasnovanog na proširenoj stvarnosti.Virtual and augmented reality have been rapidly developing for the last ten years, allowing users to experience virtual and augmented world and to interact with it. The importance of virtual and augmented reality and their future potential can be seen through growing investments of Microsoft, Google, Facebook, Sony and other technological giants in their development. As a result of this, on today's market exist devices like Google Cardboard, Microsoft HoloLens and Sony VR. Development of hardware is also followed by development of modern software packages like Blender and Unity. Virtual and augmented reality have found their application in almost every field of business today, reaching from manufacturing, medicine and education to tourism. With increased usage of virtual and augmented reality it is also important to be aware of their negative effects, like health issues they could cause. At the end of this thesis the concept for device based on augmented reality which would help people with impaired hearing to communicate with others is presented