Augmented and Mixed Reality for Communities

Using mixed and augmented reality in communities is an emerging media practice that is reshaping how we interact with our cities and neighbors. From the politics of city hall to crosswalks and playgrounds, mixed and augmented reality will offer a diverse range of new ways to interact with our communities. In 2016, apps for augmented reality politics began to appear in app stores. Similarly, the blockbuster success of Pokémon Go illustrated how even forgotten street corners can become a magical space for play. In 2019, a court case in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, extended first amendment rights to augmented reality.

For all the good that these emerging media provide, there will and have been consequences. Augmented and Mixed Reality for Communities will help students and practitioners navigate the ethical design and development of these kinds of experiences to transform their cities. As one of the first books of its kind, each chapter in the book prepares readers to contribute to the Augmented City. By providing insight into how these emerging media work, the book seeks to democratize the augmented and mixed reality space.

Authors within this volume represent some of the leading scholars and practitioners working in the augmented and mixed reality space for civic media, cultural heritage, civic games, ethical design, and social justice. Readers will find practical insights for the design and development to create their own compelling experiences. Teachers will find that the text provides in-depth, critical analyses for thought-provoking classroom discussions.

在社區中使用混合現實和擴增現實是一種新興的媒體實踐，正在重新塑造我們與城市和鄰居互動的方式。從市政廳的政治到人行道和遊樂場，混合現實和擴增現實將提供各種新的互動方式來與我們的社區互動。2016年，擴增現實政治應用程式開始出現在應用商店中。同樣，寶可夢Go的巨大成功說明了即使是被遺忘的街角也可以成為一個神奇的遊戲空間。2019年，威斯康辛州密爾沃基的一起法庭案件將第一修正案權利擴展到了擴增現實領域。

儘管這些新興媒體帶來了許多好處，但也會產生後果。《社區的擴增和混合現實》將幫助學生和從業人員在設計和開發這些體驗時遵循倫理原則，以改變他們的城市。作為這類書籍中的首批之一，本書的每一章都使讀者能夠為擴增城市做出貢獻。通過深入了解這些新興媒體的運作方式，本書旨在使擴增和混合現實領域民主化。

本書的作者代表了在公民媒體、文化遺產、公民遊戲、倫理設計和社會正義方面從事擴增和混合現實領域工作的一些領先學者和從業人員。讀者將找到實用的見解，以設計和開發自己引人入勝的體驗。教師將發現本書提供了深入的、批判性的分析，用於引發思考的課堂討論。

Joshua A. Fisher, Ph.D., is the Assistant Professor of Immersive Media at Columbia College Chicago. His research focuses on the ethics and design of augmented, mixed, and virtual reality experiences concerning communities. Fisher's research has been published in the Journal of Virtual Creativity and the proceedings of the International Conference on Interactive Digital Storytelling, International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, and IEEE VR. Currently, he is leading the development of a humanist immersive media degree program.

Joshua A. Fisher博士是芝加哥哥倫比亞學院的沉浸式媒體助理教授。他的研究專注於關於社區的擴增、混合和虛擬實境體驗的倫理和設計。Fisher的研究成果已發表在《虛擬創意學報》、國際互動數位敘事會議、國際混合與擴增實境研討會以及IEEE VR的論文集中。目前，他正帶領開發一個人文主義的沉浸式媒體學位課程。