THE USE OF AUGMENTED REALITY (AR) IN EDUCATION ; ВИКОРИСТАННЯ ДОПОВНЕНОЇ РЕАЛЬНОСТІ (AR) В ОСВІТІ

The article analyzes the augmented reality technology, its purpose and functions. There are examples of augmented reality technology in different types of human activity. The term “augmented reality” (Augmented Reality, AR) denotes one kind of mixed reality in which images of real objects is supplemented with virtual elements. Obligatory condition of augmented reality is that the “connection” of the real and virtual worlds in real time. Extensive use of various gadgets not only by students but also by schoolchildren and preschool children expands the possibilities of educational technologies through the visualization and virtualization of information and processes that this information explains. Virtual reality sometimes absorbs the user so much that he can not distinguish it from the natural environment. This feature of virtual reality should be used in education to improve its quality and increase its effectiveness, as well as for educational purposes. Augmented reality is seen as an environment with direct or indirect complementation of the physical world with digital data in real time using computer devices – tablets, smartphones and innovative gadgets, as well as software for them. Proved that the use of augmented reality in education can regenerate the visual perception process for the necessary information, play some processes for visual representation in real size and capabilities. But augmented reality, despite its attractiveness, is currently almost never used in educational activities. The possibility of using this technology in the educational environment for the purpose of visual modeling of educational material, supplementing it with visual information, developing in students spatial representations, imagination, skills of three-dimensional design, which saves teachers and students time to transmit and assimilate all information, and accelerates the learning process. The advantages and disadvantages of augmented reality technology are highlighted. ; У статті проведено аналіз AR-технології, її ...