"Augmented Reality" is a term defining the technology where the views of the physical world is augmented through means of computer generated graphics. It became a part of the digital society following the popularity of implanted camera in portable devices such as smartphones and tablets, and portable gaming devices. Using the implanted digital camera, the portable computer device would display computer generated graphics on to the screen using the camera's perspective as reference creating an augmentation of reality to the users. A distortion of the real world.
The concept of augmented of reality did not first happen in the computer age. In medieval European history. (During the 1500's) the catholic church began spending excessively, giving birth to the indulgence system : where one has to pay in monetary value for God's forgiveness. Eventually, the practice made evident the fact that Catholicism favored the wealthy over the poor. This catalyzed a major reformation of the Catholic faith, The Protestant Reformation, by Martin Luther. Luther saw that the catholic church was not in-line with what is to be expected of the faith's ideology, thus splitting from the catholic church. As the protestants became more popular, the catholic church responded with defiance :further excluding out the poor and favoring the wealthy. After 1517, the year of the reformation, The Pope began funding for more elaboration for the catholic faith. Cathedrals and monasteries were built in extreme elaboration and magnificence thus giving birth to a new style in architecture : the Baroque Style.
According to the Article: Baroque Architecture by Columbia University, "Baroque architecture is characterize by magnificence grandeur and richness in invention" Architecture began to evolve from reuse of classical elements in to adaptation of classical elements. In other words : distortion. Baroque architecture was, unlike, classical or renaissance architecture in which its purpose is merely to understand. For buildings in the baroque period, its main goal is focused mainly on creating an pretentious display of power wealth and grandeur. Buildings no longer maintained the balance it once has. Circular domes were adpated in to oval pendantic domes while buildings are disported in perspective to create a more elaborate view. An example would be a baroque grand stair case. The stairs are wider on the bottom end compare to the top-end emphasizing the strong perspective that is not there in reality. The style is about enhancement, a desire to display wealth and greatness driven by religious goals.
Another example of distortion and augmented reality is the works of the famouse Bernini in Santa Maria cathedral.Another example of distortion and augmented reality is the works of the famouse Bernini in Santa Maria Dell Vittoria. The roofs and column not only compose of extreme curvatures and strong textures but is also distorted in to perspective as it was a drawing on canvas. Repeating myself again, the perspective is not there, the depth is merely an illusion created by the distortion of Bernini's design. A pretentious display of wealth that is nothing more than an augmented reality.
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