Nowadays, when children more and more often use gadgets for entertainment, it is important to find an effective way to combine entertainment and learning. Most apps for children are similar to each other and do not provide the child’s development in different directions. However, some educational games such as AR books, can be useful for a child. Their use helps to develop spatial thinking and provides an opportunity to explore the world around them while maintaining a sense of reality. AR technology in books is becoming increasingly popular because of its ease of use and the fact that gadgets are becoming an integral part of a child’s life.
There are a number of AR books for children that help them learn the alphabet faster and increase their interest in exploring the world. This approach to learning leverages both auditory and visual ways of perceiving information, which is especially useful for children with different learning styles. For example, coloring books with “coming to life” drawings of animals, princesses or cars that can be seen in augmented reality through the camera of their smartphone.
AR technology is becoming increasingly popular in curricula for schoolchildren. AR apps can help solve math examples by showing the correct answer when you point your smartphone camera at the example sheet.
In addition, augmented reality helps in the study of wildlife: get additional information about insects and plants, as well as see their speeded-up growth process.
Parents should try to use augmented reality to attract the child’s attention to learning. The game element of such apps is a strong motivation to learn, because AR technology is a perfect and exciting way to entertain and impress your child, mixing the virtual and real world with the help of your smartphone. AESTAR studio develops augmented reality in books for children and adults.
