Working towards defining an aesthetics of augmented reality: A medium in transition. (February 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Papagiannis, Helen
• Is Part Of: Convergence. Volume 20:Number 1(2014:Feb.)
• Page Start: 33
• Page End: 40
• Publication Date: 2014-02
• Subjects: Aesthetics -- art history -- augmented reality -- digital/new media art -- remediation; Mass media -- Technological innovations -- Periodicals; Telecommunication -- Periodicals; Mass media and technology -- Periodicals; 621.3897
• DOI: 10.1177/1354856513514333
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1354-8565

Abstract

The present is a critical time in augmented reality's (AR) definition, as a new medium with aesthetics and conventions just beginning to emerge. We are at a moment when we can look both to the future and to the past: still seeing the previous forms that are shaping AR as a medium while paving new paths, contributing to novel styles and tropes. This article will work toward defining an aesthetics of AR as a new medium in transition, discussing my work as both an artist and a researcher in AR.