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Can augmented reality be used by ferriers or stable managers? -Morgan
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Josee Theberge
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As it stands today, the sky is the limit for AR. You can create an application that will help you maximize the use you think you need it for.
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I'm not quite sure why the site is recommending me to try to answer a 3 year old question on a topic quite so different to my usual fields, but it looks like it never got much of an in-depth answer, so I'll add a few points I thought of.
Yes, AR *could* be used by almost profession, including farriers and stable managers. In general, though, I don't think many folk in those fields would necessarily want to use it. They're professions where there are very long established traditions and processes for doing things without digital technology, and it's quite unlikely that any AR technology would be such a major improvement in working that people would rush for it - it's more likely to be seen as a cool toy that could be fun to mess around with, or just something that gets in the way.
However, there are a couple of areas in the field where I think AR technology could potentially have some application:
- Buildings and layouts visualization
If you're remodelling the stable building layouts, visualizing a CAD model in-situ could be nice for designing. I believe there's a few existing AR applications that could be used for this sort of thing.
- Guided horse shoeing etc
I presume there's a lot of knowledge and experience goes into choosing the right horseshoes and fitting them in the right way - and this sort of specialist knowledge is at risk of dying out in some areas. If it were possible to distil that knowledge and judgement into an algorithmic process, the task could be handed over to a less-experienced person, with the computer making decisions and using AR to guide them through the steps of filing down the hoof and attaching the shoe in the right way. I suspect in reality that these sort of decisions are a little too nuanced to be handed over to a computer, at least with current technology - but there may be other similar areas where AR could have uses.
Another thing to think about, however, is the device and the environment - it's a typically outdoors activity involving the unpredictability of animals. Any device used to render AR is at risk of being dropped, knocked, and trodden on, all in a potentially wet and muddy environment. If it's going to be used via a personal mobile device, it's putting your device at greater risk than you might normally want to; and if it's a dedicated device used just for the AR application, you probably want to think about something ruggedized; waterproof, dust and dirt resistant, and protected to be capable of withstanding a bit of physical abuse.
Yes, AR *could* be used by almost profession, including farriers and stable managers. In general, though, I don't think many folk in those fields would necessarily want to use it. They're professions where there are very long established traditions and processes for doing things without digital technology, and it's quite unlikely that any AR technology would be such a major improvement in working that people would rush for it - it's more likely to be seen as a cool toy that could be fun to mess around with, or just something that gets in the way.
However, there are a couple of areas in the field where I think AR technology could potentially have some application:
- Buildings and layouts visualization
If you're remodelling the stable building layouts, visualizing a CAD model in-situ could be nice for designing. I believe there's a few existing AR applications that could be used for this sort of thing.
- Guided horse shoeing etc
I presume there's a lot of knowledge and experience goes into choosing the right horseshoes and fitting them in the right way - and this sort of specialist knowledge is at risk of dying out in some areas. If it were possible to distil that knowledge and judgement into an algorithmic process, the task could be handed over to a less-experienced person, with the computer making decisions and using AR to guide them through the steps of filing down the hoof and attaching the shoe in the right way. I suspect in reality that these sort of decisions are a little too nuanced to be handed over to a computer, at least with current technology - but there may be other similar areas where AR could have uses.
Another thing to think about, however, is the device and the environment - it's a typically outdoors activity involving the unpredictability of animals. Any device used to render AR is at risk of being dropped, knocked, and trodden on, all in a potentially wet and muddy environment. If it's going to be used via a personal mobile device, it's putting your device at greater risk than you might normally want to; and if it's a dedicated device used just for the AR application, you probably want to think about something ruggedized; waterproof, dust and dirt resistant, and protected to be capable of withstanding a bit of physical abuse.