---
title: "Application of AR system"
subject: "Computer Graphics"
chapter: 1
key: "semester_5/computer_graphics:ar-system-application"
source: https://www.bctengineer.com/q/semester_5/computer_graphics/ar-system-application
site: BCT Engineering
---

# Application of AR system

Computer Graphics · Chapter 1: Introduction and Application

- Asked in: 2082 Kartik (new course), 2 marks
- Video: [Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) Explained |](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3rKvsFTfPA) — The Brain Engineer
- Answer checked by Claude Opus 5.5 (high effort) on 2026-10-14
- Page: https://www.bctengineer.com/q/semester_5/computer_graphics/ar-system-application
- Whole chapter: https://www.bctengineer.com/md/semester_5/computer_graphics/chapter-1

## Question

Write down an application of AR system.

## Short answer

AR navigation apps like Google Maps Live View overlay directional signs on real roads; retail apps such as IKEA Place let users preview virtual furniture in their room before buying.

## Answer

**Application: AR navigation / visual shopping.**
- In a mobile **AR navigation** app (e.g. Google Maps Live View), the phone camera shows the real street and arrows and street names are overlaid on it to guide the user.
- In education and medicine, AR shows 3D organs over a body for training; in retail, apps like IKEA Place show a virtual sofa in the user's real room before buying.

## Check yourself

The answer's key points as multiple-choice questions, with the correct option and why.

1. In AR navigation, the phone
   A. overlays arrows and street names on the real street view
   B. shows a fully virtual city
   C. blocks the camera
   D. plays video
   Answer: A. Live View example. (Key point: AR navigation)

2. IKEA Place lets users
   A. build a virtual world
   B. see a virtual sofa in their real room
   C. print furniture
   D. track body
   Answer: B. AR retail. (Key point: Retail)

3. In medicine, AR can
   A. replace the patient
   B. hide the body
   C. show 3D organs over a body for training
   D. print
   Answer: C. AR overlay. (Key point: Medicine)

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