5 Tips for Augmented Reality Calibration

Summary: Before users can use an AR app, they must often calibrate it first. Usability studies find many big problems in calibration designs that can prevent people from ever getting into the actual AR experience.

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Sana Behnam is a Research Assistant with Nielsen Norman Group, based in Raleigh, North Carolina. She holds a B.F.A in Industrial Design from University of Tehran and an M.F.A. in Design Research and Development from The Ohio State University.

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