Applying Augmented Reality Technology to E-Learning: Science Educational AR Products as an Example

The utility of augmented reality (AR) in educational application is under heated discussion. A brief review of augmented reality (AR) and e-learning is given. Taking a series of AR products including chemistry textbook and some derivatives developed or supported by the Institute of Knowledge Management of USTC as example, we made a detailed description of their system design, user interface and the principle of operation. We collected user feedback of above-mentioned products and similar products in order to analyze the user experience. Thus we considered the possibility of applying AR technology to e-learning. In this article, we emphasized the advantage of AR products in the domains of science and history.