BMI Biotechnology Appraisals & Investments Limited, Wan Chai, Hong Kong.
Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and the State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong.
Methods Mol Biol. 2021;2199:347-356. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-0892-0_20.
Augmented reality (AR) allows a computer-generated 3D model to be superimposed onto a real-world environment in real time. The model can then be manipulated or probed interactively as if it is part of the real world. The application of AR in visualizing macromolecular structures is growing, primarily in showing preset collections of scenes for education purpose. Here, our emphasis is, however, on exploiting AR as a tool to facilitate scientific communication on the go. We have searched for freely available mobile software and custom-built tools which allow the display of user-specified protein structures. We provide step-by-step guides on a standalone app Ollomol (iOS and Android), as well as an in-browser web app, WebAR-PDB. Both of them allow users to specify entries from the Protein Data Bank (PDB) for an elementary AR experience. The application of AR enhances interactivity and imaginativity in macromolecular visualization.
增强现实（AR）允许将计算机生成的 3D 模型实时叠加到真实世界环境中。然后可以对模型进行交互式操作或探测，就好像它是真实世界的一部分一样。AR 在可视化大分子结构中的应用正在不断发展，主要用于展示预设的场景集合以进行教育。然而，我们在这里强调的是，将 AR 用作一种工具，以方便随时随地进行科学交流。我们已经搜索了免费的移动软件和定制工具，这些工具允许显示用户指定的蛋白质结构。我们提供了适用于独立应用 Ollomol（适用于 iOS 和 Android）以及基于浏览器的 Web 应用 WebAR-PDB 的逐步指南。它们都允许用户指定来自蛋白质数据库（PDB）的条目，以获得基本的 AR 体验。AR 的应用增强了大分子可视化中的交互性和想象力。
