New tech to bring benefits, pioneer says

These days it takes only a pair of smart glasses to transport someone to a world where reality and fantasy merge. Technically, the process of augmenting reality is achieved with software's help.

And it's not just for entertainment. Its potential is seemingly larger.

"This is only the start. It can be used in a lot of areas like tourism and education," says Lu Fan, founder and chairman of Senscape, a company that focuses on such technologies.