Exploring real world points of interest: Design and evaluation of object-centric exploration techniques for augmented reality

Autor: Dieter Schmalstieg, Markus Tatzgern, Hartmut Seichter, Denis Kalkofen, Eduardo Veas, Raphael Grasset
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Pervasive and Mobile Computing. 18:55-70
ISSN: 1574-1192
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmcj.2014.08.010
Popis: Augmented reality (AR) enables users to retrieve additional information about real world objects and locations. Exploring such location-based information in AR requires physical movement to different viewpoints, which may be tiring and even infeasible when viewpoints are out of reach. In this paper, we present object-centric exploration techniques for handheld AR that allow users to access information freely using a virtual copy metaphor. We focus on the design of techniques that allows the exploration of large real world objects. We evaluated our interfaces in a series of studies in controlled conditions and compared them to a 3D map interface, which is a more common method for accessing location-based information. Based on our findings, we put forward design recommendations that should be considered by future generations of location-based AR browsers, 3D tourist guides or situated urban planning.
Databáze: OpenAIRE