Virtual and Augmented Reality Simulation of Chattanooga Creek

Virtual reality involves reproducing all the details of a physical object or environment that has to be simulated in virtual space. Augmented reality is the mixing of computer-generated information with the user’s view of the real world. Augmented reality is an alternative for virtual reality. This thesis presents the interactive virtual reality simulation and augmented reality simulation of Chattanooga Creek in Chattanooga, TN. The augmented reality part involves implementation of the basic concept of augmenting the virtual graphics to the real world

Towards an Extended Perception Layer in Augmented Reality

Augmented reality devices overlay digital content above our visually perceived real world and enable new ways of collaboration, communication, interaction, and perception. Extant research explores the conceptual foundations, technical prerequisites, and actual implementation of augmented reality in various domains. We lack a concept explaining the comprehensive range of digital layers in a holistic extended reality environment to understand how, when, and why users, for example, want to access or share information. This paper presents the extended perception layer (XPL) concept serving as the groundwork for users\u27 interaction with augmented reality. The XPL concept describes the differentiation of three digital layers and suggests how accessing information, sharing content, and interacting with each other can be done within the layers. We contribute with the XPL concept and a corresponding research agenda to further explore the possibilities of augmenting users\u27 visual perception

Augmented reality marker-based technology for augmenting newspaper advertisement

In this research, we describe an augmented reality android-based idea in which we utilize augmented reality marker-based technology for augmenting newspaper advertisement with electronic information that does not modify the format of the newspaper document and remains exactly the same, substantially improves the utility of paper by reducing the portion of the printed Ad on the newspaper. An implementation on a camera phone is discussed that lets users retrieve data and access links from newspaper advertisements to electronic data. We carefully examined over twenty people of different ages and occupations who participated in the newspaper-based AR and we got a significant overall response. Further analysis implies that this may assist students in understanding the complex 3D objects, which they can manipulate, learn tasks and improve skills

Smart Photos

Recent technological leaps have been a great catalyst for changing how people interact with the world around us. Specifically, the field of Augmented Reality has led to many software and hardware advances that have formed a digital intermediary between humans and their environment. As of now, Augmented Reality is available to the select few with the means of obtaining Google Glass, Oculus Rifts, and other relatively expensive platforms. Be that as it may, the tech industry\u27s current goal has been integration of this technology into the public\u27s smartphones and everyday devices. One inhibitor of this goal is the difficulty of finding an Augmented Reality application whose usage could satisfy an everyday need or attraction. Augmented reality presents our world in a unique perspective that can be found nowhere else in the natural world. However, visual impact is weak without substance or meaning. The best technology is invisible, and what makes a good product is its ability to fill a void in a person\u27s life. The most important researchers in this field are those who have been augmenting the tasks that most would consider mundane, such as overlaying nutritional information directly onto a meal [4]. In the same vein, we hope to incorporate Augmented Reality into everyday life by unlocking the full potential of a technology often believed to have already have reached its peak. The humble photograph, a classic invention and unwavering enhancement to the human experience, captures moments in space and time and compresses them into a single permanent state. These two-dimensional assortments of pixels give us a physical representation of the memories we form in specific periods of our lives. We believe this representation can be further enhanced in what we like to call a Smart Photo. The idea behind a Smart Photo is to unlock the full potential in the way that people can interact with photographs. This same notion is explored in the field of Virtual Reality with inventions such as 3D movies, which provide a special appeal that ordinary 2D films cannot. The 3D technology places the viewer inside the film\u27s environment. We intend to marry this seemingly mutually exclusive dichotomy by processing 2D photos alongside their 3D counterparts

Urban Encounters Reloaded: Towards a Descriptive Account of Augmented Space

In this chapter, augmented space is described as the layering of media technologies onto the physical space of the city. The approach assesses salient aspects of the experience of space in everyday life, the city and urban space more generally. The chapter discusses these in relation to the deployment of augmenting technologies and modes of display associated with augmented reality, new and digital media: visual or otherwise. Selected work, carried out in relation to culture, leisure and tourism is assessed. These case studies indicate the potential of augmented reality in areas of a) urban design, b) tourism and heritage, and c) the promotion of cycling for health and the creation of alternative transport infrastructure. The main characteristics of AR and augmented space are presented. This is followed by a discussion and development of hybrid research tools and applied in two case studies with a view to providing a potential roadmap for future work in this area

Augmented Reality and Robotics: A Survey and Taxonomy for AR-enhanced Human-Robot Interaction and Robotic Interfaces

This paper contributes to a taxonomy of augmented reality and robotics based on a survey of 460 research papers. Augmented and mixed reality (AR/MR) have emerged as a new way to enhance human-robot interaction (HRI) and robotic interfaces (e.g., actuated and shape-changing interfaces). Recently, an increasing number of studies in HCI, HRI, and robotics have demonstrated how AR enables better interactions between people and robots. However, often research remains focused on individual explorations and key design strategies, and research questions are rarely analyzed systematically. In this paper, we synthesize and categorize this research field in the following dimensions: 1) approaches to augmenting reality; 2) characteristics of robots; 3) purposes and benefits; 4) classification of presented information; 5) design components and strategies for visual augmentation; 6) interaction techniques and modalities; 7) application domains; and 8) evaluation strategies. We formulate key challenges and opportunities to guide and inform future research in AR and robotics

Augmented reality meeting table: a novel multi-user interface for architectural design

Immersive virtual environments have received widespread attention as providing possible replacements for the media and systems that designers traditionally use, as well as, more generally, in providing support for collaborative work. Relatively little attention has been given to date however to the problem of how to merge immersive virtual environments into real world work settings, and so to add to the media at the disposal of the designer and the design team, rather than to replace it. In this paper we report on a research project in which optical see-through augmented reality displays have been developed together with prototype decision support software for architectural and urban design. We suggest that a critical characteristic of multi user augmented reality is its ability to generate visualisations from a first person perspective in which the scale of rendition of the design model follows many of the conventions that designers are used to. Different scales of model appear to allow designers to focus on different aspects of the design under consideration. Augmenting the scene with simulations of pedestrian movement appears to assist both in scale recognition, and in moving from a first person to a third person understanding of the design. This research project is funded by the European Commission IST program (IST-2000-28559)

Augmented reality implementation on the apple IOS platform

Ubrzan tehnološki razvoj doveo je računalnu grafiku do razine pri kojoj njena primjena u svrhu proširivanja stvarnosti otvara novu perspektivu u definiranju koncepta stvarnosti. Tim slijedom pojam proširene stvarnosti predstavlja okosnicu stvarnog i virtualnog. Milgramov kontinuum dijeli stvarnost na četiri razine: Stvarnost, proširenu stvarnost, prošireni privid i virtualnu stvarnost koje obuhvaća pod zajedničkim nazivom „mješovita stvarnost“. Koncept proširene stvarnosti počiva na kombinaciji stvarnog i virtualnog okruženja čija se interakcija u realnom vremenu poravnava na osnovu prostornih koordinata deriviranih iz procesa prikupljanja podataka. Iako virtualna i proširena stvarnost nisu sinonimi, dijele nekolicinu sličnosti. Dok virtualna stvarnost kreira umjetan svijet uz mogućnost interakcije, proširena stvarnost nudi interaktivno iskustvo nadograđujući realno okruženje korisnika.Rapid advancements in technology have elevated computer graphics to the level at which its application for augmented reality purposes has spawned a new approach in regards to defining the concept of reality. Therefore the term “Augmented Reality” forms the backbone of the real and virtual worlds. Milgram’s continuum divides reality into four different levels; Reality, Augmented Reality, Augmented Virtuality and Virtual Reality, which are commonly referred to as “Mixed Reality”. The concept of augmented reality rests on the combination of real and virtual environments whose real-time interactions are aligned based on spatial coordinates derived from the data collection process. Even though virtual and augmented reality are not synonymous, they share several similarities. While virtual reality tends to create a purely artificial world with the possibility of interaction, augmented reality offers an interactive experience by augmenting the actual environment in the eyes of the user

Augmented reality implementation on the apple IOS platform

Ubrzan tehnološki razvoj doveo je računalnu grafiku do razine pri kojoj njena primjena u svrhu proširivanja stvarnosti otvara novu perspektivu u definiranju koncepta stvarnosti. Tim slijedom pojam proširene stvarnosti predstavlja okosnicu stvarnog i virtualnog. Milgramov kontinuum dijeli stvarnost na četiri razine: Stvarnost, proširenu stvarnost, prošireni privid i virtualnu stvarnost koje obuhvaća pod zajedničkim nazivom „mješovita stvarnost“. Koncept proširene stvarnosti počiva na kombinaciji stvarnog i virtualnog okruženja čija se interakcija u realnom vremenu poravnava na osnovu prostornih koordinata deriviranih iz procesa prikupljanja podataka. Iako virtualna i proširena stvarnost nisu sinonimi, dijele nekolicinu sličnosti. Dok virtualna stvarnost kreira umjetan svijet uz mogućnost interakcije, proširena stvarnost nudi interaktivno iskustvo nadograđujući realno okruženje korisnika.Rapid advancements in technology have elevated computer graphics to the level at which its application for augmented reality purposes has spawned a new approach in regards to defining the concept of reality. Therefore the term “Augmented Reality” forms the backbone of the real and virtual worlds. Milgram’s continuum divides reality into four different levels; Reality, Augmented Reality, Augmented Virtuality and Virtual Reality, which are commonly referred to as “Mixed Reality”. The concept of augmented reality rests on the combination of real and virtual environments whose real-time interactions are aligned based on spatial coordinates derived from the data collection process. Even though virtual and augmented reality are not synonymous, they share several similarities. While virtual reality tends to create a purely artificial world with the possibility of interaction, augmented reality offers an interactive experience by augmenting the actual environment in the eyes of the user

innovative applications of augmented reality

Ubrzan tehnološki razvoj doveo je računalnu grafiku do razine pri kojoj njena primjena u svrhu proširivanja stvarnosti otvara novu perspektivu u definiranju koncepta stvarnosti. Tim slijedom pojam proširene stvarnosti predstavlja okosnicu stvarnog i virtualnog. Milgramov kontinuum dijeli stvarnost na četiri razine: Stvarnost, proširenu stvarnost, prošireni privid i virtualnu stvarnost koje obuhvaća pod zajedničkim nazivom „mješovita stvarnost“. Koncept proširene stvarnosti počiva na kombinaciji stvarnog i virtualnog okruženja čija se interakcija u realnom vremenu poravnava na osnovu prostornih koordinata deriviranih iz procesa prikupljanja podataka. Iako virtualna i proširena stvarnost nisu sinonimi, dijele nekolicinu sličnosti. Dok virtualna stvarnost kreira umjetan svijet uz mogućnost interakcije, proširena stvarnost nudi interaktivno iskustvo nadograđujući stvarno okruženje korisnika.Rapid advancements in technology have elevated computer graphics to the level at which its application for augmented reality purposes has spawned a new approach in regards to defining the concept of reality. Therefore the term “Augmented Reality” forms the backbone of the real and virtual worlds. Milgram’s continuum divides reality into four different levels; Reality, Augmented Reality, Augmented Virtuality and Virtual Reality, which are commonly referred to as “Mixed Reality”. The concept of augmented reality rests on the combination of real and virtual environments whose real-time interactions are aligned based on spatial coordinates derived from the data collection process. Even though virtual and augmented reality are not synonymous, they share several similarities. While virtual reality tends to create a purely artificial world with the possibility of interaction, augmented reality offers an interactive experience by augmenting the actual environment in the eyes of the user