PROJECT 1:
Screenshots of the application
Handheld Augmented Reality Indoor Navigation with Activity-Based Instructions.
by Alessandro Mulloni, et al.
Graz University of Technology, Austria
WHAT?
An application using a handheld device (mobile phone).
WHY?
To help users way find and navigate an indoor space.
HOW?
Using augmented reality, the application displays on the users' screen instructions based on their activity.
SO WHAT?
This is useful in complex indoor spaces so users get to their destination the fastest and the easiest, espcially in places like airports or hospotals where time is very important.
PROJECT 2:
ExplorAR: Augmented Reality Wayfinding: The Future of Tourism.
by Augmented Marketing
Owen Sound, Ontario , canada
WHAT?
A good wayfinding experience using AR with many important features such as self localization, POI search, destination recognition upon arrival...etc.
WHY?
People struggle with traditional top-down maps and there is a need for a better solution.
HOW?
AR Wayfinding gives Line of Sight (LOS) to where you want to go, making it much more intuitive as well as allowing the user to engage with extra information on the fly about the destination.
SO WHAT?
Signs on walls are frequently confusing, and not presented in appropriate positions or a logical sequence, So this solution saves users a lot of time, spatial confusion, and frustration. AR Wayfinding is a great solution for:
1. Walking Tours
2. Historical Facts
3. Special Geo-Based Promotions
4. Economic Growth by promoting surrounding business
5. Analytics
PROJECT 3:
Augmented Reality Prototype (Left), and Virtual Reality Prototype (Right)
Toronto Augmented Reality Map: Enhancing citizen engagement with open government data using contemporary media platforms.
by Michael James Carnevale (MDes, Digital Futures)
OCAD University, Toronto, Canada - April 2017
WHAT?
An interactive augmented reality map of Toronto displaying open source governmental data such as the prices of real estate, employement, etc...
WHY?
To show how media and visualizarion affect citizen engagement with urban public data.
HOW?
Using augmented reality, the camera displays on the users' screen 3D graphics in form of 3D columns or charts layed on top of the map following the correct localization (through Vuforia and Unity).
SO WHAT?
So citizens engage and learn more about open government data which could aid public participation in democratic affairs.