Abstract
References
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Abstract
Augmented
reality, AR in short, refers to the integration of digital information, like
text, multimedia content, GPS data, etc, with the real-world user environment
in real time. In this way, as the term implies, the existing, perceived
environment is augmented by computer-generated sensory input overlaid in the
form of new, complementary information on top of it. Augmented reality differs
from virtual reality in the sense that it does not induce a new artificial
environment but it enhances existing reality with additional elements of
information – real or virtual - of relative semantic content.
Augmented
reality was initially used in the context of military, medical and industrial
applications, but soon its use expanded into several additional areas including
entertainment and games, education, culture, architecture and construction,
commerce, advertising. Sophisticated augmented reality applications utilize
advanced technologies like computer vision and object/gesture recognition so
that users can interact or even digitally alter their real environment.
However, simpler augmented reality applications for smartphones exploit GPS and
compass functionalities for determining user location and orientation and by
means of an augmented reality “marker” they project digital information on the
display of the user device.
In this work,
we present MyARCampus, an augmented reality application for mobile handheld
devices, like mobile phones or tablets. MyARCampus uses image recognition
techniques for context awareness and aims to facilitate student life within a
university campus. In particular, our application provides detailed information
about course timetables for classrooms as well as detailed information about
bus timetables for bus-stops located within the Patras University Campus and
can be easily extended to cover additional points of interest. Such information
is usually provided in the form of printed, static announcements. However,
updates and changes are rarely included timely in these printouts. Using
MyARCampus, students can obtain anytime useful information about classroom and
bus timetables which can highly facilitate course attendance and transportation
within the campus and provide invaluable support for efficient schedule
organization and management. Furthermore, such an application can be extremely useful, especially
in the cases of users who do not speak the local language or do not even
understand the signs that are distributed in the deployment location.
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| Publication Date | August 31, 2017 |
| Submission Date | August 26, 2017 |
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