A Platform for Creating Augmented Reality Content by End Users

2016 ◽  
pp. 167-171 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernando Vera ◽  
J. Alfredo Sánchez ◽  
Ofelia Cervantes
Keyword(s):  
Augmented Reality ◽  
End Users

scholarly journals Technology for subtitling: a 360-degree turn

2021 ◽  
pp. 11-40
Author(s):  
Belén Agulló
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Augmented Reality ◽  
End Users ◽  
Immersive Environments ◽  
Audiovisual Media ◽  
Usability Tests ◽  
Audiovisual Translation

Subtitling has become one of the most important audiovisual translation modes and cannot be understood outside the context of the technology that makes it possible. New audiovisual media are appearing, such as 360º videos, and the necessity of subtitling this type of content to make it accessible is emerging. In this article, an updated review of current subtitling technology is presented to contextualise the study. Then, a review of main immersive environments (3D, augmented reality and virtual reality) and their implications for subtitling has also been introduced. The focus of the study is on virtual reality and, therefore, the main challenges of subtitling 360º content are presented. To respond to the needs of subtitling this type of content, a first version of a subtitle editor has been developed and presented to twenty-seven professional subtitlers who have tested the tool and reported the correspondent feedback on usability and preferences. This study has proven the importance of carrying out usability tests with end users when developing specific software, as well as the challenges faced by subtitlers in new audiovisual media such as 360º content.

scholarly journals Reformulação do Projeto de Usabilidade da Ferramenta Lagarto

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samir Chaves ◽  
Fernando Trinta
Keyword(s):  
Augmented Reality ◽  
End Users ◽  
Complex Task ◽  
Authoring Tools ◽  
Mobile Games ◽  
Work In Progress

The development of Location Based Mobile Games (LBMG) is a complex task. To overcome this problem, authoring tools have been proposed aimint at reducing the time and eff ort required to create these applications. One of these tools is LAGARTo, a web authoring application to help non-programmers users to create multiplayer LBMGs with augmented reality features. The first version of LAGARTo presented a usability level below end-users expectations. Therefore, this research proposes a new usability project for the LAGARTo editor to address its current problems. This document presents the results already obtained from a work in progress, with promising results of improvement in the usability of LAGARTo.

Blending Augmented Reality with Real World Scenarios Using Mobile Devices

2012 ◽  
pp. 258-273 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexiei Dingli ◽  
Dylan Seychell
Keyword(s):  
Information Processing ◽  
Augmented Reality ◽  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Mobile Devices ◽  
Mobile Device ◽  
Real World ◽  
Recommendation Systems ◽  
End Users ◽  
The Internet ◽  
The City

In this work, the authors present methods that add value to the current Web by connecting administrators of a space such as a city with its visitors. The mobile device has nowadays become an important tool in the hands of visitors of cities and the authors present it as a gateway for the administrators to their visitors. The authors present a method that processes various environmental factors during a visit and uses these factors as a context for presenting the recommendations. In this work, the authors also propose a method that can measure queues in a city, and by knowing the overall picture of the situation, it provides individual recommendations of separate mobile devices accordingly. This chapter shows, therefore, the three main steps in the process of recommendation systems: collecting information, processing the recommendations, and presenting them in an attractive way. In this case the authors focus on presenting recommendations through augmented reality in order to provide an attractive tool for end users, which would, at the end of the day, connect them further to the city over the Internet.

scholarly journals End-Users’ Augmented Reality Utilization for Architectural Design Review

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (15) ◽  
pp. 5363 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jin Gang Lee ◽  
JoonOh Seo ◽  
Ali Abbas ◽  
Minji Choi
Keyword(s):  
Augmented Reality ◽  
User Experience ◽  
Architectural Design ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Visual Presentation ◽  
End Users ◽  
Limited Attention ◽  
Design Review ◽  
Visual Elements ◽  
Design Collaboration

To effectively use augmented reality (AR) technology for end-user involved design collaboration, it is necessary to ensure the effectiveness of the AR system from the end-user’s perspective. However, most efforts have mainly focused on technological development, and as such, limited attention has been paid to the end-user’s application of the AR system. Therefore, this study investigates how the AR system affects architectural design review based on the user’s perspectives. Three different display systems presenting a 3D model including a 2D screen, VR, and AR were tested, and a total of 76 participants evaluated visual presentation quality, perceived acceptability, and user experience according to their usage of the visualization platform types during the design review activities. Compared to other systems, the results indicated that the AR system could be more effective in reviewing the visual elements of a building. Furthermore, AR showed the highest ratings for acceptance level and user experience. The innovation provided by AR created a positive user experience, despite its remaining challenges to be resolved in terms of functionality. Since it is expected that the use of AR can be promoted by overcoming certain technological limitations, this study contributes to guiding AR system applications for end-users involved in the design review process.

scholarly journals Heritage education experience supported in augmented reality

2020 ◽  
pp. 52-62
Author(s):  
Raynel Mendoza-Garrido ◽  
Amaury Cabarcas-Álvarez ◽  
Juan José Puello-Beltran ◽  
Ramon Fabregat-Gesa ◽  
Silvia Margarita Baldiris-Navarro
Keyword(s):  
Instructional Design ◽  
Augmented Reality ◽  
Implementation Process ◽  
End Users ◽  
Learning Processes ◽  
Validation Process ◽  
Education Experience ◽  
Heritage Education ◽  
Augmented Reality Technology ◽  
The City

Heritage Education is a process that traditionally takes place within the classroom, where the teacher transmits some knowledge to the student; however, new ways have been implemented to develop Heritage Education processes supported by different technologies where Augmented Reality is included. This paper describes the process of implementing the “Framework for Heritage Education supported by Augmented Reality”, which proposes guidelines for the development of technology solutions based on Augmented Reality in the context of Heritage Education, through the deployment of an application called “Social Heritage ”developed under the guidelines of this Framework. The paper describes the implementation process of the Framework in the city of Cartagena - Colombia and the validation process with the end users. For the evaluation of the experience, the motivation test was used for the instructional design that measures the categories: Attention, Relevance, Confidence and Satisfaction. This test was applied to a group of students and a group of tourists. The validation results show that the use of augmented reality motivated both students and tourists in the development of heritage education processes. This allowed us to conclude that augmented reality technology is pertinent when promoting learning processes in the context of heritage.

scholarly journals Integration of Augmented Reality into College Yearbook

2018 ◽  
Vol 150 ◽  
pp. 05031
Author(s):  
Faharol Zubir ◽  
Ina Suryani ◽  
Norlizawati Ghazali
Keyword(s):  
Augmented Reality ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
End Users ◽  
Team Work ◽  
Reading Material ◽  
Major Development ◽  
Fostering Creativity ◽  
Development Processes

Augmented reality (AR) has been used in many schools and colleges in developed countries. Apart from enhancing teaching to be more interactive, inventive and resourceful, the use of AR also has been reported to boost learning by fostering creativity and imagination, enhancing collaboration and team work, and making learning more engaging and stimulating. Despite the potentials of AR in enhancing school materials, this technology often has teachers and learners as the end users rather than developers. Given the benefits of AR in education, this study experimented on having the teachers and learners as developers in incorporating the use of AR to enhance the college yearbook. This paper describes the processes taken by the teachers and learners in integrating AR into a conventional reading material; specifically a college yearbook. In this study, an open source AR application is used and 32 markers are created. The method involves five major development processes which starts with planning, content, AR integration development, printing and finally AR integration construction. The 32 markers can be divided into a few sections which can be classified according to the types of content. At the end of this paper, the significance and challenges of this project are presented.

scholarly journals SITUAR: A platform for in-situ augmented reality content creation

2016 ◽  
pp. 90
Author(s):  
Fernando Vera ◽  
J. Alfredo Sánchez
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Augmented Reality ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
End Users ◽  
Multimedia Content ◽  
End User ◽  
Content Creation ◽  
New Information

We present a work in progress related to an Augmented Reality (AR) platform, which is intended to be used by the end user to create their own stories through multimedia content. Based upon a review of existing tools to create AR scenarios in the context of smart cities, we have developed SituAR, a platform in which the user is able to create AR content using multimedia, storytelling and gamification elements. Our goal is to facilitate the creation of AR scenarios and to empower users to become authors. We also include social media elements used for users to share, rank, and comment the content created in order to add new information and to facilitate interaction. This paper discusses SituAR and its potential. In addition, we present preliminary prototypes. Finally, this project is aimed to produce an engaging platform for promoting cultural heritage through interactive stories added to POIs by end users.

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