ARCAMA-3D --- a context-aware augmented reality mobile platform for environmental discovery

  • Authors:
  • Betül Aydın;Jérôme Gensel;Sylvie Calabretto;Bruno Tellez

  • Affiliations:
  • Laboratoire d'Informatique de Grenoble (LIG), STEAMER Team, Saint Martin d'Hères, France;Laboratoire d'Informatique de Grenoble (LIG), STEAMER Team, Saint Martin d'Hères, France;INSA de Lyon, LIRIS, UMR, Villeurbanne Cedex, France;INSA de Lyon, LIRIS, UMR, Villeurbanne Cedex, France

  • Venue:
  • W2GIS'12 Proceedings of the 11th international conference on Web and Wireless Geographical Information Systems
  • Year:
  • 2012

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Abstract

In this paper, we present ARCAMA-3D, a platform for 3D map-based visualization on mobile devices powered by augmented reality. The platform offers context-aware interactions related to the concept of ubiquitous computing. The general purpose of the project is to enable users to navigate in an area with their mobile devices and interactively discover their surroundings. The system integrates real-time sensing technologies (GPS and other embedded sensors) and exploits user's context and preferences in order to provide her with the necessary information. In return, the user consults the information (text, photo, audio or video files, etc.) that is published on the 3D model with the help of augmented reality. The innovative aspect of our approach lies in a light-weight 3D visualization system which is superimposed on the real scene. This approach facilitates the discovery of surroundings without preventing the visualization of real entities. We also alleviate the cognitive load of the user by avoiding the presentation of excessive information.