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An infrastructure for realizing custom-tailored augmented reality user interfaces.
Wolfgang Broll1, Irma Lindt, Jan Ohlenburg
1Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology, St. Augustin, 53754, Germany. wolfgang.broll@fit.fraunhofer.de
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics
|November 8, 2005
Summary
Developing Augmented Reality (AR) interfaces is challenging. This study introduces a flexible AR framework, prototyping mechanism, and UI description to simplify AR interaction technique development and user adaptation.
Area of Science:
- Computer Science
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Virtual Reality
Background:
- Augmented Reality (AR) technologies are expanding into diverse application domains.
- Developing AR user interfaces and interaction techniques is complex, time-consuming, and often requires starting from scratch.
- Existing AR solutions often lack flexibility and quality when adapted to specific user needs.
Purpose of the Study:
- To introduce an infrastructure that supports the development and adaptation of AR interaction techniques.
- To address the challenges of complexity, time consumption, and inflexibility in AR interface development.
- To enable adaptation of AR interfaces to individual user requirements.
Main Methods:
- A flexible AR framework designed for independence from specific input devices and rendering platforms.
- An interaction prototyping mechanism facilitating rapid development of novel interaction techniques.
- A high-level user interface description extending traditional UI descriptions into the AR domain.
Main Results:
- Demonstrated the general usability and applicability of the proposed infrastructure.
- Successfully applied the approach in three distinct AR projects.
- Showcased the flexibility and adaptability of the developed AR framework and techniques.
Conclusions:
- The proposed infrastructure effectively simplifies the development and adaptation of AR interaction techniques.
- The approach enhances flexibility and quality in AR user interface design.
- This work provides a valuable foundation for future AR application development and user-centered design.