memoAR - An Augmented Reality Application on Urban Story Telling
Author
Nielsen, Martin Havsager
Term
4. term
Education
Publication year
2013
Submitted on
2013-05-23
Pages
141
Abstract
Dette speciale præsenterer en lokationsbevidst augmented reality (AR) applikation, der knytter lydfortællinger og interviews til bestemte steder i byen. AR lægger digitale lag oven på den fysiske verden, og spatial lyd får lyde til at opleves, som om de kommer fra konkrete retninger eller placeringer. Projektet er delvist udviklet i samarbejde med New Zealand Historic Places Trust i Christchurch, New Zealand, hvor jordskælv har sat dybe spor og skabt en særlig ramme for byfortællinger. Vi har udviklet en Android-app, der bruger AR og spatial lyd, så brugere kan udforske byens historier og relateret multimedia direkte på stedet. Der blev gennemført to undersøgelser: (1) en sammenlignende brugervenlighedstest af forskellige AR-interaktionsmetoder og (2) en empirisk feltobservation af den endelige app i brug. Resultaterne viser, at brugerne generelt er positive over for appens brugervenlighed, både samlet og på opgaveniveau. Der planlægges yderligere tests for at undersøge og vurdere brugeroplevelsen af de spatiale lydkilder.
This thesis presents a location-aware augmented reality (AR) application that attaches audio stories and interviews to specific city locations. AR overlays digital information on the real world, and spatial audio makes sounds seem to come from particular directions or places. The project was developed in part with the New Zealand Historic Places Trust in Christchurch, New Zealand, a city where earthquakes have left deep marks and created a strong setting for urban stories. We built an Android app that uses AR and spatial audio to let people explore city narratives and related multimedia directly on site. Two studies were conducted: (1) a comparative usability test of different AR interaction methods, and (2) an empirical field observation of the final application in use. Results show that users were positive about the app’s usability, both overall and at the task level. Further tests are planned to examine and evaluate the user experience of the spatial audio sources.
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