Augmented reality. Parco Regionale Appia Antica

Augmented reality Parco Regionale Appia Antica

Augmented reality What is it?

Augmented reality What users can visualize with augmented reality? Realistic object in grafic 3D designed Objects that users can manipulate on screen like pretending they are real Non-real objects join in user s contest as if they were real

Augmented reality Which technologies enable user s augmented experience? Image Analysis Location Technologies

Image analysis

Image analysis Computing platform analyze usefull data from the image: Color and patterns Objects Location Changings of the elements through frames (video analysis) Starting from an image map you could understand its content through algorithms Examples of applications are: video surveillance, QR Code decoding and augmented reality

Augmented Reality Image analysis Analyzing pictures captured by a camera it is possible to recognize markers on which the AR SW locate tridimensional shapes or multimedial contents enabling obj. tracking too.

Location technologies

Location Technologies Recently geolocalized augmented reality applications are in the marketplace. In order to enable this kind of AR applications two specific technologies are used: GPS To geo-locate the user s device Magnetometer (Digital compass)- to know where the device is being pointing

Layar is mobile browser of a Dutch company founded in 2009 Layar is a Geo-located AR platform, designed to run on ios, Android OS and Symbian OS mobile devices We designed, in collaboration with Provincia di Roma and Ente di Gestione del Parco Regionale dell Appia Antica, an information level that can be used through layar application. The objective is to make an experiment on the impact of this state of the art technologies on Parco Appia Antica visitors.

But we had a problem Mobile connections through GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, are very expensive especially for people who should use an international data roaming.

so thanks to Wi-Fi WiFi is very important for visitors because using the free connection of Provincia WiFi the visitor is not charged by the mobile operator and it means that the visitor can freely use the application without care about roaming, connections, operators etc. The Augmented reality guide through Wi-Fi become a free instrument for the visitor to live his experience the way he wants and enjoy the cultural treasure in

Augmented Reality Parco Appia Antica is a free layer with 11 Points of Interests Through this layer we deliver rich contents to users: 3d models of ancient buildings Audioguides Rich mobile web-pages

In order to collect data about the impact of AR navigation technologies we designed, we will analyze data about the access to Parco Appia Antica Layer on Layar Platform and web access data to our mobile web pages hosted by our own server. It will be usefull to understand the number of people, the nationality and the kind of device and/or browser from where requests come from.

Layer s Developping Phases

Parco Regionale Appia Antica Layer s Developping Phases Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Phase 4 Analyse Concept Design Develop ment Site Layer Content Graphic Shape Web Page

Parco Regionale Appia Antica Phase 1: Analyse Cattid, Provincia di Roma and Parco Regionale Appia Antica: Free wi-fi with hot-spot of Provincia di Roma Points of Interests near each access point Selection of monument to shape

Parco Regionale Appia Antica Phase 2: Concept Cattid: Target definition Content selection POI structure Content typology Mobile pages, audioguides, geolocation, 3d models development

Parco Regionale Appia Antica Phase 3: Design Design of visual identity: Banner Icon Icon Layer BIW Color POI Color Content: Text Elaboration Image Selection

Parco Regionale Appia Antica Phase 4: Development Shapes: Structure Reconstruction Texture Definition

Parco Regionale Appia Antica Phase 4: Development Reconstruction Sources: -Archeological and architectural studies -Historical images -Archival images

Parco Regionale Appia Antica Layer now available http://www.layar.com/catalo g/parcoappiaantica2011

Dott. Amedeo Perrone Mail:perrone@cattid.uniroma1.it Web: http://www.cattid.uniroma1.it/