Publications – Augmented Environments Lab

Engberg and Bolter are guest editors for issue of Convergence on AR/MR

Jay Bolter — Tue, 11 Feb 2014 22:30:46 +0000

Maria Engberg and Jay Bolter are guest editors of the February 2014 issue of the journal Convergence. They present a set of papers by eight media studies scholars and artists on the significance of AR and MR for cultural expression. Here is an excerpt from their opening editorial: The widespread availability of smart phones in …

Watercolor Inspired Non-Photorealistic Rendering for AR

admin — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:36:23 +0000

Abstract Non-photorealistic rendering (NPR) is an attractive approach for seamlessly blending virtual and physical content in Augmented Reality (AR) applications. Simple NRP techniques, that use information from a single rendered image, have been demonstrated in real-time AR systems. More complex NRP techniques require visual coherence across multiple frames of video, and typical offline algorithms are …

BragFish paper got accepted by ACE08

admin — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:28:14 +0000

Congratulations~ I will attach the full paper and video later. Abstract: In this paper, we present our research on social interaction in colocated handheld augmented reality (AR) games. These games are characterized by shared physical spaces which promote physical awareness between players and individual gaming devices which support both public and private information. One result …

Uncertainty Boundary for Complex Objects in AR

admin — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 16:38:53 +0000

Abstract Registration errors between the physical world and computer-generated objects are a central problem in Augmented Reality (AR) systems. Some existing AR systems have demonstrated how to dynamically estimate registration errors based on estimates of spatial errors in the system. Using these error estimates, these systems also demonstrated a number of ways of ameliorating the …

Supporting Early Design Activities for AR Experiences

admin — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 16:00:20 +0000

Maribeth Gandy, Blair MacIntyre, Steven Dow, and Jay David Bolter. “Supporting Early Design Activities for AR Experiences” In Emerging Technologies of Augmented Reality, (B. Thomas, M.Billinghurst Ed.), Idea Group Publishing (2006). Abstract In this chapter, we describe DART: The Designer’s Augmented Reality Toolkit an authoring environment for rapidly prototyping augmented reality experiences. We summarize the …

AR Karaoke: Acting in Your Favorite Scenes

admin — Thu, 06 Oct 2005 16:00:14 +0000

Maribeth Gandy, Blair MacIntyre, Peter Presti, Steven Dow, Jay David Bolter, Brandon Yarbrough, and Nigel O’Rear. “AR Karaoke: Acting in Your Favorite Scenes” In The Fourth International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR 2005), October 6-8, 2005, Vienna, Austria. Abstract In this paper we present a concept for augmented reality entertainment, called AR Karaoke, …

Butterfly effect: an augmented reality puzzle game

admin — Thu, 06 Oct 2005 04:00:29 +0000

Abstract Butterfly effect is a 3D puzzle game using augmented reality. The key motivation was to create a game that leverages the structure of the physical world during gameplay without requiring the computer to have a detailed model of the space. The butterflies are virtual, but the space the player navigates is physical. The player …

DART: A Toolkit for Rapid Design Exploration of Augmented Reality Experiences

admin — Sun, 24 Oct 2004 04:00:30 +0000

Blair MacIntyre, Maribeth Gandy, Steven Dow, and Jay David Bolter. “DART: A Toolkit for Rapid Design Exploration of Augmented Reality Experiences.” In Conference on User Interface Software and Technology (UIST’04), October 24-27, 2004, Sante Fe, New Mexico. Abstract In this paper, we describe The Designer’s Augmented Reality Toolkit (DART). DART is built on top of …

DART: A Toolkit for Rapid Design Exploration of Augmented Reality Experiences

admin — Sun, 24 Oct 2004 04:00:27 +0000

Abstract In this paper, we describe The Designer’s Augmented Reality Toolkit (DART). DART is built on top of Macromedia Director, a widely used multimedia development environment. We summarize the most significant problems faced by designers working with AR in the real world, and discuss how DART addresses them. Most of DART is implemented in an …

DART: A Toolkit for Rapid Design Exploration of Augmented Reality Experiences.

admin — Sun, 24 Oct 2004 04:00:11 +0000