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Table Top Augmented Reality System for Conceptual Design and Prototyping

Michael VanwaardhuizenJames H. OliverJesús Gimeno

subject

EngineeringOpen sourceSoftwareNatural interactionWorkstationConceptual designlawbusiness.industryHuman–computer interactionPointer (user interface)Augmented realitybusinesslaw.invention

description

The AugmenTable is a desktop augmented reality workstation intended for conceptual design and prototyping. It combines a thin form factor display, inexpensive web cameras, and a PC into a unique system that enables natural interaction with virtual and physical parts. This initial implementation of the AugmenTable takes advantage of the popular open source augmented reality software platform ARToolkit to enable manual interaction with physical parts, as well as interaction with virtual parts via a physically marked pointer or a color-marked fingertip. This paper describes similar previous work, the methods used to create the AugmenTable, the novel interaction it affords users, and a number of avenues for advancing the system in the future.Copyright © 2011 by ASME

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2011-01-01ASME 2011 World Conference on Innovative Virtual Reality
https://doi.org/10.1115/winvr2011-5569