On the Horizon for Interpretive Education: Augmented Reality

On the Horizon for Interpretive Education:

Augmented Reality

June 21, 2011Deborah Boyer

[email protected]@debsting

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Map Search Page

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12th and Market Streets, 1914Philadelphia City Archives via PhillyHistory.org

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Rat Receiving Station, 1914Philadelphia City Archives via PhillyHistory.org

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Mobile Web App

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PhillyHistory.org, a project of the Philadelphia Department of Records

• 5 organizations

- Philadelphia City Archives- Philadelphia Water

Department- Office of the City

Representative- Library Company of

Philadelphia- Free Library of

Philadelphia

• Over 95,000 historic photographs and maps

• Over 7,300 registered users

• 13,000 unique visitors per month

• Runs on Sajara platformCamp Independence, Civil War Recruiting CampThe Library Company of Philadelphia via PhillyHistory.org

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Why Augmented Reality?

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Augmented what? Augmented Reality – overlaying of digital data or computer

generated imagery on a live view of the physical world

Image courtesy of Mr3641 from Wikimedia Commons. Image courtesy of Mr3641 from Wikimedia Commons.

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Computer Vision AR

• Computer identifies a marker placed in front of its camera

• Projects a 3D object based on the orientation of the marker

• Often used on desktop computers but mobile available too

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Computer Vision AR

Image from ARToolworks, Inc - http://www.artoolworks.com/products/mobile/artoolkit-for-ios/

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Sensor AR

• Utilizes a smart phone’s camera, internal GPS, compass, accelerometer, and gyroscope capabilities to find the phone’s position

• Provides data related to points near that location

• Often uses AR browsers such as Wikitude, Layar, or Junaio

Image from Powerhouse Museum, Sydney. http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/dmsblog/index.php/2010/04/16/new-version-of-powerhouse-museum-in-layar-augmented-reality-browsing-of-museum-photos-around-sydney/

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Augmented Reality for Interpretive

Education

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Photo from jasonepowell Flickr stream and included in Looking Into the Past Flickr pool.

Original photo from the Library of Congress.

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Photo from Museum of London

Museum of London: Streetmuseum

May 2010

Emmeline Pankhurst arrested by Buckingham Palace, May 21, 1914.

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The Andy Warhol Museum Layar

Images taken from the Warhol Museum at http://www.warhol.org/connect/mobile/

What Is

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The Berlin Wall 3D for LayarImages from the app via Layar blog at http://site.layar.com/company/blog/the-berlin-wall-is-back/

What Was

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What Could Be

Urban Augmented Reality from the Netherlands Architecture InstituteImages from UAR app in iTunes at http://ax.itunes.apple.com/nl/app/uar/id371459375?mt=8

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AR and PhillyHistory.org

• NEH Digital Humanities Start-Up Grant

• Investigate AR tech as a tool in cultural institutions

• Connect the past to the present

• Engage users in the study of history, architecture, and photography using mobile technology

• Build on the rich geographic resources of PhillyHistory.org

Students and pretzel vendor at West Philadelphia High School, 1934.

Philadelphia City Archives via PhillyHistory.org

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Initial Ideas

Background Image from Google

Created by Carissa Brittain

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12th and Market, 1914 and 2011

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Three Types of Images

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AR in Public Gardens

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Versailles Gardens

Images taken from Versailles Garden Android Market page at https://market.android.com/details?id=com.orange.versaillesgardens.en.us.promo

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Ideas

Show future land development or garden development

Create AR markers for visitors to print and use at home

Create an AR layer with more information on certain plants or other garden features

Create self-guided AR tours or integrate into curriculum

Work with local artists to create an AR garden art installation

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Limitations

Rapidly changing software and hardware

Must develop for different smart phones

Inherently limited to smartphone users

Requires strong internet collection

GPS accuracy can be poor

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Benefits

Introduce our organizations and collections to new audiences

Take advantage of growing smartphone use

Create educational and collaborative opportunities

Make connections

Generate excitement

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Having fun!

Photo: Rachel Cheetham-Richard

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Augmented Reality

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Details

• White paper available at http://www.azavea.com/augmented-reality

• Developers blogging about building the app at http://www.azavea.com/blogs/labs/

• App available in Android Market and Apple App Store.

On the Horizon for Interpretive Education:

Augmented Reality

Deborah [email protected]

@debsting

Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this presentation or project do not necessarily reflect those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.