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Aero-Marker: blimp-based augmented reality marker for objects with virtual and tangible features

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In this study, we describe an augmented reality (AR) marker---Aero-Marker---that has both a virtual appearance and physical features. Our Aero-Marker integrates a blimp with an AR marker to overcome two problems found in conventional AR applications. The first problem is mobility. While a conventional AR marker is generally paper-based and static, Aero-Marker floats in the air and moves toward the user, thereby changing the relationship between the user and the marker. The second problem is physicality. Unlike a paper-based marker, Aero-Marker has physical volume because it uses a physical blimp. Similar to texture mapping in 3D computer graphics, virtual information is overlaid on the entire surface of the blimp, which makes the virtual information tangible. As a result, the interaction between the user and marker intensifies during actions like hugging, lifting, and throwing virtual information directly.

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    VRCAI '13: Proceedings of the 12th ACM SIGGRAPH International Conference on Virtual-Reality Continuum and Its Applications in Industry
    November 2013
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    DOI:10.1145/2534329
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    1. aerotop interface
    2. augmented reality
    3. blimp
    4. marker-based AR
    5. tangible user interface

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    • (2014)Aero-screenProceedings of the 29th Annual ACM Symposium on Applied Computing10.1145/2554850.2555052(976-980)Online publication date: 24-Mar-2014

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