A Novel Approach to Context-Sensitive Guided e-Tours in Cultural Sites:  Light  Augmented Reality on PDAs

Vlahakis, V.; Demiris, A.; Bounos, E.; Ioannidis, N.

A Novel Approach to Context-Sensitive Guided e-Tours in Cultural Sites: Light Augmented Reality on PDAs

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Date

2004

Authors

Vlahakis, V.
Demiris, A.
Bounos, E.
Ioannidis, N.

Publisher

The Eurographics Association

Abstract

This paper focuses on the design parameters of mobile electronic guides for cultural sites and museums. We treat issues like user interaction and portability and present practical solutions for their installation and operation in uncontrolled indoor and outdoor environments. Initial experiences from the archaeological site of Pompeii, Italy, are reported. The major contribution of the paper is the proposal of a new concept, that of light Augmented Reality for portable guides which we believe will dominate the field of cultural guiding in the near future. Our implementation aims at setting the standards for such applications and initial qualitative results are presented from its test use.

        @inproceedings{:10.2312/VAST/VAST04/057-066
,
booktitle = {VAST 2004: The 5th International Symposium on Virtual Reality, Archaeology and Cultural Heritage
},
editor = {Y. Chrysanthou and K. Cain and N. Silberman and F. Niccolucci
},
title = {{A Novel Approach to Context-Sensitive Guided e-Tours in Cultural Sites:  Light  Augmented Reality on PDAs
}},
author = {Vlahakis, V. and 
Demiris, A. and 
Bounos, E. and 
Ioannidis, N.
},
year = {2004
},
publisher = {The Eurographics Association
},
ISSN = {1811-864X
},
ISBN = {3-905673-18-5
},
DOI = {/10.2312/VAST/VAST04/057-066
}
}