Blocks: Collaborative and persistent augmented reality experiences

被引：19

作者：

Guo, Anhong ^{[1
]}

Canberk, Ilter ^{[2
]}

Murphy, Hannah ^{[3
]}

Monroy-Hernández, Andrés ^{[4
]}

Vaish, Rajan ^{[5
]}

机构：

[1] Human-Computer Interaction Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh,PA,15213, United States

[2] Snap Inc., Venice,CA,90291, United States

[3] Wellesley College, Wellesley,MA,02481, United States

[4] Snap Inc., Seattle,WA,98121, United States

[5] Snap Inc., Santa Monica,CA,90405, United States

来源：

Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies | 2019年 / 3卷 / 03期

关键词：

Augmented reality;

D O I：

10.1145/3351241

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摘要：

We introduce Blocks, a mobile application that enables people to co-create AR structures that persist in the physical environment. Using Blocks, end users can collaborate synchronously or asynchronously, whether they are colocated or remote. Additionally, the AR structures can be tied to a physical location or can be accessed from anywhere. We evaluated how people used Blocks through a series of lab and field deployment studies with over 160 participants, and explored the interplay between two collaborative dimensions: space and time. We found that participants preferred creating structures synchronously with colocated collaborators. Additionally, they were most active when they created structures that were not restricted by time or place. Unlike most of today's AR experiences, which focus on content consumption, this work outlines new design opportunities for persistent and collaborative AR experiences that empower anyone to collaborate and create AR content. © 2019 Copyright held by the owner/author(s).

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