Abstract
We present a case study with user evaluation of the
usefulness of a mobile augmented reality (AR) system for
visualizing urban plans of an area reconstruction
project. The project plans included several new buildings
amid existing buildings that have a high cultural and
historical value. Participants, including city officers
in the decision-making body, used the mobile AR system
along with paper visualizations of the plans and
evaluated the usefulness and overall strengths and
weaknesses of the AR system. The results indicate that AR
was found to be a highly useful instrument to visualize
building plans in a holistic and intuitive way from the
first-person point of view. The system facilitated
decision making and enriched the understanding of the
plan, thus having a clear additional value over the
traditional printout-based visualizations. Additionally,
perceived weaknesses and ideas for improving the system
are presented
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | eWork and eBusiness in Architecture, Engineering and Construction |
| Subtitle of host publication | Proceedings of the European Conference on Product and Process Modelling 2012, ECPPM 2012 |
| Pages | 733-740 |
| Publication status | Published - 2012 |
| MoE publication type | A4 Article in a conference publication |
| Event | 9th European Conference on Product and Process Modelling, ECPPM 2012 - Reykjavik, Iceland Duration: 25 Jul 2012 → 27 Jul 2012 |
Conference
| Conference | 9th European Conference on Product and Process Modelling, ECPPM 2012 |
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| Abbreviated title | ECPPM 2012 |
| Country/Territory | Iceland |
| City | Reykjavik |
| Period | 25/07/12 → 27/07/12 |