Invisible City A MOBILE AUGMENTED REALIT Y F OR LOC AL GOVERNMENT
What is Augmented Reality?
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PHYSICAL OBJECT + VIRTUAL OVERLAY Natural mapping for users Directly in their field of view
AUGMENT, NOT REPLACE e overlays enhance physical presence, instead of replacing it. Encourages interaction
What do you need?
LOCATION + FIELD-OF-VIEW + INTERNET CONNECTION + MOBILE PLATFORM
field-of-view location
e right place for government?
Am I in a neighborhood with a high crime rate? What is the average selling price of a home in this neighborhood? Where is the nearest subway station? Bus stop? How do I get there?
NEW WAY TO DISPLAY INFORMATION Large, geo-related data More relevant because it is in context New kind of Architecture?
ALSO AN INPUT MECHANISM Input data, encoded with orientation information Archived data can be catalogued by location, field-of-view, time-of-day
Invisible City: Example Scenarios
WAYFINDING & VIRTUAL TOURS “Which way to the museum?” “What building houses the U.S. Constitution?” “Where are the nearest new exhibits in the Smithsonian?”
Joe Weeling John Smith United States Army Serial # 432563 ALT. WAYFINDING Visual index for Arlington Cemetery
VIRTUAL DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION I’m sitting in traffic. “Is this road always over-burdened?” Notify state planners, find alternate routes Report potholes, deterioration
COLLABORATIVE CRIME-FIGHTING I witness a crime. One tap automatically starts uploading video & stills All information is encoded with my position, field-of-view
FORENSIC AID Multiple angles for evidence Less potential for witness error ANGLE 1 ANGLE 2
ONE APP Function determined by proximity Dependent on availability of data services User controls interaction
FICTION TODAY, REALITY TOMORROW Coming Soon. Rob Rhyne @capttaco http://robrhyne.com
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