Mobile Augmented Reality for Information Surfaces
Jens Grubert · 2015
The increasing amount of publicly accessible situated information and the increasing computational power of personal devices such as smartphones and tablets have created an ideal basis for the uptake of Augmented Reality among mobile users. Specifically, information surfaces provide a large potential for augmentations, as they already provide an utilitarian value to mobile users. Also, information surfaces are relatively easy to augment, due to the fact, that prior to their production, they already exist as digital assets. Still, until today, Augmented Reality has not become a mainstream user interface for interacting with situated information in mobile contexts. The goal of this thesis is to investigate under which circumstances Augmented Reality has the potential to increase the user experience when mobile users interact with information surfaces. This is done through a series of studies and prototypes exploring the applicability of Augmented Reality for a range of information surfaces in mobile contexts.We specifically consider large printed posters, security documents large public electronic displays and small personal displays. Based on the findings of these studies, we investigate strategies how to better utilize the potentials of Augmented Reality for these media. We frame our work with surveys on the role of context for Augmented Reality and on insights about the usage of first generation Augmented