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| Project
Summary |
| ARCHEOGUIDE
will build a system providing new ways of information
access at cultural heritage sites in a compelling, user-friendly
way through the use of advanced IT including augmented
reality, 3D-visualization, mobile computing, and multi-modal
interaction. The system will provide the following features
to visitors: |
Real
Time Augmented Reality |
| a) Accessing
information in context with the exploration of the site
through position and orientation tracking. |
| b) Personalized
and thematic navigation aids in physical and information
space through the use of visitor and tour profiles taking
into account cultural and linguistic background, age
and skills. |
| c) Visualization
in 3D of missing artefacts and reconstructed parts of
damaged sites on Head Mount Displays. |
| d) User
friendly multi-modal interaction for obtaining information
on real and virtual objects through gestures and speech.
In addition, tools enabling site administrator to organize
the presentation of site information in creative ways
will be provided. |
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| Project
Objectives |
| The ARCHEOGUIDE
project intends to provide new approaches for accessing
information at cultural heritage sites in a compelling,
user-friendly way through the development of a system
based on advanced IT including augmented reality, 3D-visualization,
mobile computing, and multi-modal interaction techniques.
The system will be tried out in one major European cultural
heritage site. In this site particular emphasis will
be given to virtual reconstruction of the remains. |
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| The ARCHEOGUIDE
system will address the requirements of a wide user
selection that includes cultural site visitors, cultural
site managers, researchers, and content creators. Cultural
site visitors will be provided with a see-through Head-Mounted
Display (HMD), earphone, and mobile computing equipment.
A tracking system will determine the location of the
visitor within the site. Based on the visitor’s profile
and his position, audio and visual information will
be presented to guide and allow him/her to gain more
insight into relevant aspects of the site. |
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| General
Description |
| The ARCHEOGUIDE
system, illustrated below, consists of a site information
server and a set of mobile units that are carried by
visitors. A wireless local network allows the mobile
units to communicate with the site information server.
In addition, the site will be furnished with the elements
necessary for a tracking system to sense the position
and orientation of users wearing the equipment. |
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| The site
server maintains a database with all information pertaining
to the site. The contents can be accessed and downloaded
to the mobiles over the wireless network. In addition,
the site information server incorporates software that
allows the creation of new content through the exploration
of the 3D model of the site. |
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| The mobile
units comprise a Head Mounted Display (HMD), a camera,
microphone, earphone and a lightweight portable computer
with a simple input device. The portable computer is
equipped with devices allowing it to communicate with
the site information server through a wireless data
communication network and devices that sense the position
and orientation of the user. |
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| The mobile
units maintain a local database that stores a subset
of the site information pertaining to a particular area
of the site for a particular user and visit profile.
As the user moves around in the site the mobile units
communicate with the site information server to download
information relevant to the new area of the site the
user has entered. |
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Project
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| Contact
Person: |
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- Nikos
Ioannidis
- Development
Programmes Department
- PO
Box 68
- 19.5
Km Markopoulou Avenue
- 19002
Peania, Greece
- Tel:
+30 10 667 1349
- Fax:
+30 10 667 7312
- Email:
nioa@intranet.gr
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