State of the Art Analysis
Since the interviews did not frame a specific problem with the boat trip, we decided to try to instead enhance the experience of the boat trip.
From the gathered data we came to the conclusion that an application that gives information about stockholm while you ride the boat would be a great way to enhance the boat experience.
The idea of the application is that users should be able to find information about buildings and spots only by pointing their cameras at them. To create this sort of application we would need the use of some sort of image recognition software. One such software is made by the company called Catchoom Technologie who made a augmented reality SDK and an API called "RESTfull API". These softwares enables developers to include image recognition to applications without having to develop their own recognition software.
An application that makes use of Catchooms software that goes by the name of CraftAR uses the image recognition technology to e.g. link users to a site where users can buy whatever product they are pointing their camera on. In short; it works like a qr code but with real object instead of qr codes. The video attached to the applications information page shows how the app also can be used in games as a "unlocker" of sorts where users can unlock new things in the game by finding the right objects in real life.
This application is mainly directed at both casual users and companies. The companies can register their products and e.g. link other users to the webpage of the product. And users can more easily find information about the things they want.
This type of technology would greatly benefit us in our project. By linking different buildings and areas to information pages and/or pictures just like CraftAR, we can achieve a high fidelity application that would enable users to find more relevant information in less time. This also indicates that our idea is doable and that we can create an application by using this technology.
From the gathered data we came to the conclusion that an application that gives information about stockholm while you ride the boat would be a great way to enhance the boat experience.
The idea of the application is that users should be able to find information about buildings and spots only by pointing their cameras at them. To create this sort of application we would need the use of some sort of image recognition software. One such software is made by the company called Catchoom Technologie who made a augmented reality SDK and an API called "RESTfull API". These softwares enables developers to include image recognition to applications without having to develop their own recognition software.
An application that makes use of Catchooms software that goes by the name of CraftAR uses the image recognition technology to e.g. link users to a site where users can buy whatever product they are pointing their camera on. In short; it works like a qr code but with real object instead of qr codes. The video attached to the applications information page shows how the app also can be used in games as a "unlocker" of sorts where users can unlock new things in the game by finding the right objects in real life.
This application is mainly directed at both casual users and companies. The companies can register their products and e.g. link other users to the webpage of the product. And users can more easily find information about the things they want.
This type of technology would greatly benefit us in our project. By linking different buildings and areas to information pages and/or pictures just like CraftAR, we can achieve a high fidelity application that would enable users to find more relevant information in less time. This also indicates that our idea is doable and that we can create an application by using this technology.
Inga kommentarer:
Skicka en kommentar