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Talking Houses: Transforming Touristic Buildings into Intelligent Characters in Augmented Reality

In: Information and Communication Technologies in Tourism 2023

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  • Saikishore Kalloori

    (Media Technology Center, ETH Zurich)

  • Ribin Chalumattu

    (Media Technology Center, ETH Zurich)

  • François Chalet

    (Zurich University of the Arts)

  • Martin Zimper

    (Zurich University of the Arts)

  • Severin Klingler

    (Media Technology Center, ETH Zurich)

  • Markus Gross

    (Media Technology Center, ETH Zurich)

Abstract

Augmented reality (AR) technologies can enhance the user’s experience of visiting attractions, shops, and restaurants by using AR-based virtual elements and additional information about the places they are visiting. In this work, we transform the city landscape or iconic buildings into a unique experience by bringing iconic characters onto the buildings to increase users’ engagement. Our techniques transform buildings or parts of a building into a virtual character with which the user can interact. We designed two unique experiences: (a) ‘The Square’ in which the character will talk about the building’s history and other anecdotes about the area, and (b) ‘The Hunt’ in which the user is involved in a scavenger hunt where they have to identify buildings using the hints given by virtual characters. We have conducted a live user study to assess our prototype’s usability. Our preliminary experimental results demonstrated that our prototype has high usability and users using our system felt a pleasant and enjoyable experience.

Suggested Citation

  • Saikishore Kalloori & Ribin Chalumattu & François Chalet & Martin Zimper & Severin Klingler & Markus Gross, 2023. "Talking Houses: Transforming Touristic Buildings into Intelligent Characters in Augmented Reality," Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics, in: Berta Ferrer-Rosell & David Massimo & Katerina Berezina (ed.), Information and Communication Technologies in Tourism 2023, pages 334-339, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:prbchp:978-3-031-25752-0_37
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-25752-0_37
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