The AR Magic Lantern is an open-source augmented reality flashlight that enables users to see and interact with virtual content projected onto physical surfaces around them. It is designed especially to support group-oriented, co-located and situated AR experiences.
Users can interact with ARML applications using gestures, a button, and voice commands. Programmable illumination and haptic vibration facilitate feedback that enriches the interaction with projected content.
Hine, P., Tadesse Mamo, L., & Pares, N. (2022, April). AR Magic Lantern: Group-based Co-Located Augmentation Based on the World-as-Support AR Paradigm. In CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems Extended Abstracts (CHI ’22). https://doi.org/10.1145/3491101.3519918
Schaper, Marie-Monique; Santos, Maria; Malinverni, Laura; Zerbini Berro, Juan; Pares, Narcis. (2018) Learning about the past through situatedness, embodied exploration and digital augmentation of cultural heritage sites. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies 2018; 114( ): 36-50. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhcs.2018.01.003
Schaper, Marie-Monique; Santos, Maria; Pares, Narcís. (2018) Orchestrating experts' assumptions and children's values in the design of Virtual Heritage experiences. International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction 2018.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcci.2018.02.001
Marie-Monique Schaper, Maria Santos, Laura Malinverni and Narcis Pares. (2017). Co-Designing Virtual Heritage Experiences for Archaeological Sites based on the novel AR Paradigm World-as-Support. ACM Celebration of Women in Computing, WomENcourage Conference 2017.
Marie-Monique Schaper, Maria Santos, Laura Malinverni and Narcis Pares. (2017). Towards the Design of a Virtual Heritage Experience based on the World-as-Support Interaction Paradigm. In Proceedings of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ’17). https://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3027063.3053089
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With funding from Horizon Europe, the Full-Body Interaction Lab has developed the AR Magic Lantern into a production-ready prototype and focus on the following key objectives:
Developed a sophisticated computer vision system that adapts to large, dynamic environments and requires no special mapping hardware or external tracking.
Built a robust and integrated hardware prototype using state of the art vision and projector components.
Built a development platform for experience designers wanting to deploy novel AR applications that are truly useful in public spaces.
Published a comprehensive resource library for the World-as-Support paradigm, including documentation, open-source code, and useful samples and case studies.
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Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or European Health and Digital Executive Agency. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programme under Grant Agreement No 101070533.
