AR@UNIMAP: A Development of Interactive Map Using Augmented Reality

Abstract

Moving towards a modern age, Augmented Reality (AR) can be considered as one of the fastest developing technologies every year wherein it is enhanced by computer-generated perceptual information and sometimes across multiple sensory modalities, including visual and text. However, students have not been exposed to this technology since they are stuck with a narrow-minded conception of using papers even though it can be too overwhelming for them since they have to read the study books, brochures, and pamphlets to get information about their universities especially for the new students who recently registered and for the visitors. To overcome this problem, we are developing an application “AR UniMAP: Pauh Putra Residential College Interactive Map”. This project aims is to develop an informative ARMap along with some additional information about the campus for the students and visitors through interactive communication through the proposed system. Smartphone with the support of ARCore is used as the main platform for the application to be implemented in such a way to display the visuals of the buildings and each room in the campus through 2D and 3D along with some additional information through text pop up on the left and right side of the smartphone screen.. The key to this architecture is to expose university students with the AR technologies and to make it easier for them to access information about their university.