Title :
Phygital Map: Accessing Digital Multimedia from Physical Map
Author :
Nakazawa, Jin ; Tokuda, Hideyuki
Author_Institution :
Grad. Sch. of Media & Governance, Keio Univ., Kanagawa
Abstract :
We present an augmented map interface called Phygital (physical, digital) Map that enables users to access digital multimedia stored in various off-the-shelf devices from physically printed maps, such as wall-mounted maps and atlas books. While the rapidly expanding variety of multimedia devices has been facilitated capturing the real world events through various digital media, the interface for playback of these digital media is not well integrated into the physical world. Phygital map addresses this difficulty by providing an interface that is capable of triggering and controlling multimedia devices and the network data sources, based on interactions on a printed map surface. Key features of Phygital map are use of off-the-shelf devices for both media manipulations and the interface to make applications pervasive, an adoption of inexpensive positioning devices as tangible artifacts on maps, and an extensible infrastructure that can cope with varying devices built on growing number of middleware platforms. In this paper, we discuss the design and implementation of Phygital map, and the ease of using it for multimedia exploration applications.
Keywords :
cartography; middleware; multimedia computing; user interfaces; atlas books; augmented map interface; digital media; digital multimedia; middleware platforms; multimedia devices; multimedia exploration applications; network data sources; off-the-shelf devices; phygital map; physical map; physically printed maps; printed map surface; wall-mounted maps; Books; Digital cameras; Image communication; Image storage; Middleware; Streaming media; Video recording; Weather forecasting; Web sites; World Wide Web;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Information Networking and Applications Workshops, 2007, AINAW '07. 21st International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Niagara Falls, Ont.
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7695-2847-2
DOI :
10.1109/AINAW.2007.288