Title :
Archeoguide: an augmented reality guide for archaeological sites
Author :
Vlahakis, Vassilios ; Ioannidis, Nikolaos ; Karigiannis, John ; Tsotros, Manolis ; Gounaris, Michael ; Stricker, Didier ; Gleue, Tim ; Daehne, Patrick ; Almeida, Luís
Abstract :
The paper discusses Archeoguide which offers personalized augmented reality tours of archaeological sites. It uses outdoor tracking, mobile computing, 3D visualization and augmented reality techniques to enhance information presentation, reconstruct ruined sites, and simulate ancient life
Keywords :
archaeology; augmented reality; data visualisation; image processing; mobile computing; 3D visualization; Archeoguide; ancient life simulation; archaeological sites; augmented reality guide; information presentation; mobile computing; outdoor tracking; personalized augmented reality tours; Augmented reality; Global Positioning System; Mobile computing; Multimedia databases; Multimedia systems; Orbital calculations; Personal digital assistants; Rendering (computer graphics); Satellites; Wireless LAN;
Journal_Title :
Computer Graphics and Applications, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MCG.2002.1028726
