ARCHEOGUIDE

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Abstract

ARCHEOGUIDE is a multi-user Augmented Reality system for visitors of cultural heritage sites. Such sites are very sensitive and any kind of interference must be kept to an absolute minimum. ARCHEOGUIDE allows the user/visitor to experience a Virtual Reality world featuring computergenerated 3D reconstructions of ruined sites (e.g. at Olympia, Greece) without isolating him from the “real world”. The system provides 2D and 3D navigation assistance to the user with intuitive and familiar user interfaces (from Internet Explorer windows) and also automatically launches audiovisual presentations about the site depending on the user’s position and orientation and declared interests. Augmented Reality reconstruction of the most important temples of the site is achieved from selected viewpoints using a novel and sophisticated tracking technique. This image registration technique is based on phase correlation and is the key feature of the system.

Artists / Authors

• Didier Stricker, Fraunhofer Institut für Graphische Datenverarbeitung
• John Karigiannis, Intracom S.A, Greece
• Ioannis T. Christou, Intracom S.A, Greece
• Tim Gleue, Zentrum für Graphische Datenverarbeitung
• Nikos Ioannidis, Intracom S.A, Greece

Origination

Germany, 1999-2001

Partners / Sponsors

The ARCHEOGUIDE consortium is made up of the following partners: Intracom S.A. (Greece), Fraunhofer Institute of Computer Graphics (IGD) (Germany), the Computer Graphics Center (ZGDV) (Germany), the Centro de Computacao Graphica (CCG) (Portugal), A&C 2000 Srl (Italy), Post Reality S.A. (Greece) and the Hellenic Ministry of Culture (Greece).

URL

» http://Archeoguide.intranet.gr

Comment

ARCHEOGUIDE (Augmented Reality-based Cultural Heritage On-site GUIDE) is the acronym of a project, funded by the EU
IST framework (IST-1999-11306), and pursued by a consortium of European organizations.

Total Cost: 4.851.991 Euro
Commission Funding: 2.600.000 Euro

Submission

Redaktion netzspannung.org, Mar 2, 2004

Category

• research project

Keywords

• Topics:
  • cultural heritage |
  • wearable computing |
  • perception |
  • tracking |
  • augmented reality |
  • architecture
• Formats:
  • 3D |
  • environment |
  • computer graphic |
  • multi user
• Technology:
  • motion tracking |
  • java |
  • GPS