The Virtual Showcase

Author

Bimber, Oliver ; Fröhlich, Bernd ; Schmalsteig, D. ; Encarnaçáo, L. Miguel

Author_Institution

Fraunhofer Inst. for Comput. Graphics, Germany

Volume

21

Issue

6

fYear

2001

Firstpage

48

Lastpage

55

Abstract

We introduce a new projection-based AR display system-the Virtual Showcase. The Virtual Showcase has the same form factor as a real showcase, making it compatible with traditional museum displays. Real scientific and cultural artifacts are placed inside the Virtual Showcase allowing their 3D graphical augmentation. Inside the Virtual Showcase, virtual representations and real artifacts share the same space providing new ways of merging and exploring real and virtual content. Solely virtual exhibits may also be displayed. The virtual part of the showcase can react in various ways to a visitor, which provides the possibility for intuitive interaction with the displayed content

Keywords

augmented reality; humanities; 3D graphical augmentation; Virtual Showcase; cultural artifacts; form factor; museum displays; projection-based augmented reality display; scientific artifacts; virtual exhibits; virtual representations; Ambient intelligence; Assembly; Augmented reality; Computer displays; Computer graphics; Geometrical optics; Mirrors; Pervasive computing; Prototypes; Rendering (computer graphics);

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Computer Graphics and Applications, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0272-1716

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/38.963460

Filename

963460