Development of an augmented reality based 3D catalog for electronic commerce

This paper presents a 3D catalog system that uses augmented reality technology. The use of Web-based catalog systems that present products in 3D form is increasing in various fields, along with the rapid and widespread adoption of electronic commerce. However, 3D shapes could previously only be seen in a virtual space, and it was difficult to understand how the products would actually look in the real world. To solve this, we propose a method that combines the virtual and real worlds simply and intuitively. The method applies augmented reality technology, and the system developed based on the method enables users to evaluate 3D virtual products in a real environment.