As augmented reality (AR) applications become more common, users are expecting increasingly sophisticated experiences combining impressive visuals, interaction, and awareness of the environment. Existing technology capable of understanding user ...

Yuanmingyuan, once called "Garden of all gardens," was built during the Qing dynasty in 1707. Unfortunately, it was destroyed and burnt down by foreign forces in the 1860s and what were left there are only ruins of huge stone columns. Considering its ...

This paper proposes the postcard system which recognizes a card using a camera within a device (PC/Smart TV/Tablet PC) and augments the video of the sender fit to the card size. The postcards or the picture cards used in our work are trained in advance. ...

Presenting effective augmenting information is helpful for users to perceive and interact in augmented reality systems. In this paper, a novel method for evaluating the human-computer interface in optical see-through augmented reality system is ...

This paper presents a novel hand-based interface that provides natural interactions with virtual objects augmented on a user's palm. In the interface, virtual objects are easily selected by drawing predefined patterns on a palm of one hand with a finger ...

This paper proposes a novel concept of markers with alphabet combinations for Augmented Reality (AR) applications. Compared to traditional markers with square patterns, the proposed markers composed of alphabets have several advantages for interaction. ...

This work presents a system for virtual try-on of eyeglasses using a 3D model of user's face and head. The 3D head model is reconstructed using only one image of the user. The 3D glasses model are then fitted onto this head model, and the user's head ...

4D is a kind of marketing term, 4D film is a system that is added to various special effects like smell and vibration in the 3D films. Because the system means a technology is added to 3D visual system (3D+1D), it is called 4D. Since 2007 4Ds ...

In this paper, we present an augmented reality (AR) based teeth shade matching system for helping dentists verify the correctness of teeth shade matching and evaluate the acceptance of virtual teeth in cosmetic dentistry. The appearance of teeth is ...

In this paper we present an augmented reality system for automatic try-on of 3D virtual eyeglasses. The user can select from various virtual models of eyeglasses for trying-on and the system will automatically fit the selected virtual glasses on the ...

In this paper, we present a virtual training system which realistically represents the situation of real welding. First of all, we built a database about welding outputs such as the shape of bead which is the deposit outcome resulting from inputs of ...

T-splines are increasingly popular in design and animation. However, since it is not supported by VRML/X3D, T-spline visualization is not available for the use online. This paper proposes the T-spline VRML node, which allows the end users to utilize T-...

This paper presents "dMarkers", a concept of "dynamic markers" or markers that can change for marker technologies for Augmented Reality (AR) technologies. Here, by dynamic we mean markers that can change or morph into different markers which could open ...

Augmented Reality (AR) technologies offer the potential to aid users in a number of professional areas. However, to date, most studies have been tested in controlled laboratory conditions. This paper outlines a user experience study of a wearable mobile ...

In automotive manufacturing, the quality of spot welding on car bodies needs to be inspected frequently. Operators often only check different subsets of spots on different car bodies with a predetermined sequence. Currently, spot welding inspections ...

The City University of Hong Kong, Institute of Automation, CAS, and Hangzhou Normal University proudly host the 10th ACM International Conference on Virtual Reality Continuum and its Applications in Industry (ACM VRCAI 2011), on 11-12 December 2011. ACM ...