Ar 4-basel volunteers sept 9 2011

PEREY Research & Consulting 1


U-City


What are the benefits?


What is slowing this down?

• Top down– Cooperation lacking– Not responsive to urban needs

• Lack of Standards• Costs

– Infrastructure• Legal/Security


Objectives

Stimulate Market• Attract developers• Explore different

partnerships• Define needs (bottom up)• Raise awareness of AR

– Government agencies– Citizens – Visitors

Advance Technology• Open Data vs Closed• Standards vs proprietary• 3D vs 2D• Visual vs GPS+Compass

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AR-4-Basel Project At-A-GlanceA Framework for Innovation• Public and Private Data• 3D and 2D data sets• Two perimeters

– Old City Center– Messe Area

• Non-commercial license• Any tools or platforms• Consumer or professional

use cases

A Contest for AR Developers• Demonstrate new concepts• High quality data• Indoor and Outdoor• Promotion

– Industry – Regional and International

• Prizes and Awards


AR-4-Basel

VOLUNTEER TESTERS


Mobile device

with sensors

Overlay (Text, images,

graphics, 3D objects)

on the real world

A boat will arrive in 10 min

Cathedral

Marketplace

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Real-time (synchronized

with) and enhancing,

overlaying reality

camera, GPS, compass,accelerometer, microphone


AR-4-Basel Project in Detail


Project Partners

Public and Private Data &

3D Models

Business Partners• Prizes/Incentives

Technology

Partners

• AR platform providers• 3rd party developers• Data hosting• High speed networks

Mobile AR Task Force


Data Sets Now Available

• Land and Survey office (GVA)• Industrial Works of Basel (IWB)• GTA Geoinformatik GmbH (GTA)• Messe Congress Center (MCH)• Basel Tourism (BT)


Data Sets Now Available

• Go to http://www.geo-bs.ch/metadaten_kurzliste_der_geodaten.cfm

• Browse the catalog of offerings– History– Business – Leisure and culture– Health

• Additional data sets from 3rd parties to come

– Infrastructure• Roads• Rails• Rivers

– Many more!

http://www.geo-bs.ch/metadaten_kurzliste_der_geodaten.cfm

http://www.geo-bs.ch/metadaten_kurzliste_der_geodaten.cfm


The App Challenge

Mobile AR Platforms and developers Consumers with

Smartphones

AR Platforms and digital data in the cloud

City of Basel data sets

1 2 3

1. All creative AR application or service designers are invited and eligible to participate in the challenge2. Use city of Basel digital data to model the real world and provide highly accurate experiences3. Participate in the AR-4-Basel Showcase Event the day prior to ISMAR2011 conference in October 2011


Potential Applications

• With rich data at your fingertips, possibilities are limited only by your

imagination…

– Where is the art? Where is the museum?– Discover businesses i.e Breeze Living– Find friends i.e Tweeps Around, Twitter AR– Transportation i.e Nearest Tube app– Indoor navigation i.e Junaio for MWC 2011– Remember info i.e kooaba for ISMAR2009

http://www.breezeliving.com/features/

http://tweepsaround.com/Tweeps_Around_home.html

http://tweepsaround.com/Tweeps_Around_home.html

http://www.acrossair.com/acrossair_app_augmented_reality_nearesttweet_for_iphone_3gs.htm

http://www.acrossair.com/acrossair_app_augmented_reality_nearesttube_london_for_iPhone_3GS.htm

http://www.mobileworldcongress.com/app_planet/ar.htm

http://www.mobileworldcongress.com/app_planet/ar.htm

http://blog.kooaba.com/2009/10/interactive-print-for-conference-posters-at-ismar-2009/

http://blog.kooaba.com/2009/10/interactive-print-for-conference-posters-at-ismar-2009/


Timeline

July 1 Data sets available upon request

Challenge entry form on-line

Sept 25 Testing/feedback begins

Oct 15 Judging panel begins

Oct 23 Applications available to public

Oct 25 Showcase event and awards

Oct 27-29 ISMAR2011

Physical + Digital: Continuous future improvements!


AR-4-Basel Showcase

• New Experiences Showcase– Walking visits guided by your AR device– In the city, in the buildings

• High profile ceremony– Prizes and awards– Celebrity judges– Local and international media

October 25


How will volunteersbe involved?


As experiences emerge…

• Before Sept 25– Make people knowledgeable about AR– Invite you to experiment with Layar– Perform one “sample” evaluation– Register

• Week of Oct 4– Visit the portal


As we approach Oct 25

• Oct 10 2011– Conduct testing– Follow up on forms that are incomplete– Check with developers if they re “submit”

• Oct 15 to 25 2011– Be available for interviews – Write up their favorite experience(s) “testimonial”


Testing Areas

• Download/Install• Boot up/finding the experience• Getting started/exploration• User experience• Data set choices• Accuracy• Performance


How to find?

• Follow the instructions1. Use an AR Browser

2. Android Marketplace

3. Click on a link (download)


Start up experience

• If it is a “stand alone”application


User Experience?


More information

Christine Perey+41 79 436 68 69

[email protected]

http://www.AR-4-Basel.com

mailto:[email protected]

Ar 4-basel volunteers sept 9 2011

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