Augmented Reality Guide App for CST

Abstract

Augmented Reality (AR) has been established as one of the technologies with highest potential to revolutionalize the world. It is the combination of real and the virtual world that is viewed using an AR device. It is a new age technology and has a wide range of applications such as in education, tourism, gaming and entertainment. This project focuses on building an AR software application for detection of a location and provide text and audio feedback. The College of Science and Technology is used as a pilot area for the current work. Five locations identified for testing the prototype are the gate, lab, library, ATM junction and the library junction. The model was designed using Blender software with the reference image designed with Krita. The model was then imported into Unity Environment with Vuforia Plug-in. A text plane and an audio button was also added to the environment. The application on android platform provides high precision with a delay of less than one second to detect an image target and ideal sensitivity of 100% at 8m, 5m and 3m for gate, lab and library, respectively, under optimal condition of bright lightings with the angle of the phone camera at 90 degrees to the image target.