Using visual and auditory cues to locate out-of-view objects in head-mounted augmented reality

Music Education using Augmented Reality with a Head Mounted Display

Traditional music education places a large emphasis on individual practice. Studies have shown that individual practice is frequently not very productive due to limited feedback and students lacking interest and motivation. In this paper we explore the use of augmented reality to create an immersive experience to improve the efficiency of learning of beginner piano students. The objective is to...

Multiple Head Mounted Displays in Virtual and Augmented Reality Applications

With the recent introduction of low cost head mounted displays (HMDs), prices of HMD-based virtual reality setups dropped considerably. In various application areas personal head mounted displays can be utilized for groups of users to deliver different context sensitive information to individual users. We present a hardware setup that allows attaching 12 or more HMDs to a single PC. Finally we ...

DIY Head Mounted Displays Moving Towards Augmented Reality

The field of Augmented Reality (AR) is growing rapidly. Many of the options available now are very expensive, which is limiting to development of applications of the technology. We have designed and developed several opensource do-it-yourself (DIY) head-mounted displays for augmented reality (AR) that cost between $4 to $40. Optical design and simulations were completed using Zemax for a design...

Interaction Techniques using Head Mounted Displays and Handheld Devices for Outdoor Augmented Reality

Enhanced Visual Depth Cues for Collocated Visuo-Haptic Augmented Reality

Our current research focuses on the application of visuo-haptic augmented reality in medical training. The setup developed in this context enables collocated haptic interaction with scene objects. In order to allow natural manipulations, provision of appropriate depth cues becomes a crucial factor. Therefore, we have included fast occlusion handling and shadow synthesis in our augmented environ...