Myinterior: Ar Supporting Interior Design

Interior design is the study of designing and arranging living space in an aesthetically pleasing way. Sometimes interior design may involve furnishing a brand new, empty home; but in most cases, interior design implies adding new components to an already furnished living space, such as adding a new sofa in the living room, or changing the wallpaper of the kitchen. Interior design includes the choice and arrangement of furniture, color schemes, lighting, etc.; but our interest is in the choice of furniture. People have traditionally used tools such as color wheels and furniture catalogues to help them develop their interior design. Recently, developments in technology, and a demand for more intuitive and visual tools, have seen the rise of 3D interior design tools. However, such tools do not give users a better idea of how the new interior design will look in relation to their current living space. Augmented Reality (AR) is a technology that maps a real environment and allows placement of virtual objects within this environment. It creates a cognitive and perceptual overlap of senses between a virtual and real environment. This quality of AR is perfectly suited for interior design tools; using AR could allow people to create interior designs that are truly related to their own environment; it is also a highly visual and intuitive form of interaction, providing a “what-you-see-is-what-you-get” interface. This project explored the use of AR technology to improve upon the limitations of existing interior design tools, by accurately mapping a given interior space and allowing accurate placement and arrangement of virtual furniture within this interior space, resulting in an interior design tool that is truly in relation to the real environment.