This presentation was given as part of the On the Horizon for Interpretive Education panel held at the American Public Gardens Association conference held in June 2011 in Philadelphia.

1. On the Horizon for Interpretive Education: Augmented Reality June 21, 2011 Deborah Boyer dboyer@azavea.com @debsting

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4. Map Search Page

5. 12th and Market Streets, 1914 Philadelphia City Archives via PhillyHistory.org

6. Rat Receiving Station, 1914 Philadelphia City Archives via PhillyHistory.org

7. Mobile Web App

9. Philadelphia Water Department

10. Office of the City Representative

11. Library Company of Philadelphia

12. Free Library of PhiladelphiaOver 95,000 historic photographs and maps Over 7,300 registered users 13,000 unique visitors per month Runs on Sajara platform Camp Independence, Civil War Recruiting Camp The Library Company of Philadelphia via PhillyHistory.org

13. Why Augmented Reality?

14. Augmented what? Augmented Reality – overlaying of digital data or computer generated imagery on a live view of the physical world Image courtesy of Mr3641 from Wikimedia Commons. Image courtesy of Mr3641 from Wikimedia Commons.

15. Computer Vision AR Computer identifies a marker placed in front of its camera Projects a 3D object based on the orientation of the marker Often used on desktop computers but mobile available too

16. Computer Vision AR Image from ARToolworks, Inc - http://www.artoolworks.com/products/mobile/artoolkit-for-ios/

17. Sensor AR Utilizes a smart phone’s camera, internal GPS, compass, accelerometer, and gyroscope capabilities to find the phone’s position Provides data related to points near that location Often uses AR browsers such as Wikitude, Layar, or Junaio Image from Powerhouse Museum, Sydney. http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/dmsblog/index.php/2010/04/16/new-version-of-powerhouse-museum-in-layar-augmented-reality-browsing-of-museum-photos-around-sydney/

18. Augmented Reality for Interpretive Education

19. Photo from jasonepowell Flickr stream and included in Looking Into the Past Flickr pool. Original photo from the Library of Congress.

20. Museum of London: Streetmuseum May 2010 Emmeline Pankhurst arrested by Buckingham Palace, May 21, 1914. Photo from Museum of London

21. The Andy Warhol Museum Layar Images taken from the Warhol Museum at http://www.warhol.org/connect/mobile/ What Is

22. The Berlin Wall 3D for Layar Images from the app via Layar blog at http://site.layar.com/company/blog/the-berlin-wall-is-back/ What Was

23. What Could Be Urban Augmented Reality from the Netherlands Architecture Institute Images from UAR app in iTunes at http://ax.itunes.apple.com/nl/app/uar/id371459375?mt=8

25. Initial Ideas Created by Carissa Brittain Background Image from Google

28. 12th and Market, 1914 and 2011

29. Three Types of Images

30. Deborah Boyer @debsting Photos: Josh Marcus

32. AR in Public Gardens

33. Versailles Gardens Images taken from Versailles Garden Android Market page at https://market.android.com/details?id=com.orange.versaillesgardens.en.us.promo

34. Ideas Show future land development or garden development Create AR markers for visitors to print and use at home Create an AR layer with more information on certain plants or other garden features Create self-guided AR tours or integrate into curriculum Work with local artists to create an AR garden art installation

35. Image from http://www.sndrv.nl/moma/

36. Limitations Rapidly changing software and hardware Must develop for different smart phones Inherently limited to smartphone users Requires strong internet collection GPS accuracy can be poor

37. Benefits Introduce our organizations and collectionsto new audiences Take advantage of growing smartphone use Create educational and collaborative opportunities Make connections Generate excitement

38. Having fun! Photo: Rachel Cheetham-Richard

39. Augmented Reality

40. Details White paper available at http://www.azavea.com/augmented-reality Developers blogging about building the app at http://www.azavea.com/blogs/labs/ App available in Android Market and Apple App Store.

41. On the Horizon for Interpretive Education: Augmented Reality Deborah Boyer dboyer@azavea.com @debsting Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this presentation or project do not necessarily reflect those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.