Dieter Schmalstieg gave a presentation summarizing recent trends in augmented reality (AR) research presented at ISMAR 2016. Some of the key trends discussed included improved camera-based tracking using specialized hardware, new methods for modeling blur in optical see-through head-mounted displays, techniques for dynamic registration in environments with moving users and objects, real-time photorealistic lighting effects, and integrating real haptics and virtual objects. Examples of award-winning papers from ISMAR 2016 were presented covering areas such as high-speed 6DOF tracking, modeling display blur, dynamic occlusion handling, and remote 3D scanning exploration.
2. ISMAR
About me
• Professor at Graz University of Technology
• 20 years of research experience in AR
• First collaborative AR system, 1996
• First self‐contained AR system on PDA, 2003
• Author of Augmented Reality – Principles and Practice
• http://www.augmentedrealitybook.org
• Many industrial collaborations (Qualcomm, DAQRI, …)
• Long term supporter of the ISMAR academic conference
Graz through a smartphone, 2008
Dieter Schmalstieg ISMAR 2
3. ISMAR
About ISMAR
• The IEEE International Symposium on
Mixed and Augmented Reality
• Premier academic conference on MR/AR
• Established in 1998
• Partnership with IEEE journal
• Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics
• Accepts work from all areas of MR/AR
• Displays (head‐mounted, projector‐based, light field…)
• Computer vision (tracking, localization, SLAM…)
• Computer graphics (x‐ray vision, common illumination, diminished reality…)
• Human‐computer interaction (tele‐collaboration, tangible interfaces…)
• http://ismar.vgtc.org
Dieter Schmalstieg ISMAR 3