A presentation on my final year project. It explains, the processes and investigation into the use of Augmented Reality in an outdoor museum setting, specifically Bunratty Folk Park, Co. Clare. The design is focused on the user, using personas, scenarios, storyboards and the iterative design process.

1. Mobile Augmented Reality for Spatial Navigation Sharon Brosnan 0651869 Bachelor of Science in Digital Media Design

2. Bunratty Folk Park

3. Bunratty Folk Park Irish visitor attraction run by Shannon Heritage 19th century life is recreated Buildings from the mid-west have been relocated to the 26-land surrounding Bunratty Castle 30 buildings are set in a rural or village setting there.

4. Bunratty Folk Park The buildings are outfitted, as they would have appeared in their era Old tools and artifacts are displayed around the Folk Park Bunratty Folk Park attracts many visitors from Ireland and around the world annually

5. Visitor Attraction Mobile Aids Draw attention to the museums unique role as three-dimensional, geographically located place Mobile guides are designed for assisting people on the move

6. Augmented Reality What is Augmented Reality? Layers digital information to a real world environment through a camera, creating a mixed reality Allows for the navigation of a physical area and connected digital space at the same time Enhance the visitors experience while allowing them to interact in the real world in natural ways and give a better context of information

7. Augmented Reality In Bunratty Folk Park: Allows the visitor to point a camera at an exhibit, the device recognises its by it’s location and layers digital information on to the display 3- dimensional virtual objects can be positioned with real ones on display Leads to dynamic combination of a live camera view and information

8. Bunratty Folk Park Navigational Aid Smartphone Platform Most people carry mobile phones and are comfortable with them Ideal Augmented Reality Technology Global tracking tools Wireless communication capabilities Location based computing Large display for interaction

9. Designing for the Visitor

10. Human Centred Design Goal of the Navigational Aid Easy to use, clear and understandable Useful to visitors Creating interaction between the visitor and the aid through the user interface Engage the visitor To ensure this… It is necessary to understand the visitor of a navigational aid in Bunratty Folk Park Identify visitor motives and goals while going through the Folk Park.

11. Human Centred Design Understanding the technology and Related Works Literature Similar Technologies Electronic Tours in Museum Settings Interactions design in Outdoor Museums Understanding the User over time Observations Interviews

12. Human Centred Design Findings Most visitors do not use the map Most visitors have mobile phones Visitors want more information View the Folk Park at their own pace Information should be straight to the point Large social interaction within groups

13. Next Steps from Research Define Visitors Goals Define Functionalities of the Aid Develop Personas – visitors who use the Aid Develop Scenarios – how the persona uses the navigational aid in the Folk Park Draw up Storyboards on scenarios

14. Human Centred Design Persona and Scenarios 3 Scenarios deal with different issues 1. Navigation and Information 2. Collaboration and Information 3. Children and Information

15. Functionality View Options Camera View Map View List View Sub-Options Places Events Restaurants Augmented Reality Features for navigation Text Information 3D Objects 3D Tour Guide 3D Placement of Buildings

16. Themed Aspects Tours Themed Tours Puzzle Tour Kids Feature Fun Quest Art

17. Storyboard for Scenario 1

22. Storyboard for Scenario 2

27. Storyboard for Scenario 3

30. Iterative Design Process

31. Iterative Design Process Design (redesign) Prototype Test Design with Users (Note problems) Evaluate (Fix Issues)

32. Design What’s important when designing an interface? Mental Models Visibility Consistency Feedback User Control

33. Iterative Design Process Prototyping and User Testing Low Fidelity Prototyping Sketches Paper Prototyping Post-It Prototyping PowerPoint Prototyping High Fidelity Prototyping Wikitude

35. Cheap

38. Cheap

39. Prepared to scale

40. Buttons can be moved and resized fast

42. View Options made biggerFirst Draft Second Draft

45. Interactive

46. Functionalities work when following the story of Scenario 1

47. Quick

49. 15 minute sessions screen captured

50. ‘Talk Allowed’ technique used

51. Notes taken

54. Wikitude Popular augmented reality browser for mobile devices Mapping Point of Interest abilities Multiplatform Shows the points of interest of Bunratty Folk Park Markers can be selected in and an information pop-up appears

55. Wikitude User Testing Application well received Understandable Participants playful with the technology

56. Final Concept Design

57. Final Design Concept Key Issues Fix issues found in previous Iterative sessions Design with design guidelines in mind Appealing to the Visitors Mental Model Icon Design Aesthetic Design Colour/Font Buttons Look

59. Elaborate simulation of how the navigational aid will work

60. Does not need to be realistic in every detail