Augmented Mirrors

Alejandro Martin-Gomez, Alexander Winkler, Kevin Yu, Daniel Roth, Ulrich Eck, Nassir Navab

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Abstract

A recurrent problem in egocentric Augmented Reality (AR) applications is the misestimation of depth. Providing alternative views from non-egocentric perspectives can convey useful information for applications that require the correct judgment of depth as it is in the case of placement and alignment of virtual and real content, but also for exploration and visualization tasks.In this paper, we introduce Augmented Mirrors. Through the integration of a real mirror, our approach is capable to reflect changes of the real and virtual content of an AR application while users benefit from the perceptual advantages of using mirrors. Our concept, simple yet effective, only requires tracking the user and mirror poses with the accuracy demanded by a specific application. To showcase the potential and flexibility of the Augmented Mirrors, we present and discuss multiple examples ranging from alignment, exploration, spatial understanding, and selective content visualization using different AR-enabled devices and tracking technologies. We envision the Augmented Mirrors as a new and valuable concept that can be used in applications that benefit from additional viewpoints and require the simultaneous visualization of real and virtual content.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - 2020 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, ISMAR 2020
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages217-226
Number of pages10
ISBN (Electronic)9781728185088
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2020
Event19th IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, ISMAR 2020 - Virtual, Recife/Porto de Galinhas, Brazil
Duration: 9 Nov 202013 Nov 2020

Publication series

NameProceedings - 2020 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, ISMAR 2020

Conference

Conference19th IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, ISMAR 2020
Country/TerritoryBrazil
CityVirtual, Recife/Porto de Galinhas
Period9/11/2013/11/20

Keywords

  • Human-centered computing - Human computer interaction (HCI) - Interaction paradigms Mixed / augmented reality - ; Human-centered computing - Human computer interaction (HCI) - HCI theory
  • Human-centered computing Visualization - Visualization - Visualization theory
  • concepts and models -
  • concepts and paradigms

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