A resource-independent marker-based augmented reality application

Abstract

Creating a marker based Augmented Reality (AR) usually requires a series of files such as marker files and 3d model files. The series of files that Marker Based Augmented Reality requires will limit its capability and reduces its reliability. These files and resources have to be loaded from storage such as a local machine or a web server. We propose a Resource Independent Marker Based Augmented Reality (RIMBAR) by encoding resources such as 3D model files as QR code and using the QR code itself as the marker. The AR system does not need any marker file or 3d model file. We processed, shortened and convert the content to make it fit into a QR code. Larger contents are then split to multiple markers and the data is joined together at the other end. Currently this system shows potential but further research needs to be done to remove the issues.