ARBS: An interactive and collaborative system for augmented reality books

Abstract

Augmented Reality (AR) has been studied from different application fields since the early 60s. In particular, AR has been usefully applied in the educational field, specially based on a versatile AR application called Augmented Book. We introduce the Augmented Reality Book System (ARBS), an interactive and collaborative application for traditional books augmentation. The proposed system allows the incorporation of AR content to any pre-existent traditional book. Once the AR content is incorporated to the book, it can be shared and explored by other users, allowing collaboration among readers. The ARBS does not require special programming or previous technical knowledge from the user. To validate the proposed system, we designed and conducted a novel experimental study with novice AR users. Very positive feedback from participants confirms the usefulness of the ARBS.