AUGMENTED REALITY FOR TOURISM
(Sarang Pande, 2019)
PRIMARY ROLE
Application Development in Unity
Designing User Interface in Sketch
TEAM
Gauri Bhatt
Isha Nag
Nikita Alex
DURATION
January 2019 - April 2019
TOOL
UNITY 3D
Introduction
We wanted to create a fun experience for friends and family while they travel through India with the help of an Augmented Reality mobile application using Vuforia Software Development Kit (SDK) and Unity 3D game engine for 3D visualization.
The user can scan a monument or tourist spot and leave messages for friends to find and enjoy. The receiver can only view the message when they visit the tourist spot and scans the view. Users can also read the history of the tourist spots, find places nearby places to visit and get ratings from past visitors.
The idea draws inspiration from the popular game 'Pokemon Go' where one searched for Pokemons nearby.
Information Architecture
Wireframes
Designed wireframes for users to scan the monument and locate messages, share messages with the option of displaying the message publicly or privately, read historical information about the tourist spot or monument and share experiences with their friends and family.
Prototype with 3D Multiple Image Target
As a classroom prototype, we created an Image Target in the shape of a cube with images of famous tourist spots and attractions in ‘MUMBAI’ and let the users explore the application.
Additional applications could include fun indoor games, treasure hunt activities, and outdoor experiences to enhance general knowledge about historical places through a gamified adventure.
