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Usability of Augmented Reality Picture Book for Young Children (유아를 위한 증강현실 그림책에 대한 사용성 연구)

  • Hyun, Eun-Ja;Choi, Kyoung;Yeon, Hye-Min
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.11 no.12
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    • pp.182-189
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    • 2011
  • This study was conducted to evaluate the usability of augmented reality (AR) picture book for young children. The participants of this study were 17 five-year-olds attending to M kindergarten in Korea. The measurement of the usability was conducted by observation and interviews during and after children's AR picture book reading 1) usability test score such as task completed that is, reading the AR picturebook successfully, 2) children's behaviors in the process of reading the book, 3) children's response to the questions asking the level of satisfaction with the AR picture book. The result of study showed that most of children could read the AR successfully adjusting the distance and angle of AR picture book to web-camera's location. And children showed verbal and nonverbal expression such as surprise, joy, questions and frustration in reading the book. Children told that AR picture book is fun and easy to read. This study would provide the implications for the interface development and adult-child book reading of AR picture books.

Children's Education Application Design Using AR Technology (AR기술을 활용한 어린이 교육 어플리케이션 디자인)

  • Chung, HaeKyung;Ko, JangHyok
    • Journal of the Semiconductor & Display Technology
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    • v.20 no.4
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    • pp.23-28
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    • 2021
  • Augmented reality is a technique for combining virtual images into real life by showing information of virtual 3D objects on top of a real-world environment (Azuma et al., 2001). This study is an augmented reality-based educational content delivery device that receives user input that selects either a preset object or a photographed object for augmented reality-based training; It includes a three-dimensional design generation unit that generates a stereoscopic model of the augmented reality environment from an object, a three-dimensional view of the scene, a disassembly process of the developing road from a three-dimensional model, and a content control unit provided by the user terminal by generating educational content including a three-dimensional model, a scene chart, a scene, a decomposition process, and a coupling process to build a coupling process from the scene to the three-dimensional model in an augmented reality environment. The next study provides a variety of educational content so that children can use AR technology as well as shapes to improve learning effectiveness. We also believe that studies are needed to quantitatively measure the efficacy of which educational content is more effective when utilizing AR technology.

A Precise Tracking System for Dynamic Object using IR sensor for Spatial Augmented Reality (공간증강현실 구현을 위한 적외선 센서 기반 동적 물체 정밀 추적 시스템)

  • Oh, JiSoo;Park, Jinho
    • Journal of the Korea Computer Graphics Society
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    • v.23 no.3
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    • pp.115-122
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    • 2017
  • As the era of the fourth industrial revolution began, augmented reality showed infinite possibilities throughout society. However, current augmented reality systems such as head-mount display and hand-held display systems suffer from various problems such as weariness and nausea, and thus space-augmented reality, which is a projector-based augmented reality technology, is attracting attention. Spacial augmented reality requires precise tracking of dynamic objects to project virtual images in order to increase realism of augmented reality and induce user 's immersion. The infrared sensor-based precision tracking algorithm developed in this paper demonstrates very robust tracking performance with an average error rate of less than 1.5% and technically opens the way towards advanced augmented reality technologies such as tracking for arbitrary objects, and Socially, by easy-to-use tracking algorithms for non-specialists, it allows designers, students, and children to easily create and enjoy their own augmented reality content.

A study of effective contents construction for AR based English learning (AR기반 영어학습을 위한 효과적 콘텐츠 구성 방향에 대한 연구)

  • Kim, Young-Seop;Jeon, Soo-Jin;Lim, Sang-Min
    • Journal of The Institute of Information and Telecommunication Facilities Engineering
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    • v.10 no.4
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    • pp.143-147
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    • 2011
  • The system using augmented reality can save the time and cost. It is verified in various fields under the possibility of a technology by solving unrealistic feeling in the virtual space. Therefore, augmented reality has a variety of the potential to be used. Generally, multimodal senses such as visual/auditory/tactile feed back are well known as a method for enhancing the immersion in case of interaction with virtual object. By adapting tangible object we can provide touch sensation to users. a 3D model of the same scale overlays the whole area of the tangible object; thus, the marker area is invisible. This contributes to enhancing immersive and natural images to users. Finally, multimodal feedback also creates better immersion. In this paper, sound feedback is considered. By further improving immersion learning augmented reality for children with the initial step learning content is presented. Augmented reality is in the intermediate stages between future world and real world as well as its adaptability is estimated more than virtual reality.

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Augmented Reality in Children's Literature

  • Kim, Ilgu
    • English & American cultural studies
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    • v.14 no.2
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    • pp.77-96
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    • 2014
  • As the cyberspace several decades ago created a cyber fiction fever, the augmented reality as the future of imagination can generate another kind of literary genre and new social ambiance where books tend to come to life more realistically. This newly created "smart fiction," "smart movies," and "smart environment" will be full of fun, hopes and conveniences. But addiction to smart kinds will create unwanted dangerous plethora like ghost-like avatars, wild animals and Farid due to the limitations of human control over hi-technology. If so, the adventures we plan to take will turn fantasy into horror in no time. Instead of loving new scientific things blindly, the emphasis hereafter must be put rather on the potentially negative aftermaths of the new innovative technology. Some viewers after watching the film Avatar are still suffering from the syndrome called "avatar blues," a homesick for Pandora. After their experiencing of the experimental 3D effects in books and media, audience and readers are required to actively deal with the increased lack of the darker cave which the comparatively unsatisfactory present can never fill with fixity and limit. Like the prevention against the addictive online game or the manual of 3D television or 3D printer, the extreme off-limits and safety zone for this virtually and expendably subverting technology must be seriously reviewed by community before using and adopting it. Also, these technologically expanded and augmented environments must be prudently criticized by the in-depth study of literature just as cyber space begun by Gibson's cyber fiction and its criticism.

The Development of Robot and Augmented Reality Based Contents and Instructional Model Supporting Childrens' Dramatic Play (로봇과 증강현실 기반의 유아 극놀이 콘텐츠 및 교수.학습 모형 개발)

  • Jo, Miheon;Han, Jeonghye;Hyun, Eunja
    • Journal of The Korean Association of Information Education
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    • v.17 no.4
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    • pp.421-432
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    • 2013
  • The purpose of this study is to develop contents and an instructional model that support children's dramatic play by integrating the robot and augmented reality technology. In order to support the dramatic play, the robot shows various facial expressions and actions, serves as a narrator and a sound manager, supports the simultaneous interaction by using the camera and recognizing the markers and children's motions, records children's activities as a photo and a video that can be used for further activities. The robot also uses a projector to allow children to directly interact with the video object. On the other hand, augmented reality offers a variety of character changes and props, and allows various effects of background and foreground. Also it allows natural interaction between the contents and children through the real-type interface, and provides the opportunities for the interaction between actors and audiences. Along with these, augmented reality provides an experience-based learning environment that induces a sensory immersion by allowing children to manipulate or choose the learning situation and experience the results. In addition, the instructional model supporting dramatic play consists of 4 stages(i.e., teachers' preparation, introducing and understanding a story, action plan and play, evaluation and wrapping up). At each stage, detailed activities to decide or proceed are suggested.

Needs and expectations for an AR program for asthma education for school-age children in South Korea: The perspectives of children, parents, and teachers

  • Kim, Yunsoo;Ju, Hyojin
    • Child Health Nursing Research
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    • v.27 no.4
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    • pp.365-376
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    • 2021
  • Purpose: This study examined the needs for asthma education programs as perceived by school-age children, parents, and teachers and investigated parents' and teachers' expectations for incorporating augmented reality (AR) in asthma education. Methods: This descriptive, cross-sectional study included 339 participants: 125 school-age children, 132 parents, and 82 teachers. Data were collected from children, parents, and teachers on the need for asthma education, the requirements for asthma education, and the expectations of parents and teachers for incorporating AR in asthma education. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, the t-test, analysis of variance, and the Scheffé test. Results: Asthmatic children and their peers, parents, and teachers all felt there was a significant need for education about asthma, with education on how to deal with an asthma attack being needed the most. The incorporation of AR programs in asthma education was viewed positively by both parents and teachers. Conclusion: An AR children's asthma education program should be developed in which children with asthma and their peers, parents, and teachers can participate together. Furthermore, it is expected that children with asthma will independently undertake more effective disease management after attending an AR asthma education program.

Hakeem: An Arabic Application Aimed to Teaching Children First Aid using Augmented Reality

  • Al-ajlan, Monirah;Altukhays, Wujud;Alyousef, Deema;Almansour, Aljawharah;Alsukayt, Layan;Alajlan, Halah
    • International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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    • v.22 no.5
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    • pp.368-374
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    • 2022
  • Children are by nature curious and enthusiastic about learning and love to explore and search for everything they see around them, but as a result of this exploration they may sometimes be exposed to dangerous situations ranging from falls to poisoning and suffocation. That is why when supporting a child's natural desire to explore the world and supporting his awareness of dangerous situations and good handling of them, helps him build a conscious scientific mind and enhance his curiosity in the natural world. It is not easy to imagine a difficult situation in which we or one of our family is in danger, unable to help ourselves or to help them in time, due to our complete ignorance of the rules of first aid. Hence the importance of learning first aid not only for the child but for the community and the world at large. "Hakeem" is an Arabic E-health educational application that aims to teach children from the age of six to eleven years first aid, in our belief that the seed of renaissance lies in the care and education of children, and the lack of Arabic content that aims to teach children first aid skills. The idea is to create a scenario in which the child is responsible for saving the person who will be in a dangerous situation using Augmented Reality (AR) technology, to increase engagement and interaction and provides a rich user experience, and according to the child's performance, he will get reward points. The game will have several levels: Beginner, Intermediate, and Hakeem, and based on the player's points he will get a title and move to the next level, and when he reaches the end, he will get the certificate.

Real-Time Object Recognition for Children Education Applications based on Augmented Reality (증강현실 기반 아동 학습 어플리케이션을 위한 실시간 영상 인식)

  • Park, Kang-Kyu;Yi, Kang
    • Journal of Korea Multimedia Society
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    • v.20 no.1
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    • pp.17-31
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    • 2017
  • The aim of the paper is to present an object recognition method toward augmented reality system that utilizes existing education instruments that was designed without any consideration on image processing and recognition. The light reflection, sizes, shapes, and color range of the existing target education instruments are major hurdles to our object recognition. In addition, the real-time performance requirements on embedded devices and user experience constraints for children users are quite challenging issues to be solved for our image processing and object recognition approach. In order to meet these requirements we employed a method cascading light-weight weak classification methods that are complimentary each other to make a resultant complicated and highly accurate object classifier toward practically reasonable precision ratio. We implemented the proposed method and tested the performance by video with more than 11,700 frames of actual playing scenario. The experimental result showed 0.54% miss ratio and 1.35% false hit ratio.

Using AR(Augmented Reality)Toolkit for efficiently children′s education (효율적인 어린이 교육을 위한 AR(Augmented Reality)Toolkit의 응용)

  • 윤연선;고광철
    • Proceedings of the IEEK Conference
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    • 2003.07e
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    • pp.2383-2386
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    • 2003
  • 요즘 어린이 교재들은 예전에 비한다면 급속도의 발전을 이루고 있어서, 앞으로도 다양한 컨셉과 아이디어로 계속 발전될 경향이다. 하지만 현재까지의 보통 낱말카드나 그래픽들은 2D로 이루어져 있어서 현실감이 떨어지는 교육이 되는 경우가 많다. 그렇다고 현실감을 주기 위해 어린이들이 갖고 놀도록 커다란 3D 의 장난감들을 갖게 된다면 이들이 차지하는 공간은 너무나 많아진다. 사실 아이들이 있는 가정들을 보면 공간의 부족 때문에 갖고 있던 교재나 장난감들을 버리기도 하는 것이 요즘 현실이기 때문이다. 본 논문은 이런 문제점들을 보완하기 위해 AR(Augmented Reality)Toolkit[l]을 응용한 어린이 교재를 제안한다 공간절약형으로 정육면체 패턴을 만들어 공간절약도 되고, 이 패턴(pattern) 위에서 3 차원 영상도 보고 패턴을 교체해 가면서 다양한 재미도 느낄 수 있는 교재를 구현해 보고자 한다.

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