A Unified Framework for Remote Collaboration Using Interactive AR Authoring and Hands Tracking

Authors: Jeongmin Yu, Jin-u Jeon, Gabyong Park, Hyung-il Kim, Woontack Woo

Abstract: In this paper, we present a unified framework for remote collaboration using interactive augmented reality (AR) authoring and hand tracking methods. The proposed framework enables a local user to organize AR digital contents for making a shared working environment and collaborate multiple users in the distance. To develop the framework, we combine two core technologies: (i) interactive AR authoring method utilizing a smart input device for making a shared working space, (ii) hand-augmented object interaction method by tracking two hands in egocentric camera view. We implement a prototype of the proposed remote collaboration framework for testing its feasibility in an indoor environment. To the end, we expect that our framework enables collaboration as feeling a sense of co-presence with remote users in a user’s friendly AR working space.

Yu J., Jeon J., Park G., Kim H., Woo W. (2016) A Unified Framework for Remote Collaboration Using Interactive AR Authoring and Hands Tracking. In: Streitz N., Markopoulos P. (eds) Distributed, Ambient and Pervasive Interactions. DAPI 2016. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 9749. Springer, Cham. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-39862-4_13