2019/07/19 by Ariel Noyman, Noyman, Ariel, Yasushi Sakai +3
Computer Science · #Augmented Reality Applications #FOS: Computer and information sciences #H.5 #Human-Computer Interaction (cs.HC) #Interactive and Immersive Displays #Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts #cs.HC
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1907.08586
5 pages, 6 figures
arxiv created 2019/07/19 · openalex publication_date 2019/07/19 · arxiv updated 2019/07/22 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Processes of urban planning, urban design and architecture are inherently tangible, iterative and collaborative. Nevertheless, the majority of tools in these fields offer virtual environments and single user experience. This paper presents CityScopeAR: a computational-tangible mixed-reality platform designed for collaborative urban design processes. It portrays the evolution of the tool and presents an overview of the history and limitations of notable CAD and TUI platforms. As well, it depicts the development of a distributed networking system between TUIs and CityScopeAR, as a key in design collaboration. It shares the potential advantage of broad and decentralized community-engagement process using such tools. Finally, this paper demonstrates several real-world tests and deployments of CityScopeAR and proposes a path to future integration of AR/MR devices in urban design and public participation.