InterAKT: A mobile augmented reality browser for geo-social mashups
Current Mobile Augmented Reality (AR) browsers do not reflect users' immediate contexts and lack support for contextual interaction. Such limitations turn users away from the experience, even those who are genuinely interested in the technology. Mobile AR needs a serious move towards a better experience driven by user generated content. This paper discusses InterAKT, a mobile augmented reality browser that extends existing crowd sourced geo-tagged data while enabling in-situ content creation. Bringing such capabilities together in a lightweight solution introduces many challenges on the architectural and the user interface level. InterAKT is designed to enhance content display, navigation and interaction for mobile AR users, while enabling them to create their own AR experiences. In this paper, we discuss how InterAKT was designed to overcome the challenges for mobile augmented reality, such as noisy sensor data, limited display and the lack of relevant content. We discuss the results of an initial evaluation conducted remotely with users in different countries. The results show success in engaging users in mobile AR using crowd sourced content.