Modeling Augmented Reality User Interfaces with SSIML/AR

Abstract

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; layout-grid-mode: char; mso-layout-grid-align: none;" align="left"><span class="text"><span style="font-family: ";Arial";,";sans-serif";; font-size: 9pt;">Augmented Reality (AR) technologies open up new possibilities especially for task-focused domains such as assembly and maintenance. However, it can be noticed that there is still a lack of concepts and tools for a structured AR development process and an application specification above the code level. To address this problem we introduce SSIML/AR, a visual modeling language for the abstract specification of AR applications in general and AR user interfaces in particular. With SSIML/AR, three different aspects of AR user interfaces can be described: The user interface structure, the presentation of relevant information depending on the user’s current task and the integration of the user interface with other system components. Code skeletons can be generated automatically from SSIML/AR models. This enables the seamless transition from the design level to the implementation level. In addition, we sketch how SSIML/AR models can be integrated in an overall AR development process.</span></span><span style="font-family: ";Arial";,";sans-serif";; font-size: 9pt;"></span></p

Evaluation of User Interfaces Description Languages to Augmented Reality

“…Ledermann and Schmalstieg [27] present several application examples, such as an interactive storybook for children, a virtual display system for archaeological artifacts, and an outdoor tourist guide application. APRIL is not based on task-centric domains [28] and some design aspects are also not considered [4,15] -such as the 3D content structure and the way real and virtual objects are organized within the hierarchical structure of the user interface. Although Ledermann and Schmalstieg state that it should be possible to use other platforms to reproduce presentations created with APRIL [27], Vitzthum and Hussmann mention that the presentations are not intended to be platform-independent as they are designed to run on the Studiertube platform [28].…”

“…APRIL is not based on task-centric domains [28] and some design aspects are also not considered [4,15] -such as the 3D content structure and the way real and virtual objects are organized within the hierarchical structure of the user interface. Although Ledermann and Schmalstieg state that it should be possible to use other platforms to reproduce presentations created with APRIL [27], Vitzthum and Hussmann mention that the presentations are not intended to be platform-independent as they are designed to run on the Studiertube platform [28]. [13] was designed to enable the modeling of Contextual Augmented Reality Environments (CARE) [29] Revista Facultad de Ingeniería (Rev.…”

CARL: A Language for Modelling Contextual Augmented Reality Environments

“…APRIL is an XML-based scripting language for authoring AR presentations within the Studierstube framework [19]. SSIML/AR is a language for structured specification and development of AR applications [20]. AREL is a JavaScript binding of the Metaio/Junaio SDK API allowing development of AR applications based on web technologies, such as HTML5, XML and JavaScript [21].…”