Last week, a co-authored open-access journal paper based on the iMareCulture EU project was published at IEEE Access, sponsored by the IEEE Computer Society. The paper is entitled “Evaluating the Potential of Augmented Reality Interfaces for Exploring Underwater Historical Sites” and presents two novel solutions for underwater augmented reality: a compact marker-based system for small areas, and a complex acoustic system for large areas.
Both were deployed at an underwater cultural heritage site and evaluated by ten divers in experiments analyzing their perception and remembrance, interests, and user experience. For comparison, the same study was also performed with non-divers assessing the marker-based system on land. Results show that both systems allow divers to encounter new and exciting moments and provide valuable insights for underwater augmented reality applications.
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