A Survey on Situated Visual Design in Augmented Reality

PhD Qualifying Examination


Title: "A Survey on Situated Visual Design in Augmented Reality"

by

Mr. Ziming WU


Abstract:

Physical reality often serves as a reference, context and source for 
inspiration and ideation in general design, but traditional digital design 
interfaces, such as desktop UIs, separate users' design practice from 
their own physical space. By bridging the gap between the virtual and 
physical world, Augmented Reality (AR) offers the key value of 
contextualizing physical environments within design context to facilitate 
creation. Existing studies have shown situated design of visual content, 
such as annotations, sketches, and 3D models, in AR, carries the potential 
of producing high-quality outcomes in a more efficient and natural manner, 
thereby expanding design opportunities for emerging applications.

This survey first introduces the concept of situated design and showcases 
typical design targets ranging from 2D to 3D forms. Then, we review how 
different advanced 3D interaction serves as design input, and further 
demonstrate the new design space when bringing reality into design 
context. After that, immersive displays used to output design outcomes are 
discussed. Finally, we summarize the design considerations, highlight 
existing problems to promote future research in this area.


Date:			Friday, 26 January 2018

Time:                  	2:00pm - 4:00pm

Venue:                  Room 5501
                         Lifts 25/26

Committee Members:	Dr. Xiaojuan Ma (Supervisor)
 			Dr. Pedro Saner (Chairperson)
 			Prof. Gary Chan
 			Prof. Huamin Qu


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