NDLI: Using Unity 3D to facilitate mobile augmented reality game development

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Sung Lae Kim Hae Jung Suk Jeong Hwa Kang Jun Mo Jung Laine, T.H. Westlin, J.
Copyright Year	2014
Description	Author affiliation: Dept. of Inf. & Comput. Eng., Ajou Univ., Suwon, South Korea (Laine, T.H.; Westlin, J.) \|\| Dept. of Digital Media, Ajou Univ., Suwon, South Korea (Sung Lae Kim; Hae Jung Suk; Jeong Hwa Kang; Jun Mo Jung)
Abstract	Mobile augmented reality (mobile AR) enables virtual content such as 3D models, animations and annotations to be placed on top of a real world objects in any context. We applied mobile AR to develop the Calory Battle AR exergame to tackle worldwide childhood obesity. In this game the player finds and defuses virtual calory bombs in a real world environment. Specifically, we present the development of two game versions. First prototype was created without a third party game engine and it led to many challenges. To explore solutions to these challenges, we created a new version of game with the Unity 3D game engine. Using the Unity 3D, the game development process was simplified. A mixed-method usability evaluation on children and university students indicated that especially interaction with AR content and user interface clarity were improved in the Unity 3D version. This study produced three important contributions: 1) a novel mobile AR exergame to motivate children to move; 2) reimplementation of the game using the Unity 3D; and 3) results of a usability evaluation comparing two game versions. We expect that game engines such as the Unity 3D will become essential for AR game development in the future.
Sponsorship	IEEE Commun. Soc.
Starting Page	21
Ending Page	26
File Size	1027711
Page Count	6
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781479934591
DOI	10.1109/WF-IoT.2014.6803110
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2014-03-06
Publisher Place	South Korea
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Three-dimensional displays Exercise Weapons Prototypes Games Mobile communication Game engine Usabilty Mobile game Augmented reality Engines
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

Sl.	Authority	Responsibilities	Communication Details
1	Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education	Sanctioning Authority	https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives
2	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Host Institute of the Project: The host institute of the project is responsible for providing infrastructure support and hosting the project	https://www.iitkgp.ac.in
3	National Digital Library of India Office, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	The administrative and infrastructural headquarters of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in
4	Project PI / Joint PI	Principal Investigator and Joint Principal Investigators of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in Prof. Saswat Chakrabarti will be added soon
5	Website/Portal (Helpdesk)	Queries regarding NDLI and its services	support@ndl.gov.in
6	Contents and Copyright Issues	Queries related to content curation and copyright issues	content@ndl.gov.in
7	National Digital Library of India Club (NDLI Club)	Queries related to NDLI Club formation, support, user awareness program, seminar/symposium, collaboration, social media, promotion, and outreach	clubsupport@ndl.gov.in
8	Digital Preservation Centre (DPC)	Assistance with digitizing and archiving copyright-free printed books	dpc@ndl.gov.in
9	IDR Setup or Support	Queries related to establishment and support of Institutional Digital Repository (IDR) and IDR workshops	idr@ndl.gov.in