Exploring the past with Google Cardboard

Adeola Fabola; Alan Miller

doi:10.1109/DigitalHeritage.2015.7413882

Exploring the past with Google Cardboard

Adeola Fabola, Alan Miller

School of Computer Science

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Abstract

Combining digital reconstruction with mobile technologies has the potential of enriching visitors experience to historic sites. Through designing a mobile App with Google Cardboard it is possible to use technology already in peoples' pockets to provide immersive on-site exploration of historic sites. This paper looks at our experience in developing such a mobile App which acts as a digital guided tour of the remains of St Andrews Cathedral. The App brings together traditional media such as audio, images, panoramas, 3D video and 4π Steradian (or 360°) video with a mobile smartphone and Google Cardboard to provide a tour of one of Scotland's most important historic sites. The mobile App is available from both Google Play and iTunes, providing direct delivery to a potential audience of millions. It complements the location-aware mediaeval St Andrews App, which provides a guided tour to the town of St Andrews as a whole. In the absence of Google Cardboard the App is still useful providing both visual content and audio commentary on this historic monument.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 2015 Digital Heritage International Congress
Subtitle of host publication	Digitization & Acquisition, Computer Graphics & Interaction
Editors	Gabriele Guidi, Juan Carlos Torres, Roberto Scopigno, Holger Graf, Fabio Remondino, Pere Brunet, Juan Barceló, Luciana Duranti, Susan Hazan
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	277-284
Number of pages	8
Volume	1
ISBN (Electronic)	9781509000487
ISBN (Print)	9781509002542
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/DigitalHeritage.2015.7413882
Publication status	Published - 28 Sept 2015
Event	2015 Digital Heritage - Granada, Spain Duration: 28 Sept 2015 → 2 Oct 2015

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Conference	2015 Digital Heritage
Country/Territory	Spain
City	Granada
Period	28/09/15 → 2/10/15

Keywords

Panorama
Google Cardboard
Stereoscopic

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Fabola, A., & Miller, A. (2015). Exploring the past with Google Cardboard. In G. Guidi, J. C. Torres, R. Scopigno, H. Graf, F. Remondino, P. Brunet, J. Barceló, L. Duranti, & S. Hazan (Eds.), Proceedings of the 2015 Digital Heritage International Congress: Digitization & Acquisition, Computer Graphics & Interaction (Vol. 1, pp. 277-284). Article 7413882 IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/DigitalHeritage.2015.7413882

Fabola, Adeola ; Miller, Alan. / Exploring the past with Google Cardboard. Proceedings of the 2015 Digital Heritage International Congress: Digitization & Acquisition, Computer Graphics & Interaction. editor / Gabriele Guidi ; Juan Carlos Torres ; Roberto Scopigno ; Holger Graf ; Fabio Remondino ; Pere Brunet ; Juan Barceló ; Luciana Duranti ; Susan Hazan. Vol. 1 IEEE, 2015. pp. 277-284

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Fabola, A & Miller, A 2015, Exploring the past with Google Cardboard. in G Guidi, JC Torres, R Scopigno, H Graf, F Remondino, P Brunet, J Barceló, L Duranti & S Hazan (eds), Proceedings of the 2015 Digital Heritage International Congress: Digitization & Acquisition, Computer Graphics & Interaction. vol. 1, 7413882, IEEE, pp. 277-284, 2015 Digital Heritage, Granada, Spain, 28/09/15. https://doi.org/10.1109/DigitalHeritage.2015.7413882

Exploring the past with Google Cardboard. / Fabola, Adeola; Miller, Alan.
Proceedings of the 2015 Digital Heritage International Congress: Digitization & Acquisition, Computer Graphics & Interaction. ed. / Gabriele Guidi; Juan Carlos Torres; Roberto Scopigno; Holger Graf; Fabio Remondino; Pere Brunet; Juan Barceló; Luciana Duranti; Susan Hazan. Vol. 1 IEEE, 2015. p. 277-284 7413882.

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Fabola A, Miller A. Exploring the past with Google Cardboard. In Guidi G, Torres JC, Scopigno R, Graf H, Remondino F, Brunet P, Barceló J, Duranti L, Hazan S, editors, Proceedings of the 2015 Digital Heritage International Congress: Digitization & Acquisition, Computer Graphics & Interaction. Vol. 1. IEEE. 2015. p. 277-284. 7413882 doi: 10.1109/DigitalHeritage.2015.7413882

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