Combining the virtual and physical interaction environment

This paper discusses the potential for a hypothetical wearable augmented reality system entitled ‘Xuni AR’. By combining a number of separate devices and their individual capabilities, this system attempts explore a possible interactive mixed-reality experience. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the potential for this mobile-focused system to exist, and furthermore a potential visualization of the system in action. To do this a series of investigative experiments was conducted to test each device in turn and their possible integration and compatibility with a Unity3D software environment. Following this investigation a visualization was created. This was based on a range of academic research surrounding human computer interaction, gesture recognition and augmented user interface design.