We present a concept, prototype and in-the-wild evaluation of a mobile augmented reality
(AR) application in which physical items from nature are used as AR markers. By blending …

In this paper the authors present the design of a multimedia mobile guide for the visitors of
the Wolfsoniana museum of Genoa. The system presented is part of an upcoming field trial …

Visual markers are graphic symbols designed to be easily recognised by machines. They
are traditionally used to track goods, but there is increasing interest in their application to …

The future vision of commonplace, everyday wear of augmented reality glasses, brings
potential to the fashion world, where physical and virtual aspects can be blended to create …

How can designers of ubiquitous computing technologies ensure that they understand the
non-functional needs, values, and expectations of end-users? In this paper, we use a …

Gesture recognition is a well-establish topic of research that is widely adopted for a broad
range of applications. For instance, it can be exploited for the command of a smart …

NFC and RFID technologies have found their way into current mobile phones and research
has presented a variety of applications using NFC/RFID tags for interaction between …

Users in a campus need information about relevant individuals, buildings, events and
available resources. In this paper, we propose a system to perform situation-aware adaptive …

Near Field Communication (NFC) can facilitate mobile interaction with everyday objects,
associated digital information and ubiquitous services. Despite the simplicity of the touch …

Human mobility behavior emerging in social events involving huge masses of individuals
bears potential hazards for irrational social densities. We study the emergence of such …