Abstract: Described augmented reality (AR) systems and devices provide users with enhanced human sensorial perceptions using digital content. More particularly, smartglasses create an immersive AR experience for visitors of cultural sites using object identification and optical flow tracking. The system software platform and methodology are especially suited to design and deploy immersive AR experiences to visitors of cultural sites on user wearable devices. Unencumbered by clumsy handheld devices, users are free to roam through augmented environments, indoors and out, without barriers allowing a story to unfold before their eyes. Cultural sites come alive, improving educational outcomes for heritage destinations. Using graphical user interfaces, the system enables platform administrators to convert disparate cultural site content to coherent AR story-telling experiences called palimpsests or tours.

Abstract: Described augmented reality (AR) systems and devices provide users with enhanced human sensorial perceptions using digital content. More particularly, the system software platform and methodology of smartglasses create an immersive AR experience for visitors of cultural sites using object identification and optical flow tracking. Using graphical user interfaces, the system enables platform administrators to convert disparate cultural site content to coherent AR story-telling experiences called palimpsests or tours. During a learning phase, points of interest are catalogued and images are taken at different angles and under different lighting conditions to create markers. Using geolocation systems, data is loaded on the smartglasses a roomful at a time to increase efficiency. In use, AR content is generated after points of interest markers are matched using similarity and threshold algorithms. Optical flow tracking is used to track user movement and enhance the AR experience.

Abstract: The disclosed methods and systems generate augmented reality tours. Initially, information associated with a tour place of the augmented reality tour is received. Subsequently, a set of points of interest associated with the tour place is selected based on the information associated with the tour place. Further, a plurality of nodes associated with each point of interest of the set of points of interests are generated. The plurality of nodes includes at least one of a menu node, a marker node, a location node, a scene node, a timer node, a full screen video node, an instant tracking node, and a pause node. Finally, a combination of one or more nodes of the plurality of nodes is modified to create tour paths in the augmented reality tour, thus generating the augmented reality tour in real-time.

Abstract: Described augmented reality (AR) systems and devices provide users with enhanced human sensorial perceptions using digital content. More particularly, smartglasses create an immersive AR experience for visitors of cultural sites using object identification and optical flow tracking. The system software platform and methodology are especially suited to design and deploy immersive AR experiences to visitors of cultural sites on user wearable devices. Unencumbered by clumsy handheld devices, users are free to roam through augmented environments, indoors and out, without barriers allowing a story to unfold before their eyes. Cultural sites come alive, improving educational outcomes for heritage destinations. Using graphical user interfaces, the system enables platform administrators to convert disparate cultural site content to coherent AR story-telling experiences called palimpsests or tours.

Abstract: Described augmented reality (AR) systems and devices provide users with enhanced human sensorial perceptions using digital content. More particularly, smartglasses create an immersive AR experience for visitors of cultural sites using object identification and optical flow tracking. The system software platform and methodology are especially suited to design and deploy immersive AR experiences to visitors of cultural sites on user wearable devices. Unencumbered by clumsy handheld devices, users are free to roam through augmented environments, indoors and out, without barriers allowing a story to unfold before their eyes. Cultural sites come alive, improving educational outcomes for heritage destinations. Using graphical user interfaces, the system enables platform administrators to convert disparate cultural site content to coherent AR story-telling experiences called palimpsests or tours.

Abstract: Described augmented reality (AR) systems and devices provide users with enhanced human sensorial perceptions using digital content. More particularly, smartglasses create an immersive AR experience for visitors of cultural sites using object identification and optical flow tracking. The system software platform and methodology are especially suited to design and deploy immersive AR experiences to visitors of cultural sites on user wearable devices. Unencumbered by clumsy handheld devices, users are free to roam through augmented environments, indoors and out, without barriers allowing a story to unfold before their eyes. Cultural sites come alive, improving educational outcomes for heritage destinations. Using graphical user interfaces, the system enables platform administrators to convert disparate cultural site content to coherent AR story-telling experiences called palimpsests or tours.