Transdisciplinary approach to Augmented reality Digital heritage Mobile applications

Abstract

This paper follows the development and collaboration behind the creation of an Augmented reality (AR) mobile application. Sponsored by the Nupur arts organization and commissioned by the Arts Council England, we were asked to create a digital heritage experience telling the story of Gujarati migrants from East Africa and India during the 70s and 80s in Leicester, United Kingdom. This paper examines how being in a transdisciplinary team aided in the successful creation of 3D scanned models, which were later imported into an AR environment. Finally, this paper concludes with an analysis of the cultural implication of mobile applications such as this one and the social and communal impact they might have.