Towards efficient interdisciplinary authoring of industrial augmented reality applications

Abstract

The application of Augmented Reality (AR) supports process optimization in various areas. The beneficial characteristics are particularly evident in the industrial context, where AR can lead to an efficiency increase in the entire product life cycle. However, developing AR applications results in a challenging process, characterized by a role shift based on complex interaction modeling. We present an approach for efficient interdisciplinary authoring of industrial AR applications. Interaction Stories are introduced to enable UI designers and domain experts to create interaction concepts and participate in the development process. A concept for interdisciplinary collaboration enables the constant exchange between actors of different competence levels. The simplification of interaction modeling and the interdisciplinary collaboration are designed to assemble actors to enable an efficient iterative AR development process.