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Abstract
While researchers have explored augmented reality (AR) applications for the engineering, urban planning and architecture of future cities, work around the implications of AR for civic participation has received much less attention. In this paper, we report on a study with 16 expert participants of a workshop that employed the “Sci-Fi Prototyping” methodology. Participants were asked to co-author speculative scenarios around potential AR futures. These scenarios then acted as “design fiction probes” to elicit discussions on the challenges and opportunities presented by AR for future societies. Our findings contribute a deeper understanding of the socio-technical implications of AR use in civic participation, including: (i) perceptions on how the current technological status quo is projected and reproduced in the future; (ii) how a ubiquitous AR infrastructure might affect the dichotomy between public and private space; and (iii) effects of AR in shifting perceptions of materiality.
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Computer Engineering and Design is supervised by China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation and sponsored by the 706th Institute of the Second Academy of China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation. It was founded in 1980. The purpose of the journal is to disseminate new technologies and promote academic exchanges. Since its inception, it has adhered to the principle of combining depth and breadth, theory and application, and focused on reporting cutting-edge and hot computer technologies. The journal accepts academic papers with innovative and independent academic insights, including papers on fund projects, award-winning research papers, outstanding papers at academic conferences, doctoral and master's theses, etc.