Building Contextual Augmented Reality Environments with Semantics

Augmented reality offers a powerful tool for visualization of various kinds of contextual information. However, the current methods of developing AR applications limit their applicability as well as their spatial and logical scope. To avoid fragmentation of AR functionality between multiple independent applications and to simplify integration of various information services into seamless, contextual and personalized AR interfaces, the concept of Contextual Augmented Reality Environments (CARE) has been introduced. In this paper, a new method of building CARE environments is proposed. The method permits automatic generation of such environments through semantic transformation of high-level domain ontologies. Consequently, AR environments can be created and maintained by domain-experts without experience in programming and graphic design.