ARTIC: Augmented Reality Tangible Interface by Color Evaluation

Abstract

We present ARTIC, a novel tangible interface that offers 3D user interaction which can be explored in the con· text of Augmented and Mixed Reality. Our system consists in tracking a portable artifact based on color evalua· tion by computer vision, and use it as a 3D input device. Using vision-based techniques, we are able to detect and track the motion of a physical object through color analysis and segmentation, and then perform virtual interactivity to the user, which is extremely important in a Tangible Augmented Reality approach.