Bahria University Augmented Reality

Abstract

The primary purpose of Bahria University Augmented Reality (BUAR) app is to offer visitors, instructors, and students an interactive and interesting experience at the university. Traditional strategy usually involves static maps and prospectuses, which can however be troublesome and inadequate to convey the required details. To address the issue of navigation and indoor tracking, the BUAR application uses AR technologies like AR Foundation and AR Core [7]. This is critical in an academic setting because navigating a campus may be difficult for visitors and students. The BUAR application would enable them to find their way around the university buildings quickly and easily, providing them with the necessary information. Additionally, the BUAR program comes with an AR Prospectus, which relies on Vuforia for depicting images and videos of the university’s facilities as well as 3D models. This feature gives users a more realistic understanding of the university’s staff, schedule, facilities, and ongoing activities. The BUAR application is developed using AR Foundation [8], AR Core, and Vuforia, advanced technologies. It uses the smartphone’s camera sensors to facilitate indoor position tracking and navigation. The AR Prospectus feature is composed of Vuforia enables the application to see image targets and displays 3D models of university buildings, faculty, staff, and facilities images and/or videos, and current events. The BUAR application is user-friendly and provides an intuitive interface that can be easily navigated by the users. The application can be accessed by downloading it from the app store (In the future) and is compatible with Android, but in the future, we would consider making it compatible with IOS devices. The BUAR application is expected to enhance the user's experience at Bahria University by providing them with a more interactive and engaging way of accessing information about the university.