Augmented Creativity

Augmented Creativity uses augmented reality on mobile devices to enhance real-world creative activities such as coloring and composing music.

Project Status

Concluded

GTC Team

Dr. Fabio Zünd, Julia Chatain, Fraser Rothnie, Violaine Fayolle, Stéphane Magnenat, Manuel Braunschweiler, Henry Raymond, Fábio Porfírio, Prof. Robert W. Sumner

Collaborators

Mattia Ryffel (Disney Research Studios), Maurizio Nitti (Disney Research Studios), Alessia Marra (Disney Research Studios), Vivien Milz

Augmented reality (AR) holds unique and promising potential to bridge between real-world activities and digital experiences, allowing users to engage their imagination and boost their creativity. We propose the concept of Augmented Creativity as employing AR on modern mobile devices to enhance real-world creative activities, support education, and open new interaction possibilities. We present six prototype applications that explore and develop Augmented Creativity in different ways, cultivating creativity through AR interactivity.

In our GTC Showcase app you can find three prototype applications. The AR coloring book module lets you color a character with regular paper and pens and then transfers the colors onto a 3D character shown on the display. The AR Band module allows you to playfully combine musical instruments and musical styles in AR to make your own arrangement of a song. Finally, the AR Museum module shows how AR technology can improve the interactivity of a museum experience. Through AR, you can interact with a painting, changing colors and shapes and hence create your own masterpiece!