Collaborative Interactive Workspace Environment Using Augmented Reality

ABSTRACT

The advent of new augmented reality applications in workplaces and education centers will greatly enhance the productivity exponentially. As the world moves toward online workspace because of the COVID-19 pandemic situation, it is vital that we increase the productivity at home without compromising on the collaboration aspect. We focus on a Collaborative Interactive Workspace Environment (CIWE) as an almost ideal alternative to current office workspace setting. In CIWE, multiple users can influence a shared virtual workspace environment through an Optical Transparent Head-Mounted Device. CIWE utilizing augmented reality allows better approaches for cooperation and perception and helps to build client engagement and commitment. Furthermore, we also present a hybrid workspace solution which uses both the PC and a OTHD in sync to extend the display capabilities of the PC from conventional monitors to the digitally augmented workspace, thus reducing the need of large tables and also cutting the cost by giving the at most conveyances. © 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.