- Selçuk Turizm ve Bilişim Araştırmaları Dergisi
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- Developing a Mobile Augmented Reality Application for Destroyed Historical Sites
Developing a Mobile Augmented Reality Application for Destroyed Historical Sites
Authors : Senem Yazici Yilmaz, Gizem Kayar
Pages : 26-51
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Publication Date : 2023-12-31
Article Type : Research
Abstract :Many cultural heritage sites have been destroyed due to earthquakes and other reasons over the years. Tourists want to visit these areas but find nothing but ruins and small information signs. Some works were taken to museums for preservation. New technologies offer a solution to tourists who want to see these ruins in a real environment. Tourists have the opportunity to see ruins and non-existent historical places using their mobile devices through mobile applications. This research aims to develop a model of the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, one of the seven wonders of the world, with Augmented Reality (AR) technology. The growing popularity of AR, which encompasses applications in education, entertainment and tourism, is a catalyst for the development of a mobile application designed to provide an immersive and educational experience for visitors to the historic site. Using computer vision and machine learning algorithms, the application detects and tracks the user\'s location and movements, placing virtual 3D models of the works in the real-world environment captured by the device\'s camera. This study creates Augmented Reality models for other destroyed historical sites or artifacts and presents the 3D models and the model developed with Vuforia API via Unity. AR offers a new approach to presenting historical information and recreating missing artifacts by seamlessly blending digital content with the physical world. The Halicarnassus mausoleum is one of the most difficult digital objects to develop. The shape of the mausoleum was created according to the descriptions of the person who saw it last. As a result of the research, a completely destroyed historical artifact can be revived and viewed at any point using AR. It is recommended to work on much more advanced versions of the model developed in this first stage in the future.Keywords : Artırılmış Gerçeklik, Miras, Eserler, Mobil Uygulama