Mobile application design with augmented reality triggers

Abstract

Mobile applications developed for educational topics are a playful contri-bution to the teaching-learning process. This research presents a mobile application generated from participatory design and user experience. This study presents the concept construction phase, the theoretical foundation of the proposal focused on human-computer interaction, in addition to the methodological process that allowed obtaining a final product framed in a research project that was articulated to a bonding project with the commu-nity. 189 children from public and private educational schools in the cities of Quito and Ambato, in Ecuador, aged between 6 to 8 years, participated. The research defined the scope of the application, its structure, require-ments, usability and navigability. For the development of the prototype, Unity was used, for the generation of the videogame and its functionalities. On the other hand, Cinema 4D was used for 3D modeling, together with Vuforia SDK for augmented reality. In addition, Adobe Audition was ap-plied for the generation of the audiobook complemented by Adobe Pho-toshop and Adobe Illustrator in the graphic theme. The application was created for Android and IOS mobile platforms.For the design of augmented reality triggers, illustrations with colored frames were used, making possible to clearly recognize on which pages the mobile device should be used. The project is in the final evaluation phase, and it is expected to conclude testing the participating educational schools, in which the Tobii Eye Tracker 4C device, an eye tracking tool, will be used, which will allow information to be re-collected about the impact and integration that this application generates on users, on the topic addressed, on the design and composition of the product and on the results obtained with the use of this human-computer interaction model.

Keywords: mobile app, user experience design, augmented reality, mobile application human interaction computer, audio book

DOI: 10.54941/ahfe1002078