Development and Evaluation of Asuka-Kyo MR Contents with Fast Shading and Shadowing

Abstract

We developed Mixed Reality (MR) content that reconstructs the ancient capital of Asuka-Kyo and applied a fast shading and shadowing method that uses shadowing planes. Subjective evaluation with a head-mounted display showed that viewing this content increased the audience's knowledge both of Asuka-Kyo and of MR technologies. We also conducted impression evaluation tests with and without shading and shadowing. Content with shading and shadowing received more favorable evaluations from the audience when they were asked to rate it according to how "Realistic," "Spectacular," and "Entertaining" it was.