Mobi3DSketch
Overview
City University of Hong Kong (CityU) has developed a novel mobile App: Mobi3DSketch. Making the creation of 3D sketches in the real-world easy using mobile devices' Augmented Reality (AR) technique.
Technical name of innovation
Three-dimensional Sketching in Mobile Augmented Reality
Research completion
2019
Commercialisation opportunities
technology licensing agreement
Problem addressed
3D sketching is a new form of digital art. But it is limited to only a small group of professional artists due to the expensive hardware requirements. CityU developed a mobile App to make this new digital art form more accessible to the general public.
Innovation
- By utilizing AR techniques, people can freely draw 3D strokes with their smartphones, making the drawing exist in the real world.
- Users can use their smartphone as a brush to draw directly in the real world. They can also use the touch screen on the smartphone to draw from a distance.
- Users can use three assistant tools, 'point, line, stroke' to help the user draw 3D strokes in an exact position of the real world accurately and easily. It also enables large-scale 3D sketching.
Key impact
- Mobi3DSketch only requires a single AR-enabled mobile device. It greatly reduces the cost of 3D sketching and makes it more accessible
- Enable 3D sketching indoors and outdoors due to the mobility of smartphones.
- Promote 3D sketching, and improve the diversity of art for the general public.
Application
- AR-enabled mobile phones and tablets
Patent
- U.S. Patent No. 11,087,561
City University of Hong Kong (CityU)
As one of the fastest growing universities in the world over the past decade, City University of Hong Kong (CityU) is recognised as a hub for innovation in research and professional education. CityU identifies solutions to critical global challenges by extending the frontiers of knowledge both within and beyond existing research paradigms.
The University’s highly qualified academics are drawn from all over the world, not only bringing a wealth of research and professional experience to the teaching programmes, but also contributing to the knowledge and technology advancement.
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