Augmented Reality and Mobile Pedestrian Navigation with Heritage thematic contents: Perception of learning

Abstract

By creating a mobile learning app about heritage elements, related to the implementation of resources such as Augmented Reality (AR) and Mobile Pedestrian Navigation (MPN), some training process has been developed in mobility contexts, linked to the territorial information on the historical and cultural patrimony corresponding to the cities of Salamanca (Spain) and Santiago (Chile). The software development focuses on two major areas: the first is the determination of the territorial scenarios, generating a database that can be used in mobile contexts; the second is focused on the design and the development of the AR-MPN application, defining its architecture, functionality, interface and implementation. The results are the construction of flexible software in a mobile environment that allows the presentation of contents on the historical heritage of the selected cities. In a complementary way, the determination of the effectiveness of the application is carried out within a context of situated and mobile learning. From the students’ perception, both the mobile application and the developed learning are evaluated, using an instrument (questionnaire), consulting dimensions such as the hardware, the software and the patrimonial contents as part of the educational process in a mobile and localized context. The results establish that there is a positive evaluation around the tools and the implemented experiences, allowing the generation of new learning methodologies mediated in mobile contexts.

Keywords

• Tecnologías de la Información y de la Comunicación, Sistemas Multimedia, Uso Didáctico del Ordenador, Percepción, Evaluación.