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The Use of Augmented Reality for Encouraging Pro-Environmental Behaviors: The Case of Australia

The Use of Augmented Reality for Encouraging Pro-Environmental Behaviors: The Case of Australia The Use of Augmented Reality for Encouraging ProEnvironmental Behaviors: The Case of Australia Majed Abdullah Alrowaily University of Tabuk Community College, Department of Computer Science, Tabuk City, P.O.Box 741 71491 Saudi Arabia Phone: +966 14 427 3022 [email protected] Manolya Kavakli Macquarie University Faculty of Science and Engineering Department of Computing, Sydney NSW 2109, Australia Phone: +61 (2) 9850 9514 [email protected] worlds natural resources for the future. A case study about the pollution of Parramatta River which is located in NSW, Australia indicates the need of raising the community awareness [1]. The Office of Environment and Heritage in NSW attempts to raise stormwater awareness of the communities living around the lower Parramatta River catchment. Councils located around the lower Parramatta River catchment run a community education program on stormwater pollution. According to Plant, Walker [2] Parramatta River has significant levels of dioxins and other persistent pollutants. Augmented reality is a technology, which enhances the perception of the real world through the smartphone camera by overlaying virtual objects or information. AR has been used in many disciplines such as education, health and marketing. AR can be used to raise awareness of users surrounding more than what they would gain by http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

The Use of Augmented Reality for Encouraging Pro-Environmental Behaviors: The Case of Australia

Alrowaily, Majed Abdullah; Kavakli, Manolya
Association for Computing Machinery — Feb 18, 2017
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The Use of Augmented Reality for Encouraging ProEnvironmental Behaviors: The Case of Australia Majed Abdullah Alrowaily University of Tabuk Community College, Department of Computer Science, Tabuk City, P.O.Box 741 71491 Saudi Arabia Phone: +966 14 427 3022 [email protected] Manolya Kavakli Macquarie University Faculty of Science and Engineering Department of Computing, Sydney NSW 2109, Australia Phone: +61 (2) 9850 9514 [email protected] worlds natural resources for the future. A case study about the pollution of Parramatta River which is located in NSW, Australia indicates the need of raising the community awareness [1]. The Office of Environment and Heritage in NSW attempts to raise stormwater awareness of the communities living around the lower Parramatta River catchment. Councils located around the lower Parramatta River catchment run a community education program on stormwater pollution. According to Plant, Walker [2] Parramatta River has significant levels of dioxins and other persistent pollutants. Augmented reality is a technology, which enhances the perception of the real world through the smartphone camera by overlaying virtual objects or information. AR has been used in many disciplines such as education, health and marketing. AR can be used to raise awareness of users surrounding more than what they would gain by

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