XR Application Design for Amusement Park Environments : An Exploration of XR Applications for Amusement Parks and Spatial Environments
Alatalo, Kuu (2024)
2024
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-202501021004
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-202501021004
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This thesis explores the design of Extended Reality (XR) applications tailored for outdoor environments, with a particular focus on amusement park fairgrounds. The study defines the concept and characteristics of amusement parks and researches how amusement parks benefit from immersive technologies such as XR. The thesis examines how XRs lesser utilized medium of Mixed Reality (MR) can offer an interactive, immersive real-life experience now, as the technology has advanced to a point where developing these types of experiences is more viable.
The research includes an analysis of existing XR implementations in amusement parks, focusing on their integration within controlled environments. This thesis also investigates outdoor-based XR applications beyond amusement parks, providing insight into the design and functionality of immersive experiences in public spaces. To contextualize these findings, the study presents a concept design for an MR application intended for the amusement park fairground environment. This design showcases how interactive markers can trigger digital content in outdoor settings, creating immersive, story-driven experiences in a controlled environment. The concept further explores challenges such as environmental factors, hardware limitations and user interaction, and proposes solutions to address these issues.
The research includes an analysis of existing XR implementations in amusement parks, focusing on their integration within controlled environments. This thesis also investigates outdoor-based XR applications beyond amusement parks, providing insight into the design and functionality of immersive experiences in public spaces. To contextualize these findings, the study presents a concept design for an MR application intended for the amusement park fairground environment. This design showcases how interactive markers can trigger digital content in outdoor settings, creating immersive, story-driven experiences in a controlled environment. The concept further explores challenges such as environmental factors, hardware limitations and user interaction, and proposes solutions to address these issues.