Sustainability Design in Mobile Augmented Reality

Abstract

This paper describes the sustainability design process of a mobile augmented reality (MAR) application called AudioNear. Through a four-step process and a dedicated workshop with developers, the Sus- tainability Awareness Framework (SusAF) is applied to capture and con- nect sustainability issues into dimensions and levels of effects. Among twenty sustainability issues in MAR applications, eight functional issues that are essential to creating a sustainable MAR travel guide experience were identified and developed for AudioNear. First, a comprehensive list of design suggestions was formulated to facilitate sustainability design in MAR applications. Then, high-fidelity mock-ups of AudioNear were developed based on design suggestions, indicating promising results in terms of the sustainability design process. This work contributes to the field of sustainability design and MAR.