human factor
human behaviour and AR-aided-construction: a field trial
As a part of the ABK summer exhibition, participants were encouraged to build a generative model using an AR guide and exhibit it after the successful completion. The intent of the experiment was to analyse trends towards which level of complexity participants were following the Augmented Reality blueprint before they deviated from this plan and acted on their own understanding of construction.
The experimental setup consisted of a series of three different components, an AR medium with a three-dimensional construction plan, a rotating construction platform and exhibition shelves.
The participants in the experiment were offered two structures: a high-rise and a long-span structure, each consisting of 30 individual parts. These structures should be put together in five steps with six parts, each step increasing in complexity.
The connectivity of the components was designed to have clear addressees, but still allowed a certain degree of misuse. As long as the AR plan was followed, the model was in static equilibrium. If there was a certain deviation, the structure could not hold a stand and individual solutions had to be developed.