It was a delightful surprise for me to stumbled upon the AR Art exhibit in Funan Center shopping mall. The building facade has been renovated, having retail mix of stores to appeal to the young. It used to be a famous IT mall, however the new building layout has a reduction of IT stores, and replacing them are new local fashion stores , chill out cafes and even an urban rock climbing featured wall. I would call Funan a new generation hybrid mall.
This AR technology Art exhibit vibrant colored illustrations blend in fittingly to the mall's concept of being the place where trendy youths hang out.
Looking up close, the paintings contain the hero and villain in Chinese mythology. It does not matter if the viewer is clueless on the subject, the
bold colors are enough candy to the eyes and serves as a mood lifter.
You scan the QR code with your smart phone and it takes you to Instagram AR app. You flip the camera view to the painting. The AR maps very precisely to the painting until you put your hand in front of the hand phone camera and the AR painting animation snaps right to your hand.
The slight movement animation, makes the painting come to life. The AR graphic and animation has remarkably augment the painting. It is a good application case where modern AR technology repackages the story of traditional Chinese Mythology.
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