Implementation of an Augmented Reality Guide - Auto-Presenting Suitable Content to Adults and Young Children about Chen Cheng-Po’s Oil Paintings

Nov 4, 2026

A single painting can embed rich information, yet museum labels often restrict explanatory depth. This work develops an augmented reality art guide application that dynamically overlays digital content on real artworks, using a gyroscope-based natural user interface for both adults and young children. A case study selects four Chen Cheng-Po oil paintings with varying orientations and sizes to define gyroscope thresholds. The resulting system supports age-appropriate art learning and suggests pathways for future child-friendly and adult-focused content delivery.

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Introduction

Background and limitations of museum labels

Mobile computing and AR-based self-guided learning

Challenges and safety concerns of AR guides

Implementation of an Augmented Reality Guide: Auto-Presenting Suitable Content to Adults and Young Children about Chen Cheng-Po’s Oil Paintings Cai-Yun Zhou 1 and Nan-Ching Tai 2 1 National Taipei University of Technology, [t110ac8018@ntut.org.tw](t110ac8018@ntut.org.tw) 2 National Taipei University of Technology, [nctai@mail.ntut.edu.tw](nctai@mail.ntut.edu.tw) Corresponding author: Cai-Yun Zhou, [t110ac8018@ntut.org.tw](t110ac8018@ntut.org.tw) Abstract. A single painting can be embedded with rich layers of information. However, the information on a painting's museum label remains limited. The growth of mobile computing has facilitated the creation of innovative self-guiding apps. Augmented reality (AR) technology allows for dynamic digital content to be displayed on real-world objects and scenes, thus expanding the explanation of abstract and underlying stories beyond the limitations of static text. An augmented reality art guide application was developed to allow adults and children to access suitable content about paintings with the assistance of a gyroscope, following a case study of Chen Cheng-Po’s oil paintings. In this study, four oil paintings of different orientationsand sizes were selected for the design implementation to provide threshold suggestions for the gyroscope. This natural user interface AR guide application that can precisely deliver the content to adults and young children offers the potential to create in-depth content for adults interested in art and child-friendly inspiring content for future artists. Keywords: Art Guide Application, Mobile Learning, Augmented Reality, Natural User Interface, Museum Education DOI: [https://doi.org/10.14733/cadaps.2024.869-877](https://doi.org/10.14733/cadaps.2024.869-877) 1 INTRODUCTION Art is indispensable for humanity and can be expressed intangibly through music or poetry and tangibly through three-dimensional sculptures and architecture or two-dimensional painting. Individually, a piece of art can reflect an artist’s skills and thoughts; collectively, art can represent the culture of its own period. Consequently, a single artwork can be embedded with rich layers of information. Among different art forms, painting can be considered the most influential that reflects the individual artist, as the pictorial space mediated on canvas can be imaginative and creative without limits. Paintings from significant artists can, therefore, be incredibly valuable for collectors but truly invaluable for cultural heritage. Efforts have thus been made to preserve and exhibit significant paintings in museums and galleries to connect the public with the development of humanity on the one hand while inspiring future art creation on the other as a way of continuing humanity [8] . Typically, a painting is exhibited with a museum label or so-called “tombstone,” on which the name of the artist, the title of the artwork, the year of creation, and the material used are presented. While this is the essential information providing the facts of the artwork, it is less concerned with the intended meaning of the artist and extended appreciation, discussion, and discoveries from critics and researchers [11],[13] . Although more information can be provided, the content remains limited to one or two paragraphs and thus remains fundamental in nature. The advance of mobile computing has enabled innovative self-guiding applications, and augmented reality (AR) that can be mediated on visitors’ own handheld devices such as smartphones, has enabled innovative and interactive self-guided learning while reviewing the actual artwork [9] . The application of AR can present dynamic digital content overlaid on real scenes and objects, enabling the explanation of abstract and underlying stories beyond what static text can offer. Many AR guides have been implemented in art museums; the digital layer allows museums to offer physical paintings to audiences with different virtual infor

FAQs

What limitation does this study target in traditional museum labels?

Museum labels mainly provide factual information such as artist, title, creation year, and material, but offer limited meaning and deeper appreciation opportunities.

How does the proposed AR guide adapt content for adults and young children?

It uses a gyroscope-assisted natural user interface to deliver suitable, dynamically overlaid content based on the selected artworks and user age needs.

What case study was used to implement and test the application?

The application design and implementation were demonstrated using four Chen Cheng-Po oil paintings with different orientations and sizes to determine gyroscope threshold suggestions.

Nov 4, 2026

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