Development of a Head-Mounted Mixed Reality Museum Navigation System

Many scholars and exhibition halls in recent years have become engaged in the research and development of augmented reality and virtual reality navigation systems. However, most of these navigation systems are still based on handheld mobile devices. Thus, users are likely to experience intermittent visits owing to repeated viewing of the exhibits, the navigation information on the mobile devices, and limited display and interactive functions. Therefore, this study used the Microsoft HoloLens device to implement a head-mounted museum navigation system by integrating such technologies as mixed reality, gesture recognition, and location awareness. This system presents diversified and highly interactive 3D and multimedia navigation information and supports indoor and outdoor location awareness functions to help visitors understand exhibits and exhibition venues, thus further enhancing the display and interaction functions of the mobile navigation system and increasing the pleasure of visiting.