Abstract:Digital markers such as barcodes and QR codes are ubiquitous. However, these codes are normally used only for retrieving a small amount of information, such as a product identifier or a web link. Much previous work has investigated the value of associating digital content with physical objects in everyday scenarios, but has so far relied primarily on adding new markers to existing items, or studied only short-term usage. In this paper, we explore the benefits of "commandeering" existing object labels to suppor… Show more
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