iCreate: 3D Augmented Reality Painting Book for Vocabulary Learning

Abstract

Mobile technologies are rapidly attracting new users, providing increasing usability, and creating more multimedia communication capacity. Moreover, most primary students have own mobile devices for daily usage. This paper proposed an iCreate project or a digital edutainment application with a digital content which was integrated as 3D augmented reality (AR) painting book for English vocabulary learning and art activities. iCreate is a mobile application using java and vuforia library, develops on Eclipse Integrated Development Enironment (IDE) and trials with the primary students. The experimental results show that our proposed application and AR painting book can display 3D animated model real-time and effectively. The usage of the mobile device in this AR project offer two benefits, namely mobility beneficial and ease of use. Besides that, the AR colorful painting book in this project able to attract children’s attentions and increase the excitement of this new learning environment.