BoatAR: a multi-user augmented-reality platform for boat

Augmented Reality (AR) allows virtual object projection with an unblocked view of the physical world which provides reference and other people. The mixed scene provides an agile platform for communication and collaboration, especially on a product that would be difficult or expensive to present otherwise. In the boating industry, high customization leaves dealers with a high cost on inventory, financially and spatially. In this work, we present BoatAR, a multi-user AR boat configuration system designed for addressing these issues. A prototype system was implemented using HoloLens with shared experience, and demonstrated to a group of boat dealers and received positive feedback. BoatAR provided an example of how a multi-user AR system could help in the conventional industry.