Chameleon: A Surface-Anchored Smartphone AR Prototype with Visually Blended Mobile Display
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| author | Yang, Seungwon Yoon, Suwon Choi, Jeongwon Hwang, Inseok |
| author_facet | Yang, Seungwon Yoon, Suwon Choi, Jeongwon Hwang, Inseok |
| contents | Augmented reality (AR) is often realized through head-mounted displays, offering immersive but egocentric experiences. While smartphone-based AR is more accessible, it remains limited to handheld, single-user interaction. We introduce Chameleon, a prototype AR system that transforms smartphones into surface-anchored displays for co-located use. When placed flat, the phone creates a transparency illusion and anchors digital content visible to multiple users. Chameleon supports natural repositioning on the surface without external hardware by combining two techniques: (1) Background Acquisition uses opportunistic sensing and language model-assisted pattern generation to blend with surrounding surfaces, and (2) Real-Time Position Tracking augments inertial sensing to maintain spatial stability. This work shows how lightweight sensing can support casual, collaborative AR experiences using existing devices. |
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| spellingShingle | Chameleon: A Surface-Anchored Smartphone AR Prototype with Visually Blended Mobile Display Yang, Seungwon Yoon, Suwon Choi, Jeongwon Hwang, Inseok Human-Computer Interaction Augmented reality (AR) is often realized through head-mounted displays, offering immersive but egocentric experiences. While smartphone-based AR is more accessible, it remains limited to handheld, single-user interaction. We introduce Chameleon, a prototype AR system that transforms smartphones into surface-anchored displays for co-located use. When placed flat, the phone creates a transparency illusion and anchors digital content visible to multiple users. Chameleon supports natural repositioning on the surface without external hardware by combining two techniques: (1) Background Acquisition uses opportunistic sensing and language model-assisted pattern generation to blend with surrounding surfaces, and (2) Real-Time Position Tracking augments inertial sensing to maintain spatial stability. This work shows how lightweight sensing can support casual, collaborative AR experiences using existing devices. |
| title | Chameleon: A Surface-Anchored Smartphone AR Prototype with Visually Blended Mobile Display |
| topic | Human-Computer Interaction |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.14643 |