Development and utilization of projector-robot service for children's dramatic play activities based on augmented reality

With physical actions and digital effects conjoined, Augmented Reality technology generates the 'flow effect' (concentration) and encourages motivation. For this reason, there have been recent increases in the number of the studies looking at how AR can be applied to education. Similarly, we deployed a projector-robot at a kindergarten to support AR based dramatic plays by. In order for teachers to easily operate the projector-robot and manage its service, interactive flash-based augmented reality contents have been developed. The significance of the study is in that teachers are able to save time in preparing props for dramatic play classes, while students become more motivated and immersed. The proposed solution is relatively inexpensive and new services are easily added for wide adoption.