DoAR: An Augmented Reality Based Door Security Prototype Application

The advent of massive technological paradigm shift to subsequent interest in augmented reality (AR) paved the way for designers to design, develop and deploy new use cases of AR in the service industry. In this paper, we investigate the use of augmented reality as an option for providing entry into secured buildings by comparing it against the traditional radio frequency identification devices cards. 51 participants from various backgrounds were recruited to enter a secured building using an AR-based app and an RFID card. The results stipulate that AR-based app had a greater acceptance among participants in terms of security and ease of use. 40 participants thought AR-based app is more secure than RFID cards and 34 participants felt the application was easier to use compared to RFID cards. 32 participants indicated that they would prefer to use the AR-based on daily basis. The result only came short in favor of RFID-based systems in terms of faster access with a margin of 3 persons where RFID systems outperformed AR-Based systems. The results indicate that the system is a suitable option but further research is needed to deploy the research in real-world settings.