  Augmented reality becomes popular in education gradually, which provides a
contextual and adaptive learning experience. Here, we develop a Chinese herb
medicine AR platform based the 3dsMax and the Unity that allows users to
visualize and interact with the herb model and learn the related information.
The users use their mobile camera to scan the 2D herb picture to trigger the
presentation of 3D AR model and corresponding text information on the screen in
real-time. The system shows good performance and has high accuracy for the
identification of herbal medicine after interference test and occlusion test.
Users can interact with the herb AR model by rotating, scaling, and viewing
transformation, which effectively enhances learners' interest in Chinese herb
medicine.
