diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 072e03d..5ca949a 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -4,17 +4,22 @@ Copyright 2023 Google LLC [![ARChat Visual Captions](images/visual_captions_CHI2023.gif)](https://research.google/pubs/pub52074) -**ARChat** is a research project written in TypeScript and JavaScript and aims -to render live captions and relevant images directly onto the camera stream for -online video conferences. It is an example Chrome Plugin that helps developers -and researchers to prototype novel AR experiences with real-time and real-world -conversations. **ARChat** is firstly introduced in our ACM CHI 2023 paper, -entitled +**ARChat** is a research project as a Chrome plugin that renders live captions +and relevant images directly onto the camera stream for online video conferences. +It helps developers and researchers to prototype novel AR experiences with +real-time and real-world conversations. + +The project is no longer under active maintenance and we encourage new +contributors to add this feature to [XR Blocks](git@github.com:google/xrblocks.git) + +**ARChat** is firstly introduced in our ACM CHI 2023 paper, entitled ["Visual Captions: Augmenting Verbal Communication With On-the-fly Visuals"](https://duruofei.com/projects/augmentedcommunication), and is also used in ["Modeling and Improving Text Stability in Live Captions"](https://duruofei.com/papers/Liu_ModelingAndImprovingTextStabilityInLiveCaptions_CHIEA2023.pdf) and ["Rapsai: Accelerating Machine Learning Prototyping of Multimedia Applications Through Visual Programming"](https://duruofei.com/projects/rapsai). +You may read our [blog post](https://research.google/blog/visual-captions-using-large-language-models-to-augment-video-conferences-with-dynamic-visuals/) +for more applications. Please cite ARChat as follows if you find it useful in your projects: ```bibtex