An empirical evaluation of WebAssembly use for offloading augmented reality functions

• Matheus Pires UFG
• Gabriel Nery Espindola UFG
• Karlla Chaves Rodrigues UFG
• Kleber Vieira Cardoso UFG
• Fabio Luciano Verdi UFSCar
• Bruno Silvestre UFG
• Sand Luz Correa UFG

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/sbrc.2024.1484

Abstract

The growing demand for augmented reality applications has culminated in the development of high-performance algorithms, but with high computational demands. Therefore, there is an urgent need to bring this type of application to popular environments, especially browsers and mobile devices. This article evaluates two versions of an AR application, the first runs the algorithms in the browser, the second allows to offload them to an edge server. Both solutions are based on WebAssembly, which guarantees compatibility between environments. Results show an optimistic perspective for using WebAssembly as a offloading mechanism. However, there are still limitations to be overcome.

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