Wednesday 11 October 2017

ULearn 2017 - Day 1: Augmented Reality

Augmented Reality - Melanie Langlotz


Break out 1: The presenter spent the first half of the session providing a range of examples of different AR apps. Then spent the second half talking about the Magical Parks app.


Augmented reality vs virtual reality



GEO A.R. Games


Virtual = 100% synthetic
Augmented = mixed world. Live video feed and on top = 2D video graphics
1960 = start of augmented reality via TV live feeds


Education:
Fire NZ - VR get out of the house


Diff types of AR - 1. image recognition


Aurasma app -
Can make card/vocab come alive, select a character
Hold tablet/phone over card. For better tracking of image/word can add a border with dots.


2. Tracking


AR kit   

Placing an animated object into a real world environment (tracking) only available in latest IOS phones, can use ipad 2012


3. Geospatial e.g. Pokemon Go (combines augmented reality with GPS)




Blurring lines between reality and augmented reality


Mobile devices and hardware sensors make a difference


Elements 4D app


 


Apple ArKit augmented reality - Minecraft


Mixing real world/environment and minecraft.


Human brain tends to remember 90% of what it does or stimulates




Microsoft HoloLens - holographic computer that you wear ($3,000)


ZapBox - uses mobile devices - mixed reality (MR)
Put point codes around environment - scan, use headset



Quiver -


Magical Park - digital park. Melanie Langlotz CEO of this app. Encouraging students to go outside more.
4 different worlds
Team missions
Ethical gaming - no ads, purchases etc, free to play
Partnership between MP and schools
Different uses for MP in schools e.g. reward, PE, motivation to read, game design, connect older and younger students
Offering a free 2month trial for schools


Next step - getting kids to build their own worlds and design their own games.


What’s the Plan Stan? - Auckland Civil Defence - Teach kids the 6 impact strategies


Disaster scenarios - kids are encouraged to collect items needed
Games will be ready in April 2018


CoSpaces - Stonefields School uses this


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