As part of my work researching AR I have been collaborating with other faculties in the University of Manchester to put together some sample content showing how it could be used to enhance the student experience. The first example uses a picture of a patients mouth as a tracking image, then overlays buttons over areas … Read more
One of the greatest worries I had when taking on my role as the project co-ordinator for University of Sussex’s augmented reality (AR) project was the actual building of it. The AR applications I first looked at had such an impressive wow factor that I wondered how I was ever going to learn to construct … Read more
As part of the on-going development of SCARLET, beyond the pilot course, “The Book and Its Body”, a group of Dr. Guyda Armstrong’s first-year students in ITAL10300, “Contemporary Italian Culture” were asked to participate in a focus group on 26 April 2012. As with the pilot course, Matt Ramirez demonstrated the app to the students … Read more
Une démonstration du projet SCARLET est à présent disponible, afin de permettre aux utilisateurs de visualiser un échantillon du contenu du projet. Afin d’accéder au contenu, téléchargez l’image ci-dessous et imprimez-la en couleurs. Suivez ensuite les instructions de navigation afin de permettre au navigateur Junaio AR de démarrer la démonstration du contenu SCARLET. Il convient … Read more
As the proliferation of tablet and handheld devices showcased at CES 2012 attest, mobile devices are big business. A growing number of consumers are turning away from what they perceive to be a restrictive desktop environment in a bid to be connected 24/7. The release of faster processors(Acer Iconia Tab A700 has a quad core) … Read more
It’s a new year and traditionally time for looking forward, and not for looking back. For the SCARLET project we’re just over half way through and it is therefore a perfect time to reflect on the activity undertaken so far, and the lessons learned to date. This blog post is my opportunity, as project director, … Read more
A SCARLET demonstration channel is now available for the user community to view a sample of the project content. To access the content download the image below and print it out in colour. Next, follow the instructions illustrating the user journey to allow the Junaio AR browser to surface the demo SCARLET content. It should … Read more
Being involved in the SCARLET project has been very interesting, but also quite difficult. The concepts involved, and particularly working out how to apply the software best in a pedagogical situation, produce new and complex challenges to a teacher. In planning my teaching session it was important to think about how the materials might be … Read more
In parallel with the content development work, I have put together an illustrated document instructing users on the ways that they can interact with the supported content using Augmented Reality and web apps. It was my hope that the images would provide an overview of the process with minimal text to reinforce the user journey. … Read more
After being involved in initial discussions with Guyda Armstrong with regards to content development and storyboarding, I thought it would be beneficial to create a video showing the prototypes current user journey. This may change after we gain insight from the student evaluation that will take place over the next few months, being informed by … Read more