I’ve used AR before. I have played Pokemon Go and Wizards Unite, both of which were pretty cool. More recently though I’ve used Googles 3D AR animals. You just use your compatible phone and search for your desired animal using Google and then click “View in 3D” (Here’s a list of available animals). It has … Continue reading 23 Things: Thing 18 – Augmented Reality →
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Augmented ‘reality’?
The year is 2016, groups of youths gather menacingly in public places. What are they up to? Dealing? Scheming? Plotting to overthrow Boomers once and for all? Actually, they are catching cartoon ‘animals’ on their smartphones. Yes Pokemon Go famously got youths out into the great outdoors… to stare at their screens and ignore the … Continue reading Augmented ‘reality’? →
Thing 18, Augmented reality
Curmudgeonly again on this one I am afraid. I get virtual reality. It’s all the excitement of the 3D films that I remember from the 80s (Jaws-3D and Friday the 13th part 3) but with added reality. What’s not to like? And I also get how useful it could be for experiencing microscopic detail or anatomical… Continue reading Thing 18, Augmented reality
Week 18 – Augmented and Virtual reality
Starting this task by having a look at the SketchFab website, which contains images from the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies at the University of Edinburgh. The images on here were really impressive and an advantage was that they could be viewed without a headset. I also downloaded Incell which still worked well even though … Continue reading Week 18 – Augmented and Virtual reality
23 Things – Thing 18 Augmented/Virtual Reality
Thing 18 asked us to “try playing around with one or more of the Augmented and Virtual Reality tools and share your experience on your blog”. I decided to with the Anatomy 4D which promises to “use a combination of posters that can be freely printed and the app to provide students with a 4D … Continue reading →