Emerging Technology Portfolio – Augmented Reality Educational Bird App Prototype This proposal highlights the design and development process of my emerging technology production piece, the augmented reality educational bird app. My idea for this app was to make a educational experience inside AR which would act as a substitute for birdwatching, particularly for the less […]
Category: Year 3
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Research Objectives and Questions _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ This research proposal outlines the development plan of a web-hosted augmented reality (AR) birdwatching app prototype. This prototype will feature a high-fidelity 3D model of a bird with various animations and comprehensive information about the bird’s habitat, diet, and behaviour. The scope of the project allows for expansion to […]
This week’s task was to experience different opportunities of creating art in virtual environments. In the lab, people split into groups to experience the VR software. I couldn’t make it in for the lab so I had to schedule a catchup session later on, this meant however that I was doing this week’s content alone […]
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Zapworks and AR Design _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ In the third week of the emerging technology module we looked at Zapworks, a cloud-based augmented reality design and web hosting service. We explored the feature of the tool that let us upload our own augmented reality projects into the web, to be able to view them at any […]
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Creating 360 Scenes with Maya _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ In the first week of the emerging technology module we looked at creating 360 scenes inside maya, as well as the MASH feature, a powerful motion graphics and visual effects plugin. In the first workshop we were tasked with creating a simple moving scene in Maya which we […]