augmented reality and gaming in education

Applications of Augmented Reality in Education

Jeff Piontek

What exactly isAugmented Reality?

Q:

Blending (augmenting) virtual data — information, rich media, and even live action — with what we see in the real world, for the purpose of enhancing the information we can perceive with our senses

A:http://wp.nmc.org/horizon2010/chapters/simple-augmented-reality/

Milgram’s Reality-Virtuality Continuum

Mixed Reality Continuum

• Mixed reality includes augmented reality, augmented virtuality, and other mixed configurations.

Mixed Reality (MR)

AugmentedReality (AR)

AugmentedVirtuality (AV)

Reality-Virtuality (RV) Continuum

RealEnvironment

(RE)

VirtualEnvironment

(VE)

Mixed Reality (MR)

AR Examples

• Medical• Scientific

Visualization • Expert/

Technician

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Scenarios

• Medical• Scientific

Visualization • Expert/

Technician

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Scenarios

Scenarios

• Medical• Scientific

Visualization • Expert/

Technician

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Navigation

Augmented Reality: Mobile

Commercial

Night Vision

Military

General Problems

Mobile Learning and Augmented RealityTrends for K12

AR in Education

Using AR in

Mobile Learning

Let’s Look At China …

Learn Mandarin in Yuan Ming Yuan

Talk and Role Play with Teachers in Beijing

Why is this Important?

Q:

Pew Internet:Wealthy have laptopsPoor have Cell Phones

A:http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2010/Mobile-Access-2010.aspx

What are someK12 ideas?

Q:

http://www.upsidelearning.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/mobile_learning_demand1-e1280413173331.jpg

“Apps”: Museum 2.0http://mashable.com/2010/07/29/american-museum-of-natural-history-app/

Augmented Reality: Mobile

(Berlin Historical Buildings)

What about: -The USA

Q:

Kids Build Worlds for Others to Explore

Currently with Bishop Museum…

Kids Build Worlds for Others to Explore

Kids Build Worlds for Others to Explore

LearnAR Case Study    

Start using Augmented reality right now!

Android: Go to Android Marketplace, search and download "Barcode Scanner" 

Blackberry: Go to App World, search and download"Scanlife Barcode Reader" 

iPhone: Go to Apps Store, search "QR Code Reader"

Other Applications of AR

• GE – Plug into the smart grid• Ironman• BMW• LEGO

Tourism and Augmented Reality 

• Want to study abroad and/or just travel? • Wikitude voted number 1 augmented reality travel

app by CNN 

• Only works for iPhone and Android

• Many "worlds" to use ex: Starbucks• Itactius (European cultural project)

o History and architect through your phoneo itacitus video

Potential Future Shopping Applications

Social Networking AR?

source: 5magazine

References

• SportVision site: http://www.sportvision.com• Human PacMan article:

http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn6689• How Stuff Works – Augmented Reality:

http://www.howstuffworks.com/augmented-reality.htm

• Online definitions of words: http://dictionary.reference.com

• Arvika – industrial AR: http://www.arvika.de/www/e/topic1/was_ist_ar.htm

• You are Cyborg: Donna Haraway http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/5.02/ffharaway_pr.html

• Why life as a cyborg is better http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/internet/01/14/internet.cyborb.ap/index.html

• Augmented Reality & Computer Augmented Environments http://www.csl.sony.co.jp/projects/ar/ref.html

Images - Films

• http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/augmented-reality-hud.jpg

• http://www.sportvision.com/assets/personnel_image/mug989.jpg

• http://www.gizmag.co.uk/pictures/hero/2726_140605123230.jpg

• Films YouTube Augmented Reality