Augmented Reality

Augmented Reality, or AR for short, refers to objects in the real world being overlaid with computer generated information in real time. AR can either add artificial constructions to your environment or mask them. Today AR is being used in businesses across various industries to make decisions. The feature is commonly used to bring objects to life and add additional elements to everyday images. AR has even been immersed into the mobile application world with games like Pokémon Go becoming one of the most popular mobile games of the year.

Tech Kits are part of the walk-in service provided by Innovate Labs. There are three levels of difficulty meant for different users and their experience with the different technologies. Many of the Tech Kits build off each other as you progress.

Beginner

JigSpace (IN PROGRESS)

Length: 30 Minutes

Description: You will build an immersive AR experience by overlaying 3D models in JigSpace and visualizing them in real-time and make the experience interactive by creating simple triggered animations.

Intermediate

Physics Lab AR

Length: 45 Minutes

Description: Augmented reality blends digital elements with the physical world through a device’s camera, creating interactive experiences that support learning in areas such as science. Students can use this technology to simulate topics in Physics such as circuits, celestial systems, and electromagnetic behavior, allowing users to explore scientific ideas through virtual components like batteries, switches, and light bulbs. By viewing these simulations in various modes, including AR, students can observe how voltage and current behave in series and parallel arrangements while experimenting with both desktop and immersive environments.

Advanced

AR Interactive Basketball in Unity (IN PROGRESS)

Length: 60 Minutes

Description: Students will use Unity to create an interactive basketball experience that demonstrates how AR and VR development works. Unity serves as a platform for building 3D environments, configuring VR hardware settings, importing assets, and arranging objects like basketballs, hoops, and a court. By setting up components such as colliders, physics materials, and interaction profiles, students can simulate realistic movement and gameplay while learning how digital objects respond within an immersive virtual space.