Augmented Reality and other Next Gen

Smartphone technologies

in primary/secondary schools

Proposal from

Foreword

• Tablets and apps have already entered schools, but the best way to use them is still „under development”. One of the most promising option is using them to illustrate/demonstrate learning material in a 3 dimensional, animated, real-life looking way. That is, using Augmented Reality – AR.

• In the following we will present you with a general overview and some concepts, ideas on how to do this.

• The objective of this material is to show you the potential of AR in education – so we can have a personal meeting, receive your comments and insights and step forward to develop the best tablet application for schools ever made.

AR is the answer

• Students’ interest is harder and harder to raise

• Traditional visual representation (written text,

drawing, images) are not effective anymore,

since students get used to and live in visually

rich multimedia world

• They’re using, tablets, pc-s with strong,

animated interactive content in their other

activities – these are the channels they’re

used to, the way their interest can be raised,

and information, knowledge can be shown and

transferred

• Tablets and Augmented Reality Apps are the

perfect answer to the visual stimulus need of

the students

Education Augmenting Methods

The 3 main ways to use AR Apps throughout the learning

process is the following:

• Talking heads – teachers

– Instead of reading, each and every page of the book

and the pictures, illustrations on them are talking to

the student when the tablet is being hold on them.

• 3d simulations

– 3 dimensional animations, demonstrating otherwise

invisible, too big or too small objects, actions

appearing on the pages of the textbook

– Placing the student in the middle of the lesson– like

he is traveling among/ within the subject’s virtual 3d

world

• 3d interactive models with hotspots

– Instead of the 2 dimensional drawings, 3 dimensional

models of the subject with clickable info hotspots

appear on the pages, to help to understand the

lesson.

Subject example

• On the following slides – sorted by subjects - we

present some of the possible solutions to give you a

deeper understanding of the possibilities

• Solutions are mostly interchangeable between

subjects.(The ideas mentioned concerning a certain

subject can be adapted to other ones as well.)

• By clicking on the video links, you can watch exising

solutions for our concepts

Let’s see how can it be done subject

by subject

Biology Chemistry

Geography

Physics

History Math

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Summary of Concepts by Subjects

3D book

Molecules Photo Live Ancient Scenes

Explorer Yearbook LiveFloor map

Geomagic

bodypARts

Virtual Tour

Animals insideARMechanisms Magical Journey

SafeLab

Colours

Biology

Pointing the tablet/smartphone on printed materials, organs of the

body appears in 3d on the screen. The given organ can be

rotated by moving the printed 2d picture – and moving closer is

like zooming in with a microscope. By touching the labels more

detailed info is displayed.

watch video

3D Bodyparts

watch video

Enhance the pictures in the biology book with demonstrations of

any organ - with interactive 3D animations. Students can take a

look inside of the given organ, in order to better understand its

mechanisms and functions.

3Dbook

Show the characteristics, sceleton structure etc. of the animals

with spectacular animations. Thus even long-extincted species

can be brought alive. Students can even interact or take a photo

with them.

watch video

Animals

Biology

Some other ideas:

• Presenting human body and animals in 3D

• 3d working model of organs that can be interactively

• rotated

• Layers and Hot spots tell more

• xRay function to see through the shell of the body

• …

Physics

Mechanisms

Demonstrate huge objects, spacecrafts and their

construction/working mechanism in 3D. This way even planets and

the solar system can be „brought closer” to students.

watch video watch video watch video

After pointing the tablet on a complex object - exhibited in the

classroom (eg. a circuit board) -, on the live camera the student

can identify the different parts, and gets further info on their role.

InsidAR

After pointing the tablet on a machine, the student gets an Xray

like interior view of the given object and than can take a look

around as if s/he was in the middle of it. (Like in this illustration, by

moving the tablet, s/he can take a walk between the transistors of

a TV set from the 1960’s.)

MagicalJourney

Journey modexRay mode

Physics

Some other ideas:

• Show the structure of atoms, non-visible waves, sizes

• Present the Method of operation – circuit boards,

thermodinamics, see through devices, machines

• Demonstrate virtual machines with real time changing of

parameteres – like diameter of pulleys

• …

Chemistry

Molecules

watch video watch video

Demonstrate the construction of molecules and show the

interactions between them. Students can pull elements right from

the periodic table and interact with them.This makes learning

chemistry a real fun.

watch video

Put triggers (images that activate media when scanned by an AR-enabled

device) all around a science laboratory so that when students scan them, they

can quickly learn the different safety procedures and protocols for the lab

equipment.

Be careful! Inflammable fluids.

SafeLab

Chemistry

Some other ideas:

– Atoms - showing forming of atoms, electronic rings, adding

electrons, spins

– Compounds – forming 3D compounds, bonds, dissection

– Interactive periodic table

– Interactions between molecules

– …

History

Pictures come alive, by pointing the device on them. The given

picture in the book is the first frame of the video, that starts

immediately, along with amazing visual and sound effects or audio

commentary. (Or the picture triggers a photo or video galery.)

watch video

PhotoLive

(as an illustrationhow it works.)

The student can feel like as if s/he was in the middle of the given

scene (that can be actual/historic, real/fictitious, static or dinamic

with alive surroundings. By touching hotspots on the screen, more

info is available on the scene.

Smartphone OR head mounted display

watch videowatch video

Actual OR Historical scenes

360 pano Ancient Scenes

History

Some other ideas:

• Battles – Risiko boardgame like interactive, animated maps

• Famous Buildings, Countries

• Relive historical moments/speeches in video

• Take a look around the 3D model of ancient Rome.

• …

Geography

Explorer

Demonstrate the phenomenons of geography. By pointing the

device on a given page/picture it gets enhanced with additional

information, illustrated with 3D animations and sound.

watch video

Place a large decal on the floor that launches an intricate 3D

scene through the magic of Augmented Reality. Students can

explore the highland mountains of a cabot trail, follow brilliantly

animated eagles, moose and whales.

Floor Map

watch video

360 pano Virtual tour

Places

Audio/AR commentary

watch video

By launching the app, the student can select a scene, that appeares on the screen. As

he turns around with his phone the perspective is changing accordingly and he can look

around at the scene as if he was just there. Hot spots are added – by clicking on them

additional multimedia info about the site appears on the screen.

(as an illustration how it works.)

Geography

Some other ideas:

• Planets, solar system, Earth tectonic activity

• 3d simulation of weather – rain, clouds, etc

• Interactive virtual 3d map of the country

• …

Math

Let your students examine, from different points of view, various

features of these geometric structures! Even short quizes can be

solved this way - by touching the right answer on the screen.

Geomagic

Math

Some other ideas:

• Geometry – interactive virtual polyhedrons

• An octaeder appears on a print. The sides can be touched so

information (surface size, sides, equations regarding volume)

appears

• Animations showing as it fills up with water, are divided into

octahedrons, etc shown in real time.

• Quiz

• …

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Yearbook live

By pointing the device on the given yearbook or year poster, short

video/slideshow is played of the most memorable moments of the

given class. Video profiles played when touching a photo of a

student.

Devices

Devices

• Apps can be developed for the devices

available in the schools (iPads). When the

teacher demonstrates anything with it, the

content of the screen can be displayed on

larger screens – so that all the students can

see the AR content.

and/or

• as a regular app for all iOS and Android

devices so students can work with them on

their own devices (there is a minimum

hardware requirement for the device)

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Summary of Concepts

3D book

Molecules Photo Live Ancient Scenes

Explorer Yearbook LiveFloor map

Geomagic

bodypARts

Virtual Tour

Animals insideARMechanisms Magical Journey

SafeLab

Directory of video links

For more ideas and videos please visit http://www.arworks.com/en/our-work/

Biology1

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Physics1

Physics2

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Chemistry1

Chemistry2

Chemistry3

Geography1

Geography2

Physics4

Chemistry4Biology4

Conclusion

• As you can see, the possiblities of AR applications

in education are nearly limitless.

• We hope that these ideas raised your interest and

soon we can elaborate the ones you like the most,

adapt them to your needs - along with a price

quotation.

• Please let us know your comments and questions!

Sounds Interesting?

Please, contact us, so we can give you a

personalised offer:Sab Budahazy,

CEO

szbudahazy@arworks.com

www.arworks.com

Tel1: +36 99 00 336

Tel2: +971 56 674 9314