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Author Archives: Laura Skilton (formerly Shaw)
Lifting the roof on Social Sciences – A new collaborative AR project (#ARcity)
I’d like to tell you about a new and exciting AR project that the SCARLET team at Mimas have just embarked on named ‘AR in the City’. The initial concept for the project was sparked by our existing AR developments … Continue reading
Oxford Brookes University Special Collections: creating a poster with AR
A guest blog posted on behalf of Eleanor Possart and Gerard Helmich The Archivist’s perspective I was first introduced to AR (Augmented Reality) by my colleague Gerard. Gerard is the Library’s IT Development Librarian, and, earlier this year, he ran … Continue reading
Posted in Dissemination, mobile research
Tagged Augmented Reality, Oxford Brookes, Special Collections
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Our Hope for AR – Discovering fossils, geological features and more
Mimas is currently working on some exciting Augmented Reality (AR) projects, one of which is the creation of an AR field trip for geology students. Working with the Engineering and Physical Sciences Faculty, and the Museum at the University of … Continue reading
Posted in Content Development, Project Managment, Project overview
Tagged Discover Geology
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Team Scarlet wins an award for innovation!
Mimas are committed to helping to bring together technology and education but it’s always lovely to get rewarded! At the 2013 Education Innovation Conference & Exhibition, Jackie Carter (Senior Manager, Learning and Teaching and Social Science Data Services at Mimas) … Continue reading
Innovation in Education – Augmented Reality, a Manchester Showcase
Mimas have been developing Augmented Reality (AR) experiences for use within education for over two years and in that time we have amassed a wealth of experience, knowledge and examples. We have barely touched the surface of its potential; but … Continue reading
Augmented Reality in teaching, examples from 2012 and people to follow in 2013
I have not found too many examples of Augmented Reality (AR) used in teaching and learning, so I’d love to hear from anyone that has one, or in fact people that would like to work on AR projects in 2013. … Continue reading
Posted in Mimas, pedagogy, Project overview, SCARLET+, Technical Training
Tagged Augmented Reality, dissemination, examples
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SCARLET+ ‘Voices in your pocket’ – challenging the meanings of Mass Observation
Blog post by Rose Lock “History is an art; history is a political act; history is a job”. Dr. Lucy Robinson, lecturer in contemporary British history and University of Sussex academic lead on Scarlet+ project. After a very productive workshop during … Continue reading
SCARLET+, adding Augmented Reality to the University of Sussex’s Toolkit
SCARLET+ was funded by JISC to embed Augmented Reality knowledge and skills at the University of Sussex (UoS) and the University for the Creative Arts by Mimas. The UoS wanted to investigate how they could use AR with their Observing … Continue reading
New partnerships: SCARLET+
A blog post by Jane Harvell on the new partnership with Mimas can be found on the University of Sussex’s Observing the 80s blog: blogs.sussex.ac.uk/observingthe80s/2012/07/19/new-partnerships-scarlet. Coming soon, some videos and more details of the first SCARLET+ workshop, spreading AR around the … Continue reading
Posted in Project Managment, SCARLET+
Tagged Mimas, University for the Creative Arts, University of Sussex
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SCARLET+, a new project adding Augmented Reality skills and knowledge to the community
The SCARLET (Special Collections using Augmented Reality to Enhance Learning and Teaching) Project, which ends this month, was based on this premise; a teacher and group of students gather around a Dante manuscript or early printed edition in the Library. … Continue reading
