Author Archives: mtgwork

Ding! Ding! Round two – AR in the classroom

Posted on March 2, 2013 by mtgwork

On Friday afternoon we demoed the second, and brand new, version of the Crafts Study Centre augmented reality (AR) app to students at University for the Creative Arts. Originally our lead academic, Adrian Bland, had envisoned AR as a ‘portal … Continue reading →

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Introducing AR to 2nd year students at UCA

Posted on February 8, 2013 by mtgwork

On 25th January the Crafts Study Centre augmented reality (AR) app was introduced to 2nd year students on the Contextual and Theoretical Perspectives course at University for the Creative Arts, Farnham. The SCARLET+ lead academic, Adrian Bland (and Pathway Tutor … Continue reading →

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Discovering augmented reality at UCA

Posted on December 14, 2012 by mtgwork

This is the third in a trio of blog posts inspired by the workshop led by Team SCARLET on Friday 7th December at University for the Creative Arts (UCA). The other two blog posts deal with the CSC’s working prototype … Continue reading →

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Triangles and teapots: AR technology development

Posted on December 14, 2012 by mtgwork

At the workshop led by Team SCARLET on 7th December, the Crafts Study Centre presented a rough demonstration of their AR development so far. The two key principles underpinning this work were (and continue to be): ‘pedagogy before technology’; and … Continue reading →

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AR thoughts & questions from a lecturer’s perspective

Posted on December 13, 2012 by mtgwork

On Friday 7th December Team SCARLET visited the University for the Creative Arts (UCA) to give a workshop on augmented reality. The following thoughts and questions in this blog post are taken from the notes of one of the attendees to … Continue reading →

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Portal to another world

Posted on November 15, 2012 by mtgwork

The Little Gallery, 5 Ellis Street, London, SW1 Copyright managed by the Crafts Study Centre The image above has been used as the pattern for the Crafts Study Centre’s first proof-of-concept augmented reality (AR) app. The idea was born from … Continue reading →

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