Category Archives: Mimas

Virtual Vivarium Launch @ Reptile Big Saturday Event!

Posted on May 27, 2014 by Gail Millin-Chalabi

I had a fabulous time this weekend at the Manchester Museum – Reptile Big Saturday event! The day was full of activities from creating a sock lizard to holding a real life Chameleon.  Tom (User Experience Developer) and I (Geodata … Continue reading →

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AR horizon scanning and Big Data

Posted on March 3, 2014 by Matt Ramirez

Augmented Reality has established itself over the last few years as an emerging technology without appearing to generate enough momentum to galvanise mainstream adoption, that is until now. I predict this will rapidly change as “Big Data” becomes increasingly prevalent … Continue reading →

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Lifting the roof on Social Sciences – A new collaborative AR project (#ARcity)

Posted on November 26, 2013 by Laura Skilton (formerly Shaw)

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 →

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Our story so far

Posted on November 26, 2013 by Matt Ramirez

The following links and videos show the ways in which Mimas has engaged with AR in the past few years across various subject areas to develop both location and object based experiences. Juniper Research has estimated that over 200 million … Continue reading →

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AR(t) magazine – new article by Matt Ramirez, the Mimas lead AR developer

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Matt Ramirez

We are really pleased to announce that an article written by Mimas’ Matt Ramirez is featured in the latest issue of AR(t) magazine.  The article talks about lessons learnt and knowledge gained through both the SCARLET and SCARLET+ projects, and … Continue reading →

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Innovation in Education – Augmented Reality, a Manchester Showcase

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Laura Skilton (formerly Shaw)

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 →

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SCARLET+ Webinar

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Matt Ramirez

In the recent webinar held on the 16th April, members from the award winning SCARLET team (led by Mimas) shared their experiences of working on the SCARLET+ project team. Testimonials from Rose Lock at the University of Sussex and Jean … Continue reading →

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Landmap AR map content released

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Matt Ramirez

It is my pleasure to announce that the geospatial AR channel developed in conjunction with Landmap is now live. It allows the user to visualise this data in a whole new way. Through a highly detailed feature rich map, users … Continue reading →

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Free Webinar: Augmented Reality in Education: the SCARLET+ experience

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Matt Ramirez

Interested in Innovation in Education? Join our free lunchtime Augmented Reality Webinar The SCARLET+ Experience Tuesday 16th April 12.00 – 1.00pm Hear members from the award winning SCARLET team (led by Mimas) share examples of how Augmented Reality (AR) is … Continue reading →

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Visualising rich spatial data with 3D and AR

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Matt Ramirez

Over the past couple of months I have been working with colleagues from the Landmap service at Mimas to create an AR experience around the UKMap dataset. The UKMap Collection is one of five collections provided free of charge to … Continue reading →

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