Tag Archives: Augmented Reality

New Workshop – A Practical Introduction to Augmented Reality

Posted on September 18, 2013 by Louise Egan

We are pleased to announce that we have partnered with Jisc Netskills to run a new Developing Augmented Reality for teaching and learning practical workshop. The workshop is to be held on the 4 December, and will be hosted at the Netskills Training … Continue reading →

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Bringing display cases to life

Posted on September 6, 2013 by Matt Ramirez

Have you ever wondered how the objects in display cases get chosen, or the journey they go on to arrive there? Five  Year 6 pupils from Oswald Primary School  have been chosen to guest curate one of the themes in … Continue reading →

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Oxford Brookes University Special Collections: creating a poster with AR

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Laura Skilton (formerly Shaw)

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 →

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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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Keeping SCARLET+ Alive at University of Sussex –

Posted on March 26, 2013 by roselock

Momentum is always a problem when a project like SCARLET+ moves from having staff dedicated to it to being a part of everyday work life. Today is my last day as Project Co-ordinator for the University of Sussex SCARLET+ project … Continue reading →

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And now the end is near, and so we faced the final workshop.

Posted on March 25, 2013 by roselock

Last week we returned to the Library Open Learning Space for our second and final workshop to discuss Scarlet+ specifically and the future of AR at University of Sussex specifically. We were once again joined by our lead academic, Dr. … Continue reading →

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Landmap Showcase New Augmented Reality App at the National Science and Engineering Week

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Matt Ramirez

The University of Manchester has organised a week of activities to enthuse school children about studying science and engineering.  Pupils have the opportunity to get up close with some of the cutting-edge research going on at The University of Manchester … 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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