This presentation looks at how Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality can be used in an Education/Learning context. It explores the main modes of interaction available and defines the unique and powerful benefits AR & VR deliver for educators. It was presented at Singapore EduTECH 2018.

1. Rob Manson, CEO & co-founder - https://awe.media - follow me on twitter @nambor
The Power of AR & VR in Learning
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2. What is Immersive?

3. What is Immersive?

4. What is Immersive?

5. Who am I?
Rob Manson, CEO & co-founder
https://awe.media

6. Who am I?
Rob Manson, CEO & co-founder
https://awe.media
The original evangelist for Mixed Reality using open Web Standards
Invited Expert
W3C
Khronos Group
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7. A brief history of awe…
(Augmented Web Experiences)

8. How did we get here?

9. How did we get here?

10. How did we get here?

11. How did we get here?

12. How did we get here?

13. How did we get here?

14. How did we get here?

15. How did we get here?

16. How did we get here?
2017
The web gets
Computer Vision!

17. So what is XR (Extended Reality)?

18. Virtual Reality?
The terms virtual worlds, virtual cockpits, and virtual workstations
were used to describe specific projects.
In 1989, Jaron Lanier, CEO of VPL, coined the term virtual reality
to bring all of the virtual projects under a single rubric.
The term therefore typically refers to three-dimensional realities implemented
with stereo viewing goggles and reality gloves.
Myron Krueger - 1991
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19. Augmented Reality?
Augmented Reality allows the user to see the real world,
with virtual objects superimposed upon or composited with the real world.
1. Combines the real and virtual, 2. Is interactive in real time, 3. Is registered in 3D
Ron Azuma - 1997
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20. Mixed Reality?
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Paul Milgram - 1994

21. Mixed Reality & Holograms?
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22. Extended Reality?
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24. Why is Extended Reality
so powerful for learning?

25. XR delivers First Person experiences
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26. AR delivers contextual content
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27. AR lets you create Real World Learning Objects
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28. VR puts you into another context
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29. XR puts Blended Learning on steroids
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30. XR lets you apply an Action Based Pedagogy
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31. Here are the different ways
you can interact with
Extended Reality

32. Extended Reality Interaction Mode – Public
- Whole body in fov
- More spectators
- Limited distribution

33. Extended Reality Interaction Mode – Personal
- Upper/whole body in fov
- Fewer spectators
- Wider distribution

34. Extended Reality Interaction Mode – Private
- Extremities or head in fov
- 1-2 direct participants
- Wider distribution & locations

35. Extended Reality Interaction Mode – Intimate x 3
Tethered VR

36. Mobile VR
Extended Reality Interaction Mode – Intimate x 3
Tethered VR

37. Mobile VR Mobile AR/MR/XR
Extended Reality Interaction Mode – Intimate x 3
Tethered VR

38. Our focus is to make it easy for you to
create & share AR/VR/XR Experiences
Rob Manson, CEO & co-founder - https://awe.media - follow me on twitter @nambor

39. Using the browser on your
iPhone, Android, Computer & HMD!
Rob Manson, CEO & co-founder - https://awe.media - follow me on twitter @nambor

40. What are the different
types of tracking

41. 3 Degrees of Freedom head tracking (simple 3DoF VR)
This uses IMU/Gyro to track the angle you are looking at
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42. 6 Degrees of Freedom head tracking (6DoF VR)
This adds positional tracking so you can also walk around
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43. 6 Degrees of Freedom geolocation tracking (Geo AR)
This uses Gyro & GPS so you can move around the world
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44. Fiducial marker tracking (Marker AR)
This uses simple computer vision
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45. Natural image tracking (NFT AR)
This uses more sophisticated computer vision
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This works on over
3 Billion browsers
right now!
awe has the only web based
natural image tracking
solution available today
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46. World tracking (SLAM/VIO - e.g. ARKit/ARCore)
This combines computer vision & IMU sensor data
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47. Our focus is to make it easy for you to
create & share AR/VR/XR Experiences
Rob Manson, CEO & co-founder - https://awe.media - follow me on twitter @nambor

48. Using the browser on your
iPhone, Android, Computer & HMD!
Rob Manson, CEO & co-founder - https://awe.media - follow me on twitter @nambor