Monday, March 10, 2014

Augmented Reality


What is it?
Augmented Reality is a digitally enhanced version of the real world.
Some elements of real content are augmented to include 
digital content or layers of information & media (pictures, links, videos).

Terms to know:

Overlay 
The action, what happens when your trigger object is scanned.
Trigger image

What you will scan to make the action happen.
Aura 

In Aurasma, the combination of your trigger image and overlay.
Channel 

To share your auras with others, you must save them to a channel.
Follow

 To use others’ trigger images you must follow them in Aurasma.

Create your own Augmented Reality 
with Aurasma!

1. Download the Aurasma App.
2. When you open the app, you will automatically be on
the screen to scan an aura (an Aurasma trigger image).
Just touch the “A” symbol to go to the main screen.
3. From the main menu you can access & explore Aurasma content, create content, go back to scan mode, search for Aurasma content or users (Channels), and set up your account information.

4. Touch the CREATE (+) to create your aura (Augmented Reality creation.
5. First you need to choose an OVERLAY. This is what happens once your trigger image
 is scanned. You can choose from Aurasma’s library or from your own device. 
(Have your overlay video or image created before this step.)

6. Choose from your DEVICE and press the + button to choose from your saved media.
Choose Select.
7. Now you need to choose a TRIGGER IMAGE. This is the image that when 
scanned will trigger the OVERLAY to play. You want to choose something that 
will not change. (Ex: fish swimming in a fish tank will not work as the image 
is always different). Watch the capture button at the bottom and take your picture 
when the slider is on green.


8. Finalize your aura by naming it, deciding if you will make it public or private, 
and adding it to a CHANNEL if you wish. By adding your aura to a CHANNEL, 
other users can subscribe to your channel and view the auras that you have created 
on their devices. Otherwise the aura you have created only works on your device.


A few Augmented Reality Apps you might enjoy:  

Zientia - Chemistry 101 
coLAR 3D Coloring Book
SolAR System