AR Labs (Division Delta)

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  Our process in blender (which is an application we used for our project)

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  AR Labs in action!

Inspiration:

We were disappointed by how many students (including us) will not be able to participate in "hands on" activities this upcoming school year. This is what inspired us.

What it does:

It allows students to participate in VR 'hands on' activities such as science experiments.

How we built it:

The first thing we did was we took 3D models of beakers and spoons off of a website called "Sketchfab". The second thing we did was we imported the 3D models into a program called "Blender". After, we added shadows and we tried to add colors to the 3D models which didn't work out. Lastly, we animated the models and we transferred it into EchoAR.

Challenges we ran into:

1. Making the 3D models (we tried to make them but it didn't work out so we got the models off of Sketchfab)

2. Adding colour and texture to the 3D models

3. Finding the right software to use for our project

Accomplishments that we are proud of:

We managed to finish our project in 2 days!

What we learned:

1. We learned how to make VR/AR applications

2. We gained experience

What's next for AR Labs:

In the future we plan to add more “hands on’ activities that will not only include science experiments but also VR geography classes. In addition we plan to implement haptic to AR labs, which will make it an even more immersive experience where you can feel the texture or heat of the reaction. Furthermore, with our current knowledge, we haven’t progressed far enough to add texture, colour and advanced animations into our 3D model. Our hopes for this app is that in the next coming years, we can show exactly what happens to the chemical reaction instead of just shaking the beaker like we did in the demo. We believe that if we were to develop this, we can have an AR model to show what is happening to the molecules at a molecular level.

Built With

• blender
• echoar