publication: [link]
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This is a TNSCST funded project.
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The request was to build a project that can enhance the education system in under-privileged communities.
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Nowadays, With many smart phone makers releasing phones that are still considerably capable, they are becoming suprisingly common in economically backward communities and parts of society [1,2]. We leverage this situation.
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Using open-source technologies, A system is developed with minimal overhead costs to enhance the learning experience of using traditional textbooks using only a smart phone.
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AR visualizations of concepts are integrated into textbooks which can be accessed using a smartphone.
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This project aims to develop Android apps that host QR marker based AR experiences.
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Sketchfab and Blender are used to obtain and modify 3d models which will star in the AR visualizations.
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Vuforia AR SDK is used to generated, store markers, and to optimize marker-tracking.
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The Unity AR foundation Framework is used to create AR visualizations, and the Android applications that hose these AR visualizations.
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static visualization demo [3]
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static_3d_demo.mp4
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dynamic visualization demo [4]
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dynamic_3d_demo.mp4
[1] Cohen D, "It's Not Only Rich Teens That Have Smartphones", The Atlantic. [link]
[2] "The world’s poorest households are more likely to have a mobile phone than a toilet". Quartz - TECH AND INNOVATION. [link]
[3] Wang K, Static magnet 3d model, Sketchfab [link]
[4] yuyalyj, Animated magnetic field 3d model, Sketchfab [link]