Mixed Reality, Art and Mobility

A 3-hour course led by Mike Wozniewski. The course is an introduction to the principles and technologies of mixed reality, including both location-based and marker-based tracking. The course will focus on innovative usage of these technologies in the context of artistic projects.

Date : Thursday November 17th, 6 – 9 PM

Objectives and Course Content :

• To explore new possibilites in the world of interactive art allowed by the connection between the real and virtual world, through the relations between people, places and interfaces.
• To understand the various forms of mixed reality, including the differences between “geospatial” and “marker-based” augmented reality.
• To become familiar with existing platforms, toolkits and libraries that support augmented reality: Layar, Junaio, OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, ARToolkit, OpenCV, etc.
• To understand the notions of geotagging, geocoding, localization, and location-based services.
• To explore the challenges of tracking, whether locative (GPS) or based on computer vision.
• To explore the architecture of a mixed reality system, including server-side databases, tracking modules, use of third party APIs, and integration into Android and iPhone client applications.

Required Equipment : No equipment is required

Length : 3 hours

Language : English

Format : Theoretical course

Prerequisites : Advanced computer skills

Teacher : Mike Wozniewski

Prepaid Rates :

For participants whose payment is received at least one-week prior to the workshop start date.

• Regular: $60.00
• Student: $50.00

Regular Rates :

For participants whose payment is received within the week preceding the workshop.

• Regular: $70.00
• Student: $60.00