Demo of the AR Project in Section ONE Studio

Using Augmented Reality (AR), Section ONE studio is the testing ground for mixing virtualized ideas from CAD into real tangible conditions such as the physical context model created for Project 2.  Though still early in development, the prototype of the AR interface has been deployed in the section and will be free to utilize by students in the section.

The way the system works is basically referencing an origin point in the virtual model (in this case the Northwest corner of the site) and exporting it as an OBJ file in the appropriate units at full scale.  The origin is referenced in the real world with the computer-generated pattern (similar to a QR code).  Once the prototype visualization app is run on the computer, students may load the model OBJ (including material settings) and calibrate the appropriate visualization and reference code scale.  Once that has been done, the model appear in real time on the screen in a mixed reality environment.  This is only the initial test, however today Section ONE demonstrated that the prototype worked with a student's model (however face counts should be modest).
Special thanks go to Matthew Compeau from Hot Pop Factory who has been helping with the software development as well as Kevin and Tricia for their research support!

Initial Idea

La Famiglia

Group shot on 1 King West site

DMZ Visit

Today Section ONE had a great opportunity to get a tour of the DMZ at Ryerson University.
We were fortunate to have not only toured the facility but also get one on one sessions with two great organizations in the DMZ, ARB Labs and TAD (Tactile Audio Displays).  Here are a few highlights of Section ONE experiencing the facility.

ARB LABS

Tactile Audio Displays

Main DMZ Work Level

B2 Level of the DMZ

Section ONE

These are the members of Section ONE from ASC401 during the Winter 2013 term.

Over the next few months these students will use this platform to showcase their design work as it evolves from concept to developed design proposal.  The collective pool of their research, insights, and design iterations will ensure that their respective designs will be as robust and developed as possible.