Promoting STEM education in shared mixed reality
The concept of an AI that "flits" about the workspace selecting vectors and typing on the users calculator. The use of a smaller "fairy sized" assistant allows for a simpler procedural movement metaphor that comes alive with professional animation sequences.
A potential skinning of the existing calculator that adds a holographic LCD and improved access to computed 3D math types.
Exploring a holographic projection zone connected to the floor and possibly the ceiling where lessons would be conducted.
The space race has been used as an applied example of how vector subtraction, normalization, dot, cross and projection is applied to time the beginning and end of a race and to certify that pilot stayed on course during the run.
An example of a math lesson from the students perspective demonstrating vector space conversions and quaternion rotation of vectors and matricies.
Instructor shows a student cross product properties with an interactive toy.
Course specific content can be imported using asset bundles and incorporated into saved lesson sketches.
Supported math types include general vectors, unit vectors, position vectors, scale vectors, quaternions and matrices.
Demonstrating ARWhiteboard with 4x networked Magic Leap ML1's.
Students and faculty from the Full Sail Simulation and Visualization BS and Game Design MS programs partnered with SAIC to demonstrate the ARWhiteboard vector and game math networked teaching tool. The original plan was to show this with networked Oculus Rift and HTC Vive headsets but a recent port to Magic Leaps ML1's two weeks prior to the show changed all that. The ML1's provided a viable cable free AR solution.
We were able to demonstrate to industry professionals from around the world how co-located AR training could now be done. On the final day of the conference students from high schools and middle schools had an opportunity to visit the show giving us a chance to see how this might be recieved if we could find a way to put it in their hands. We were told by the teachers present that their students were more engaged in our booth than anywhere else on the show floor.
An interview discussing the ARWhiteboard during a virtual student live stream tour of IITSEC by Bill Reuter for Florida STEM Connect with the purpose of Engaging Florida's students in Science, Technology, Engineering & Math.