Spring2025 Emergent Technology
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Class Information
Class Time: Tuesdays, 2-4:30pm
Location: George Pearl Hall P139
Syllabus: LINK
This course will focus on the exploration of emergent technology and the potential it has for affecting cultural, social and spatial development. Students will be exposed to immersive and interactive media, virtual reality, projection mapping, and augmented reality, as a means of creating new experiences for a hybrid [digital + analog] world. Â We will also explore the human connection to and interaction with technologies
The course will focus on developing content for:Â
- visualizations of social, political, environmental and other data setsÂ
- explore the potential of immersive, virtual, mixed and augmented reality interactive media
- develop narratives that enhance human understanding of the emerging world
Modules:
Introduction: Current Technology LandscapeÂ
Module #1:360-degree Photography & Photogrammetry
Module #2:XR, AR & Hybrid Virtual Environments
Module #3: Projection Mapping and Media-Enhanced Spatial Environments
Module #4: Final Project (Combination of learned techniques)
Gallery
Follow the image links below to view individual websites created b each student showcasing their work in emergent technology.
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Useful Links
Mixed Media
Tactic: https://tactic.studio
Stimulant: https://stimulant.com
​Local Projects: https://localprojects.com
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Photogrammetry-LIDAR
Sketchfab:https://sketchfab.com/
Matterport: https://matterport.com/
Matterport Mobile App: https://matterport.com/3d-camera-app
iPhone & Android Scanning Apps: https://all3dp.com/2/best-3d-scanner-app-iphone-android-photogrammetry/
​Meshroom: https://alicevision.org/#meshroom
3DF Zephyr: https://www.3dflow.net/3df-zephyr-free/
Meshlab (for working with scanned object meshes): https://www.meshlab.net/
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360º Videos
New York Times: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecavbpCuvkI
Lapentor: https://lapentor.com/
Marzipano (Web-based – web experience needed): https://www.marzipano.net/
Panoee (14-day trial): https://panoee.com/​
Ricoh Theta: https://www.ricoh360.com/theta/​
Insta360 Camera: https://www.insta360.com/x3/guide
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AR / XR
Adobe Aero: https://www.adobe.com/products/aero.html
Artivive: https://artivive.com/
Blippar: https://www.blippar.com/
Zappar: https://www.zappar.com/​
8th Wall: https://www.8thwall.com/
Lightship (for Unity): https://lightship.dev/products/ardk/
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Projection Mapping / Show Control
TouchDesigner: https://derivative.ca/
Mad Mapper: https://madmapper.com/
​Comprehensive List:
https://projection-mapping.org/software/
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3D Design and Game Engines
Blender: https://www.blender.org/
Unreal Engine: https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US
Unity 3D: https://unity.com/