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Augmented Reality into Our Play

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Augmented Reality (AR) is the technology which can blend the real environment with computer-generated images which are not real and give them life as if these objects are existing in real world among us. It possibly provides us a novel experience, taking us to an imaginary world.
Further, AR has the ability of making tasks easier, more interesting and of course more fun to deal with. That’s why it has invaded almost all the industries so far, such that; marketing, education, military, robotics, medical field, automobile industry, architecture, engineering and etc.


So, we can’t just let this technology pass by. That’s how AR made its way into our project. Actually, how it works here. Let me explain. The project, “interactive robot friend to support learning for preschoolers using Augmented Reality”, primarily teaches the English alphabet, words starting with each letter, teach numbers and how to count numbers with support of a small game.
To teach letters, words and numbers, we take the support of Augmented Reality technology. How exactly? These letters, objects related to words and numbers are modeled as 3D objects using AR technology with Unity and Vuforia software. For instance, when user select a word starting with a specific English letter, like “Apple” starting with letter “A”, an apple will be displayed upon the trigger which is a 3D object. User can rotate and see the object from all the angles simply by rotating the trigger. This definitely remain as a novel and exciting experience for the user. So, the user or the child get more interacted to learn letters, words and numbers in a whole new way.
Following are some of the screen shots that have taken from our application, while objects are in display.
Apple
Ant

Aeroplane
Ball

Bee
Number Two

Further, at this stage of preschoolers, children initially learn about colors, shapes, etc. When these objects are modeled as 3D objects and colorfully, it could be more helpful, fun and easy to remember shapes and colors more vividly for them. So, we believe that use of AR technology can be an intensive for children to keep learning in an interactive environment, moving from traditional classroom learning methods. 


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