Author Archives: Matt Ramirez

Follow us on our new blog

Posted on May 12, 2016 by Matt Ramirez

We now have a brand new Jisc blog: innovativetechnology.jiscinvolve.ac.uk and will no longer be posting updates here. Please update your bookmarks and RSS feeds and follow our new blog for the latest updates on augmented reality, virtual reality and other … Continue reading →

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5 take aways from SIGGRAPH 2015

Posted on September 1, 2015 by Matt Ramirez

The annual SIGGRAPH conference is a five-day interdisciplinary educational experience in the latest computer graphics and interactive techniques including an exhibition, technical papers, industry talks and hands-on courses that attracts hundreds of exhibitors from around the world and many thousand … Continue reading →

Posted in 3D, 3D printing, AR-Sci, Augmented Reality, Computer Graphics, Content Development, Erasmus+, Film, futuristic, Higher Education, Jisc, Maths, SIGGRAPH, Student Experience, Virtual Reality | Tagged 3dmodel, Augmented Reality, benefits, Cryengine, demonstration, education, evaluation, iPad, jquery mobile, pedagogy, storyboard, student experience, UE4, Unity, Unreal Engine, user journey, Virtual Reality, wearable devices | Leave a comment

Thoughts on Apple acquiring Metaio

Posted on June 4, 2015 by Matt Ramirez

Since the announcement of Apples acquisition of Metaio (http://techcrunch.com/2015/05/28/apple-metaio/) last Friday I have been onset with a number of thoughts – anger, dejection, pessimism and disbelief to name a few. But the overarching emotion, without wanting to sound dramatic, … Continue reading →

Posted in Augmented Reality, Content Development, Student Experience | Tagged Apple, Augmented Reality, benefits, education, JISC, junaio, Magicleap, metaio, oculus rift, Project Tango, student experience, wearable devices | 3 Comments

AR for Science Education Webinar References – 11th May 2015

Posted on May 11, 2015 by Matt Ramirez

For all attending the AR-Sci – AR for Science Education webinar, references and media can be found below. About the Delphi method: Hsu, C., & Sandford, B.A. (2007). The Delphi technique: Making sense of consensus. Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation 12(10), 1-7McDermott … Continue reading →

Posted in AR-Sci, pedagogy, STEM | Tagged AR-Sci, Augmented Reality, benefits, education, HiOA, JISC, metaio, VIA, webinar | Leave a comment

AR Digest

Posted on April 1, 2015 by Matt Ramirez

The latest AR news related to the latest developments Jisc have been been involved in Continue reading →

Posted in Augmented Reality, Content Development, Jisc | Tagged 3dmodel, AREL, Augmented Reality, demonstration, Leeds College of Music | Leave a comment

AR in the City – Its finished!

Posted on November 10, 2014 by Matt Ramirez

We are delighted to announce that the learning resource developed in the AR in the City project is now available for use. The content (best viewed on iPads), developed in collaboration with the HEA, BSA, BSC and Jisc encourages the … Continue reading →

Posted in ARinthecity, Content Development, Dissemination | Tagged AR in the City, Augmented Reality, BSA, BSC, Census, HEA, JISC, sociology | 1 Comment

Leeds College of Music AR Project

Posted on September 2, 2014 by Matt Ramirez

Over the past couple of months Jisc Mimas have been involved in leading the technical development of a new Augmented Reality resource around the music production studios in Leeds College of Music working with Craig Golding and Ruth Clark. It hopes to … Continue reading →

Posted in Matthew Ramirez, MimasAR, mobile research, Student Experience, User Testing | Tagged 3dmodel, Augmented Reality, Craig Golding, edge based tracking, junaio, Leeds College of Music, metaio, Ruth Clark | 2 Comments

Initial thoughts of wearables in Education

Posted on June 17, 2014 by Matt Ramirez

I have been fortunate enough over the last few weeks to get hold of a pair of Google Glass and do some initial research of potential use cases in education. As stated in previous posts, at present there are some … Continue reading →

Posted in MimasAR | Tagged Augmented Reality, CAD, education, Epson Moverio, Google Glass, junaio, Matt Ramirez, metaio, Mimas, Object recognition, R&D, Vuzix | 1 Comment

AR horizon scanning and Big Data

Posted on March 3, 2014 by Matt Ramirez

Augmented Reality has established itself over the last few years as an emerging technology without appearing to generate enough momentum to galvanise mainstream adoption, that is until now. I predict this will rapidly change as “Big Data” becomes increasingly prevalent … Continue reading →

Posted in geo-spatial, Mimas, MimasAR, mobile research, Uncategorized | Tagged Augmented Reality, benefits, geospatial, landmap, medicine, student experience, technical specifications, user research, wearable devices | 1 Comment

Our story so far

Posted on November 26, 2013 by Matt Ramirez

The following links and videos show the ways in which Mimas has engaged with AR in the past few years across various subject areas to develop both location and object based experiences. Juniper Research has estimated that over 200 million … Continue reading →

Posted in Dissemination, Mimas, MimasAR | Tagged Augmented Reality, benefits, education, mobile, Team SCARLET | Leave a comment