Essex Project Ideas

Originally what I had written in the survey was:

-I'm not exactly sure, I just know that the experience I want to create should be able to be used in addition to the tours available at the museum. For example, I wouldn't just want to create an app that replaces the job of the tour guide giving out all the information, but something that can be used with the tour guide. Perhaps something showing videos of the processes and such, because I know when we were touring I had really wished we could have seen how some of the things actually worked (and the tour guide said they usually just do it for younger tour groups and such)

I'm still at a similar standpoint, where I'm not really quite sure what I want to do. I think it'd be interesting to learn more about the processes of shipbuilding, as well as things that are unique to the Essex Ship Building Museum. I'd like to make it a fun experience for those visiting the museum. 

I am also open to other ideas as well, and just learning as much as I can. Perhaps it'll inspire me to better brainstorm ideas. 

As for programs I'd be interested in using, I honestly would be open to trying any of them out. I will say that I have tried the ARAF browser before (with the coursera lessons) and found that I had hit quite a few snags with it not saving my progress. But yeah! I'm really open to experimenting in any of them!

FINAL IDEAS

FINAL IDEAS
LOCATION: ESSEX SHIPPING MUSEUM 

For the final project, I am very drawn towards the Processing software, as well as Aurasma. 
I find myself at a crossroads between simple software, or complex software. I have never used any type of processing/3D before, and am enticed at the challenge. This may benefit me more so than choosing the simpler option, however I am weary as to what I can accomplish with it in the given time frame. Do I want to struggle and make something new with something new? Or do I want to create something new, simply, with something already known?

My options thus far are as follows: A series of auras--either around the cemetery, or around the shipyard itself. 
I had originally planned to use ghost images [of the past], and overlay them on 'real time' camera triggers--i.e. 3D triggers. 
I could do this, and create some type of narrative/collective series, OR I could use the processing software to generate flowers around graves, or have a forrest overtake the shipyard itself--as a kind of time lapse into the future without humans. 

Before I commit to developing either of these ideas though, I want to do some more research into my family history. I come from a line of Irish and French immigrants, and in the past have traced at least one side of my family to colonial Salem in the past. 

Emma Gallant: Ideas for Final Project

So, I'd like to do another "ghost walk" type project (as is the theme for all my projects, apparently...).

I'd like to use ARIS (but I wouldn't be able to test it), or Animate CC, or maybe a video walk type of thing.

A lot of my research is going to end up being about the people buried in the cemetery by the archives building.

Essex Project possibilities

In preparation for our extended final project, the Essex Project, you may use the tools we have already explored in class (Aurasma, ARIS) or you may choose to use another tool or tools. Here are some possibilities:

ARAF browser




http://www.mymultimediaworld.com/software/binaries/araf/

The ARAF browser only works for Android, and needs a data/internet connection to work. I have developed a quick start guide for setting up the Browser as an "app" on Android home screen here. There is a wealth of information about this particular program, and even a tutorial with multiple projects to test here.

Processing




https://processing.org/

http://www.creativeapplications.net/processing/augmented-reality-with-processing-tutorial-processing/

Processing is a generative coding system for the visual arts. The tutorial linked above was developed to the Creative Applications Network, of which Montserrat is a member. Use this login to see full details. Processing projects can be set to an iOS home screen to function like apps but may require internet/data connection to function.

Vuforia




https://developer.vuforia.com/pricing
https://unity3d.com/

Vuforia is a plugin that can be used in conjunction with Unity3D and Xcode or Android Studio to produce marker AND markerless AR overlays. Developing with Vuforia is free, and so is the student version of Unity. Limitations: Unity will need to be installed on a personal device, the Montserrat labs are not equipped with it. The labs are equipped with Xcode.

Adobe CC programs with Phone Gap




http://phonegap.com/

Unreal Engine and Unreal4AR


http://www.unreal4ar.com/

Unreal Engine is available in the labs, but the Unreal4AR plugin unfortunately costs money. We may be able to develop a workaround with the demo version that is currently available if there is interest.

Augmented Video




You needn't do coding or use any fancy programs! You can also create a convincing AR experience through video, as the Cardiff and Miller project above demonstrates.

In addition, you may use a program or method that you have found on your own; these are just a few examples to get you started and demonstrate what is possible.

Ghost Writers UPDATE

GHOST WRITERS HAS BEEN UPDATED

TEAM MEMBERS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
--JAX
--KELVEN
--EMMA

PERSONS ON TOUR ARE AS FOLLOWS:
1. FRANCIS(FRANK) ELLINGWOOD ABBOT
2. JOHN CARPENTER
3. LUCY LARCOM
4. WENONAH STEVENS ABBOTT (SOLILOQUY END)

PROGRAMMING CREDITS:
--OPENING ART--JAX
--FRANK AND WHITE ROSE--JAX
--JOHN AND MUSIC FLOWER--KELVEN
--LUCY AND LUCYS FLOWER--EMMA
--WENONAH'S END ART--JAX

it is this teams hope to encourage playersto venture through the central cemetery

and have an experience that which connects lives lost to lives that remain

the flowers given at each grave site must be dropped--

i.e. RESPECTS MUST BE PAID iN ORDER TO ADVANCE

The flowers that are dropped, are not destroyed, leaving a collection of flowers in the cemetery in the ARIS database. 

This feature is fitting, don't you think?

essex shipping museum, make-up

To make up for the first class trip, 

On Wednesday, February 15th, I went by myself on a venture. 

To the Essex Shipping Museum. 

I gathered many photos for reference, 

unsure of what would inspire my last project ideas, 

but collecting whatever data suited my fancy, anyway.

I spoke with Justin for about two hours, and enjoyed my tour. 

We hit it off quite nicely, despite a fear of awkwardness on a tour alone,

as I mentioned one of my best friends/colleagues 

happens to be a tour guide over in Concord, MA at the Old Manse.

I am setting up yet another private tour with him now, 

for a tour of specifically the cemetery nearby. 

I ventured through the maps of the cemetery in the archive. 

 If you haven't noticed yet, guys,

clearly, I have a thing for cemeteries.

game test

Li Yun and Jack's group project
username: liyun&jack