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LibrARy: adventures with AR Augmented Reality: An ‘app’ which adds a layer to what you see when looking through your phone or tablet at an object, a poster or perhaps even a building. The Observer newspaper: Sunday 21 March 2010 Enthusiasts: ?? Archives ?? E-learning ?? Library ?? Public Engagement ?? Students Union Experiments: ?? identify a range of small scale projects ?? use the technology and explore options ?? publicise widely and share Projects: ?? augmenting an image ?? augmenting an object ?? augmenting the campus How did we do it? ?? Considered our options ?? Talked to others: education commercial ?? Took a ‘pragmatic’ approach What was the response? ?? Enthusiasm ?? Excitement ?? ‘High profile’ ?? On-going interest Now for the technical bit… Augmented Reality tools Aurasma Studio Driven by a request from student body Raising visibility of publicly-available printer and PC locations across campus Issues using GPS coordinates in a restricted area and within buildings Concerns around accuracy of available information Augmenting the Campus A public exhibition held across the city of Bath. Researchers explain their work using an image and a short description. Gives insight into the wide range of research being undertaken at the University of Bath. Showcases how research activity makes a difference to society and produces real benefits. Images of Research Images of Research For the 2013 exhibition “Six of the posters feature augmented reality. See a new dimension to these images with the free Aurasma app, available on certain smartphones. Once youve installed the app, open your browser and visit: http://go.bath.ac.uk/iraura13 to follow the Images of Research channel.” 3-D beehive Dr Mark Greco, Department of Biology Biochemistry Here is a 3-D x-ray of the inside of a beehive. Honeybees play a vital role in global ecological networks and pro