Distributed collaborative education

12/04/2019 Martin Vollenweider 0

Description We assume the scenario, in which students are absent from class or distributed in different locations all over the world will increase. Streaming technology gives students a way to attend the classes remotely. Lectures can be held from different places and the video technology allows students to follow the classes and chat with the lecturer and other students. Nevertheless our experience with streaming shows […]

Holographic Grisons

08/04/2019 Martin Vollenweider 0

Ausgangslage In Tourismusdestinationen und bei Ausstellungen, Messen, Museen etc. wird immer mehr von Erlebniswelten gesprochen. Ein Besucher erwartet heute, dass ein Produkt, eine Dienstleistung oder eine Szenerie als Erlebnis präsentiert wird. Beamer-Projektionen, Bildschirme, Drucksachen, Bücher und Schautafeln allein reichen nicht mehr aus, um das Interesse der Besucher zu wecken. Wie lässt sich ein solches Erlebnis vermitteln? Das Projekt «Holographic Grisons» weist den Weg in die […]

Haptische Navigation für Velofahrer

02/04/2019 Martin Vollenweider 0

Beschreibung Wie finden sich Velofahrer an fremden Orten und Städten zurecht? Wie gelangen sie auf dem schnellsten und effizientesten Weg zu ihrer Destination? Es gibt eine grosse Anzahl von Navigationsarten, mit denen Velofahrer anhand von digitalen Karten und Stadtplänen navigieren können. Die meisten dieser Lösungen sind Apps, die sich auf Smartphones und Smartwatches installieren lassen. Die Navigation auf dem kleinen Bildschirm ist oftmals mühsam, da […]

Three-Dimensional space for projects

25/03/2019 Martin Vollenweider 0

Description This idea is about helping students to improve their project work. During projects students often work in groups to develop solutions and achieve goals. Most of the time the groups consist of members with different skills, interests, cultural and professional backgrounds. In a transdisciplinary approach, different forms of research and specific methods for problem-solving have to be combined and may result in several iterations […]

Experience the Digital Transformation

20/02/2019 Martin Vollenweider 0

Description In all undergraduate or graduate studies as well as on the job, students will be faced with emerging technologies, such as Industry 4.0, Blockchain, Merged Reality, Internet of things, etc. It is important that students understand the concepts and contexts of those technologies — the digital transformation — and how they relate and mesh with their daily life. It is equally important that they […]

Augmented Reality for the Web

16/10/2018 Martin Vollenweider 0

This blog post briefly describes how to build Augmented reality applications for the Web. We are talking of pure HTML, CSS and Javascript apps as well as hybrid solutions. Hybrid AR Applications Probably the easiest solution is to build AR applications on a hybrid basis with Cordova. It is an Open Source solution from Apache to create mobile apps with HTML, CSS and Javascript. It […]

Virtual Reality for the Web

15/10/2018 Martin Vollenweider 0

There are many solutions to create Augmented and Virtuality Apps for IOS and Android smartphones (for example Wikitude for AR or Insta for VR applications). In this blog post I will discuss the Web solutions. Therefore, I concentrate on solutions which run in the browser or are created with Web technologies (such as HTML, CSS, Javascript) on a Hybrid basis (see this article by Pietro […]

Workshop «Mixed Reality in Action»

03/10/2018 Martin Vollenweider 0

Es vergeht keine Woche, in der die Medien nicht über Augmented, Virtual und Mixed Reality (AR, VR, MR) berichten. Doch wo stehen wir heute in Bezug auf die Inhalte und die marktreifen Technologien in diesem Bereich? Dieser und weiteren Fragen ging der Workshop der Fachgruppe Multimedia (Fredy Schwyter) und der Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Technik Chur (Martin Vollenweider) nach, welcher am Mittwoch, 26. September 2018 […]

Mozilla A-Frame

A-Frame, the Mozilla Framework for Virtual Reality Experiences

27/06/2018 Martin Vollenweider 1

Virtual Reality (VR) applications allow to create virtual worlds, which can be viewed with the help of VR glasses (such as the Google cardboard). In the application it is possible to include 3D objects, images, videos, audio files as well as animation and interactivity. Viewing a VR application is impressive, since it is possible to see a 360-degree virtual world and interact with it. Amazingly […]