{"id":1905,"date":"2015-10-10T13:47:41","date_gmt":"2015-10-10T13:47:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/?p=1905"},"modified":"2015-10-11T02:03:27","modified_gmt":"2015-10-11T02:03:27","slug":"presenting-the-ar-sandtable-at-makerfaire-atlanta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/presenting-the-ar-sandtable-at-makerfaire-atlanta\/","title":{"rendered":"Presenting the AR Sandtable at MakerFaire Atlanta"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Facebook Like Button v1.9.6 BEGIN [http:\/\/blog.bottomlessinc.com] -->\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Finspiredtoeducate.net%2Finspiredtoeducate%2Fpresenting-the-ar-sandtable-at-makerfaire-atlanta%2F&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height: 30px; align: left; margin: 2px 0px 2px 0px\"><\/iframe>\n<!-- Facebook Like Button END -->\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/riceTable.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1146 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/riceTable.jpg\" alt=\"Using rice and computing to learn about topography\" width=\"474\" height=\"843\" srcset=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/riceTable.jpg 474w, http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/riceTable-168x300.jpg 168w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An augmented reality sandtable is a playful technology for introducing kids to concepts of topo maps and fluid dynamics. \u00a0It\u2019s also ridiculously fun! \u00a0Thanks to the time and effort of makers from <a href=\"http:\/\/SparkMacon.com\" target=\"_blank\">SparkMacon makerspace<\/a>, our team built our own implementation of the AR sandtable and showcased it at <a href=\"http:\/\/makerfaireatl.com\/2015-makers\/\" target=\"_blank\">Atlanta Makerfaire 2015<\/a>. \u00a0We had an amazing time building it and sharing it with families across Atlanta.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So\u2026 what does it look like? \u00a0Here\u2019s a few videos.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jDNGYqLR2_c\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j9JXtTj0mzE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The original AR sandbox was created through collaborative research of the following organizations.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UC Davis&#8217; W.M. Keck Center for Active Visualization in the Earth Sciences (KeckCAVES)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lawrence Hall of Science<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Sept of 2013, my family got to see a similar augmented reality exhibit at the Boston Science Museum. \u00a0My kids spent hours at this exhibit and loved the experience. \u00a0You can <a href=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/something-old-something-new-blending-physical-objects-and-computing-for-learning\/\" target=\"_blank\">check out our post here<\/a>\u00a0about MIT&#8217;s Tangible Media lab work. \u00a0\u00a0From a technology perspective, the sandbox is filled with rice or sand enabling the kids to build mountains, lakes, rivers, and castles. \u00a0\u00a0A projector positioned above the sandbox renders a colorized map featuring topo map lines based on the height of the sand. \u00a0\u00a0Next to the projector, a XBox 360 Kinect senses the height and depth of the sand or rice. \u00a0\u00a0It has always been a dream to present at a MakerFaire and build this project. \u00a0It was great to see this dream come true with my friends from SparkMacon. \u00a0It was a wonderful community building experience for our members too. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My son\u2019s favorite feature of the sandbox is the water simulation. \u00a0By hovering your hand over a spot, the software executes a &#8220;rain&#8221; feature\u00a0under your hand. \u00a0\u00a0The simulated water obeys the laws of physics that you would expect as water flows down the side of a mountain. \u00a0\u00a0The total experience feels like a dynamic piece of art. \u00a0The experience was well received at MakerFaire. \u00a0 Our makers\u00a0were awarded a &#8220;Maker of Merit&#8221; badge for our exhibit by MakerFaire. \u00a0 I know that our team enjoyed answering questions on how we built the structure, how it works, playing in the sandbox, and talking about how we might extend the work. \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This experience would not be possible without our family of makers. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Garrett Armstrong &#8211; We had a few challenges early in development getting Linux installed on our workstation. \u00a0I appreciate the hours of time Garrett spent debugging our hardware setup and getting the NVidia video card working.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Robert Betzel &#8211; Thank you for being our master carpenter on this build. \u00a0\u00a0His table size enabled a good number of families to enjoy the sandbox at one time. \u00a0\u00a0It was also modular so that it was easy to setup and teardown! \u00a0We also want to thank <a href=\"http:\/\/www.infinitynetworks.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">Infinity Network Solutions<\/a> who funded this build.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stephen Finney, Glen Stone, Robert Reese, Nadia Osman, Brent Lanford \u00a0&#8211; Thanks for all the support in setting up the software, helping to build the system, and volunteering to present it at Atlanta MakerFaire. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I also want to give a special shout out to Garrett Sisk from Marion Systems. \u00a0He did a great job telling the story of the impact of 3D printing and the ways it can help people. \u00a0\u00a0We\u2019re thankful for his time and support. \u00a0 We love his product in our makerspace. \u00a0Interested in purchasing a quality 3D printer for your makerspace or educational institution? \u00a0Make sure to check out\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marionsystems.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">http:\/\/www.marionsystems.com\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From a software perspective, the AR sandbox is built with a few open source C++ frameworks on a modern Linux platform. <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vrui VR Toolkit (GNU license)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kinect 3D video processing framework(GNU license)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UC Davis has\u00a0posted very complete project instructions, open source tools and background at the following link: \u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/idav.ucdavis.edu\/~okreylos\/ResDev\/Vrui\/index.html\">http:\/\/idav.ucdavis.edu\/~okreylos\/ResDev\/Vrui\/index.html<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All in all, we had an amazing time at Atlanta Makerfaire 2015. \u00a0\u00a0I have posted some links, videos, and pictures below. \u00a0\u00a0If you\u2019re interested in seeing the AR sandbox and other amazing maker projects in Macon, GA, make sure to save the date for Make-End!!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learn more <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/Make-End.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Make-End.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> .<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"storify\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/storify.com\/michaelrosario\/makerfaire-atlanta-2015\/embed?header=false&amp;border=false\" width=\"100%\" height=\"750\" frameborder=\"no\"><\/iframe><script src=\"\/\/storify.com\/michaelrosario\/makerfaire-atlanta-2015.js?header=false&amp;border=false\"><\/script><noscript>[<a href=\"\/\/storify.com\/michaelrosario\/makerfaire-atlanta-2015\" target=\"_blank\">View the story &#8220;Cool Projects at MakerFaire Atlanta 2015&#8221; on Storify<\/a>]<\/noscript><\/div>\n\n<!-- Facebook Like Button v1.9.6 BEGIN [http:\/\/blog.bottomlessinc.com] -->\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Finspiredtoeducate.net%2Finspiredtoeducate%2Fpresenting-the-ar-sandtable-at-makerfaire-atlanta%2F&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height: 30px; align: left; margin: 2px 0px 2px 0px\"><\/iframe>\n<!-- Facebook Like Button END -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An augmented reality sandtable is a playful technology for introducing kids to concepts of topo maps and fluid dynamics. \u00a0It\u2019s also ridiculously fun! \u00a0Thanks to the time and effort of makers from SparkMacon makerspace, our team built our own implementation of the AR sandtable and showcased it at Atlanta Makerfaire [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[8],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1905"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1905"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1905\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1907,"href":"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1905\/revisions\/1907"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1905"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1905"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1905"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}