This year at open campus on August 4th and 5th. Professor Eric Hawkinson and his students hosted an AR/VR experience zone. The area included a variety of research projects and new media contents being used in augmented learning and virtual tourism. Students came by to talk to visiting high school students about some of the projects they are planing using these new technologies.

There were virtual tours of places all over the world given by KUFS students. It allowed visitors to take a walk in Paris or stand next to Big Ben in London. The tours were guided by a virtual reality program and hosted by current KUFS students.

Augmented reality projects were also on display and on demonstration. Professor Hawkinson's own ARientation augmented reality project was on display. It allows students to connect digital media to places and things. With it students are creating gamified tours of campus and tourist attractions in Kyoto. You can find more about the project on the website http://ARientation.com

Do you have a Google Cardboard device? If so you can experience the event in 180 3D on your device. Just watch the video below using your mobile phone and hit the cardboard icon, or watch the video inside your favorite VR headset.

Enjoy!

https://youtu.be/ttXEbjEoa8o

みなさん、こんにちは！
秋学期がはじまりました。
夏の間も京都外大グローバル観光学科では、様々な活動を実施してきました。なかでも、今日は８月４日、５日に開催されたオープンキャンパスでの様子をハーキンソン先生にレポートしていただきました。

ハーキンソン先生は近年注目を集めているAR(拡張現実)やVR(仮想現実) と呼ばれる最新のメディア技術を駆使した観光体験プロジェクトを京都外大生たちと紹介。参加した高校生たちは、京都外大にいながらにして、パリやロンドンの観光地はじめ、京都市内のみどころなどを満喫していました。

'Google Cardboard Ready'の携帯電話を利用して、実際にそれを体験していただくこともできます！上記のリンクから動画を見てぜひトライしてみてください。