#labvisit

Design Proposal for Escape Hunt Brisbane: http://brisbane.escapehunt.com/ Our last project in Designing Interactions was a design proposal for one of the intresting lab’s we visited this semester. My group chose to focus on how Escape Hunt Brisbane can implement Augmented Reality to make a more interactive and dynamic experience.

Some examples of how Augmented Reality can be used at Escape Hunt Brisbane: Clues connected to artifacts:  AR can be used to show clues connected to specific artefacts. For example, if the participants mobile device over a picture on the wall it will show the picture  with a small information box that says something important the participants need to know to solve a puzzle.  It can also be used to show videos, for example with background story. 

You are getting warm: Another example could be an ‘You are getting warm’ function, where red colour will indicate that the participants are getting closer to a clue and the blue colour the opposite.

On Monday 14th September we went to QUT Biofabrication Lab at Kelvin Grove. Associate Professor Mia Woodruff and her team told us about 3D printing of human tissues and organs. They showed us the 3D printers, which can produce 3D plastic scaffolds out of fibers much thinner than human hair. They showed different examples of how it can be used, e.g. a patient with breast cancer. 

Actually I had never heard about 3D printing of human tissues and organgs before. It was a very intresting and inspiring visit. The technology has the potential to disrupt the medical industry and change the whole process at for example hospitals, which also affects our work as interaction designers! 

I am really excited about the influence this technology may have on future hospitals! 

Yesterday in class we visited HUB Studio to experience Oculus Rift VR Worlds and to hear about their work with Virtual Reality. First, Wesley Heard showed us how he constructs 3D assets for the virtual reality experiences. Afterwards, HUB Sound Designer Nathan Corporal told us about his work with recording and editing sound for VR. Some from the class tried different virtual reality experiences and it was really fun to see their reactions!  

It was our last lab visit this semester. It has been a really big inspiration to experience the different emerging technologies in a ‘real world’ perspective. 

Wesley showing us how he create 3D assets for VR experiences.

Line tried one of the VR experiences. So fun! 

Nathan showing us the sound system. 

Today we visited QUT at Gardens Point to see different interesting technologies. First we saw The Cube Multi-touch and projection installation and afterwards we got a presentation of Foot tracking and gesture technology by Adam Siliato. It was very interesting! I am looking forward to our idea generation on these technologies. I’ll share it with you later! 

Enjoy the pictures! 

The Cube: 

Actually I find my hometown in Denmark at this map! So cool! 

Foot tracking and gesture technology: