Back to Childhood

Make it real.

Augmented Reality

providing new ways to interact with our environment and creating immersive experiences.

The AR garden

We will create a “garden” for users to explore in AR with iPad Pro devices

Sculpt Mode

Sculpt mode allows designers to make large and substantial changes to the model up front, increasing the efficiency of editing.

Explore and practice more, get more scanning feedback and experience from it for subsequent projects.

The quality of the final 3D model depends on many factors, such as the number of photos taken, the color of the object (white is harder to scan), and the intensity of the light where the object is located, all of which will affect whether the quality of the final scanned model is high or low.

How to make it

By scanning physical objects in the form of a large number of photos to generate high-quality 3D models and export them to GLTF(BLG) format.

Step 1:

Polycam

Polycam uses photogrammetry technology to create high-quality 3D models from a series of 2D images taken with a smartphone or tablet camera.

By adding behavioral commands to the reality composer, the 3D models become interactive and add fun.

Reality composer offers the highest convenience for basic AR designers like us, we don't have to write our own code, add behaviors and movements to it, etc. Looking forward to using Xcode one day.

Step 2:

Reality Converter

It is a software application that allows users to preview, inspect, and convert 3D models to USDZ format, which is a file format optimized for augmented reality (AR) experiences on Apple devices such as iPhone and iPad.

Import GLTF(BLG) Files

Export USDZ Files

It is mainly used by developers and designers to create and test AR content, and then deploy it into applications or websites. And the whole conversion process is very fast, taking only 1 second.

Step 3:

Blender

It is a free and open-source 3D creation software. It can be used for a variety of tasks, and we only use it for modeling. The software has a user-friendly interface and is highly customizable with a large community of users and developers.

Edit Mode

Edit mode allows the designer to make detailed changes and edits to the model to provide the final touches.

When we scan the model by polycam is not perfect, the scan will scan some other objects, this time we need to use blender to modify the model, and finally reach the perfect model we want.

Step 4:

Reality Composer

Reality Composer is a visual coding tool for creating augmented reality experiences on iOS devices. It allows users to drag and drop 3D models, animations, and interactions to create immersive AR experiences without writing code.

By trying different types of anchors, we understand the basic underlying framework of Reality composer and the media through which AR is manifested.

Concept 1:

A car tuning store. In order to create an experience that can be visited and interacted with, I was going to create a car tuning store where users can walk in and see the facilities, parts, and even have the car being repaired go up, etc.

Final Concept

More interesting

Process

Initial Concept

Concept 2:

Crossing the road. Create a virtual crossing scene for visitors, but this can not simply cross the road, you need to worry about and be alert to everything that happens around you, and safely through the green light, adventure level 5 stars.

But I thought both of these conceptions were too shallow and not impressive enough, so I came up with an experience that hit me right in the heart. That is to go back to the childhood, to the past that can not return.

“If you had such a chance to go back to your childhood bedroom, what would you most like to have in it?”

For me

First scene

Second scene

Lego, Transformers, toy cars, figure 8 trains, I added all my favorite childhood toys.

See the giant Lego in the top left corner? I wanted to give my guests who came to my bedroom a big surprise, a shock.

Adding a new world to the journey makes the experience more interesting and enriching. I intend to create a key to open Pandora's Box.

So I set the book as the key to open the second fansy world - Infinity Universe

Second Scene

Behaviors

After continuously experimenting with the behavior of these models, I finally made a behavior that ensures the fluidity of the story or experience, but also gives visitors a high level of interactivity.

Here, you can not only see alien creatures everyone, but also see the huge spacecraft flying by, and the planets hovering overhead.

But once you enter, you have to find a way to get home.

Testing

After testing, we realized that some data and the distance between objects and other such details need to be changed, which is the purpose of the test, to find possible problems and timely correction, in order to achieve near-perfect results.

Then I also added the idea of an open door to give visitors a more immersive experience of entering the room.