Tune in, hit play, and get inspired in this extended Tech Talks episode as Tyler Wall and Jordana Gagnon banter about Tech tools that you can use today. Today’s tech focus is on tools that take our reality and digitize it. During the podcast, Tyler shows Jordana tools that are currently in the marketplace.
Video games have been getting more and more realistic. In the span of 25 years, we have gone from starting to use polygons in video games (triangles) that looked like origami to graphics that are almost indistinguishable from reality.
The acceleration of this is truly mind-boggling, and it is due in part to the ability of creators to leverage reality to create a digital world. The way this has been done has evolved greatly over the past 10-15 years and although video games are definitely a use case, we are not focusing on the video game aspect. Instead, we are focusing on the process of digitizing the world.
We will be going through a few demos of stuff we have created and could create for instructors, stuff that exists but we haven’t dabbled in yet, and also some tools and pipelines that instructors could use if they are willing to “get their hands dirty”.
Here is a list of the tools covered in the podcast:
Desktop application:
https://colmap.github.io/index.html colmap Free
https://alicevision.org/# Meshroom Free
https://www.3dflow.net/ Zepher Free’ish
https://www.capturingreality.com/realitycapture Reality capture Cost for each render- showreel
https://www.pix4d.com/product/pix4dmapper-photogrammetry-software Costs and great for drone footage – elevation, heat maps,
Object examples:
https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/writing-on-stone-9441287ae86b41b6b7e13f875fcd7e10
https://skfb.ly/orJCW
https://skfb.ly/6V7RE
Topology: https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/topology-drone-test-cdf15020f0fd4d39b2a5836367991ace
Lidar scanning
Drones https://www.skydio.com/skydio-2-plus
Phone apps for scanning reality:
Canvas https://canvas.io/
Qlone – no fancy new phone needed
https://www.qlone.pro/
3D scanner app - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/3d-scanner-app/id1419913995 My app of choice
Polycam - https://poly.cam/
Record3D - https://record3d.app/ more volume-based video but cool nonetheless
Modelfied - https://modelified.com/
ARkit / realitykit- https://developer.apple.com/augmented-reality/realitykit/
Low cost gear
Structure scanner - https://structure.io/
Revpoint pop - https://www.revopoint3d.com/products/pop-portable-3d-scanner-for-3d-printing-revopoint/
Examples
https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/gavin-textured-8bce0be7eba14787a9d079019cbcf3a5https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/bison-skull-3e13ba67039d42189ff732a1d6f07e36
NeRF
https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2022/03/25/instant-nerf-research-3d-ai/
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E55: Environmental Psychology and Conservation – An instructor's creative course-build through the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
E54: The heartbeat of our city – Connecting post-secondary students with the community of Lethbridge
E53: STUDENT VOICES – Celebrating Black culture and identity at Lethbridge College
E52: Turning ChatGPT into Socrates – Giving students real-time feedback through a clever prompt
E51: Reshaping nursing pedagogy to integrate Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI)
E50: Watching for signals, change drivers, and learning opportunities – CTLI’s adaptive, collaborative, and culture-building ethos
E49: Generative AI and instructional design: Emphasizing the process of learning over the product of learning
E48: Indigenous Policing Microcredentials at Lethbridge College – Seeking to give back to Indigenous communities by nurturing deeper cultural empathy
E47: Updates in STEM – Sparking real-world connections between K-12 and the Trades to foster early career passions
E46: Student-led learning – Shifting theory into practice with real-world project management
E45: Truth and Reconciliation at Lethbridge College – Gathering to remember the past and protect the future of Indigenous Peoples in Canada.
E44: The art of narrative instruction – Promoting more active & authentic learning
E43: Integrating Sustainable Development Goals into Curriculum to Promote Equity, Environmental Literacy, and Culturally Responsive Teaching and Learning
E42: Peer-to-Peer Mentorship – Creating Space for Student Connection and Belonging Amid Challenges of Post-Secondary Environments
E41: How ChatGPT is Evolving the Way We Teach and Assess Academic Writing
E40: Student Core Competencies – Future-proofing Tomorrow’s Workforce with Transferable Life Skills
E39: A Critical Look at ChatGPT in Education – How Natural Language Processors are Shifting Our Perspective on Teaching, Learning and Assessments
E38: STUDENT PANEL – Cherishing the Cultural and Community Connections of Black History Month
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