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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E36: Voicing the Blackfoot Perspective – The Retelling of The Battle of Belly River
E35: Interview With The President ☎
E34: MAKERSPACE PANEL – Inspiring Growth Mindsets through Collaboration and Community
E33: Immersive Storytelling – The Battle of Belly River
E32: Global Citizenship and Post-Secondary Education as the New Buffalo
E31: Exploring Makerspaces in Post-Secondary Education
E30: Leading the Way through Authentic Student-led Assessments
E29: How to Develop, Validate, and Disseminate Your Teaching and Learning Research Project through The Scholarship for Teaching and Learning (SoTL)
E28: K-12 STEM Collaboration - Supporting Authentic Learning Experiences through the Trades
E26: Tech Tips with Tyler, Special guest Jordana Gagnon
E25: Paula’s Exit Interview
E24: An Exploration of Immersive Technology Inspiring Lifelong Movement
E23: The Role of Education in Reconciliation and Revitalization
E22: Enhancing the Nursing Student Experience Through Foundational Social Practices
E21: Critical Race Theory — Challenging Narratives and Validating Stories of Marginalized People and People of Colour
E20: Tech Tips with Tyler & Artificial Intelligence
E19: How the Trades Fosters Critical Thinking and Lifelong Learning in the Community
E18: How Immersive Technology is Creating More Flexible and Accessible Learning Experiences
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