What is it?
Augmented Reality is a digitally enhanced version of the real world.
Augmented Reality is a digitally enhanced version of the real world.
Some elements of real content are augmented to include
digital content or layers of information & media (pictures, links, videos).
Terms to know:
Overlay
The action, what happens when your trigger object is scanned.
Trigger image
What you will scan to make the action happen.
Aura
In Aurasma, the combination of your trigger image and overlay.
Channel
To share your auras with others, you must save them to a channel.
Follow
To use others’ trigger images you must follow them in Aurasma.
The action, what happens when your trigger object is scanned.
Trigger image
What you will scan to make the action happen.
Aura
In Aurasma, the combination of your trigger image and overlay.
Channel
To share your auras with others, you must save them to a channel.
Follow
To use others’ trigger images you must follow them in Aurasma.
Create your own Augmented Reality
with Aurasma!
with Aurasma!
1. Download the Aurasma App.
2. When you open the app, you will automatically be on
the screen to scan an aura (an Aurasma trigger image).
Just touch the “A” symbol to go to the main screen.
3. From the main menu you can access & explore Aurasma content, create content, go back to
scan mode, search for Aurasma content or users (Channels), and set up your account information.
scan mode, search for Aurasma content or users (Channels), and set up your account information.
4. Touch the CREATE (+) to create your aura (Augmented Reality creation.
5. First you need to choose an OVERLAY. This is what happens once your trigger image
is scanned. You can choose from Aurasma’s library or from your own device.
(Have your overlay video or image created before this step.)
is scanned. You can choose from Aurasma’s library or from your own device.
(Have your overlay video or image created before this step.)
6. Choose from your DEVICE and press the + button to choose from your saved media.
Choose Select.
7. Now you need to choose a TRIGGER IMAGE. This is the image that when
scanned will trigger the OVERLAY to play. You want to choose something that
will not change. (Ex: fish swimming in a fish tank will not work as the image
is always different). Watch the capture button at the bottom and take your picture
when the slider is on green.
scanned will trigger the OVERLAY to play. You want to choose something that
will not change. (Ex: fish swimming in a fish tank will not work as the image
is always different). Watch the capture button at the bottom and take your picture
when the slider is on green.
8. Finalize your aura by naming it, deciding if you will make it public or private,
and adding it to a CHANNEL if you wish. By adding your aura to a CHANNEL,
other users can subscribe to your channel and view the auras that you have created
on their devices. Otherwise the aura you have created only works on your device.
and adding it to a CHANNEL if you wish. By adding your aura to a CHANNEL,
other users can subscribe to your channel and view the auras that you have created
on their devices. Otherwise the aura you have created only works on your device.
A few Augmented Reality Apps you might enjoy:
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