DIGITAL FAMILIES AUGMENTED REALITY T-SHIRT PRINTING
Design: Hannah Dix
TRAINER’S NOTES
OVERVIEW: DIGITAL FAMILIES Digital Families is a series of workshops focusing on the family coproduction of digital media. Its primary aims are to: • Develop parents’ and children’s levels of digital literacy • Promote further family engagement in community services • Foster a culture of family learning to support children’s education • Particularly for children with Special Educational Needs This project is funded by Samsung UK, undertaken by Bournemouth University and supported by Aster Homes and Skills & Learning BDP. Find us at digitallyfamily.com Twitter: @digitallyfamily
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TRAINER’S NOTES
LEARNING OBJECTIVES By the end of this, I will be able to: 1. Understand what augmented reality is 2. Use photo editing software to create a family crest 3. Use Aurasma to produce an augmented reality image Core Digital Skills 1. Teach yourself simple tasks using tutorials 2. Use basic photo editing software 3. Set up an online account 4. Share a a digital creation with an online community 5. Improve smartphone/tablet proficiency DIGCOMP • Communication: 2.1 Interacting through technologies, 2.2 Sharing information and content, 2.3 Engaging in online citizenship • Content Creation: 3.1 - developing content
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LINKS TO OTHER ACTIVITIES
• Stop Motion Animation • Family Blogging
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activity structure
Age group: This activity is best suited to families with children in years 3 - 6 (Key Stage 2)
Timing: This activity takes approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes to complete.
Before you start... Make sure all smart devices are connected to the internet and have Aurasma installed.
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WHAT DO YOU NEED? HARDWARE • SMARTPHONE OR TABLET • INTERNET CONNECTION
SOFTWARE • FOTOR ONLINE • APP: AURASMA • EMAIL ACCOUNT
ACCESSORIES • PEN AND PAPER • T-SHIRT • TRANSFER PAPER • IRON
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AUGMENTED REALITY T-SHIRT PRINTING
Enter a new reality! Digital Families Augmented Reality T-Shirt Printing
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STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE
Draw your idea!
Try a few different crests and pick your favourite!
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STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE
PART 1 - Fotor 1. Open Google Chrome & go to Fotor (www.fotor.com)
Select ‘Design’
2. Select the Custom option
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STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE
3. Use the stickers or shape tools for your crest
Stickers – customise your crest Shapes – add a variety of shapes Text – add your family name Background – give your crest a backdrop (optional – white works best for augmented reality purposes)
To help your phone/tablet pick up the image: • Add lots of elements to your crest! • Make it very colourful!
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STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE
4. Build up the crest with these tools
Colour – change the colour of the crest’s elements Transparency – alter how strong the colour is Flip & Rotate stickers, shapes and text Layers – move things back/forwards in the image Clone – create a duplicate copy of the element Delete – get rid of an element Lock – to prevent accidental editing/deleting of an element
You can change the colour too!
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STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE
5. Add a title or family name using the T tool
Use the tools to change the font style, size and colour
6. Add extra stickers - be creative!
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STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE
7. Save your creation
1. Click the save square icon in the top toolbar (second from right) 2. Give your crest a memorable name e.g. ‘Jones Family’ 3. Select ‘highest’ quality from the drop-down menu 4. Save to your computer
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STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE
PART 2 - Aurasma 1. Go To Aurasma and make an account (https://studio.aurasma.com/login)
2. Click ‘Create New Aura’ then ‘Click to upload Trigger Image
1. Give the image a name 2. Click ‘Browse’ and find your crest 3. Click Save
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STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE
3. Use the rectangle tool to cover the blank areas of your crest
Then click ‘Next’
4. Select ‘Click to upload overlay’
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STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE
5. Place and resize your trigger image, click Save then Share!
6. Your image will appear in ‘My Auras’ section
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STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE
7. Select your image and click Preview
Leave your browser open on this page:
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STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE
8. Download Aurasma on a tablet/smartphone
9. Open the app and log in
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STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE
10. You’ll see your creation near the top
Click the purple icon
11. Hold your phone up to the computer screen
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STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE
12. Watch your creation come to life!
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