By Janice Phelan,
March 14, 2022
Thanks to the 欧美视频鈥檚 Mixed Reality Studio, students are creating real-world virtual and augmented reality applications for
area organizations and businesses. Student teams are working in the state-of-the-art
studio to develop custom applications designed to be used by various organizations.
A group of students, known as Team Neptune, are collaborating with staff from the
on a project to enhance the museum experience by adding a projectable 3D gallery
of artifacts, both on display and not, using 3D scanning technology. In addition,
they will be creating a website containing more information on the current physical
exhibits. The project is called the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum
Augmented Reality Application.
鈥淭he Truman Library staff are excited about the project,鈥 said Mark P. Adams, education
director at the Harry S. Truman Library and Museum. 鈥淭he UCM team brings a fresh perspective
and will provide the Library a new and innovative way to explore President Truman鈥檚
life and legacy. We are looking forward to the final product and sharing it with new
audiences.鈥
鈥淥nce the placement code is scanned with the app, this will show added content in
the real world,鈥 said Mitchell McDaniel, UCM AR/VR Team Neptune lead, 鈥渟imilar to
how the Pokemon Go game works. We plan to display a few of the many artifacts the
Library owns, most of which have never been seen before.鈥
The student team began working on the application last November and plan to complete
it during May.
"The Truman Library's new exhibit is a world class interpretation of the life, political
career and legacy of Harry S. Truman,鈥 said Jon E. Taylor, Ph.D., professor of history
in UCM鈥檚 School of Communication, History and Interdisciplinary Studies. 鈥淥ne of the
seminal experiences of Harry Truman's life was serving as captain of Battery D in
World War I and the UCM AR/VR team of students, working with faculty in history and
educational technology, are augmenting the exhibit with additional historic photographs
and letters not on display. The augmented content will allow visitors and students
to gain a greater understanding of Truman's World War I experience."
UCM鈥檚 Mixed Reality Studio provides a dedicated space and equipment for exploration
of high-tech production and storytelling techniques for immersive environments. Through
access to the university鈥檚 leading-edge devices, innovators are able to create, develop
and deploy both augmented reality and virtual reality experiences. In addition, the
studio fuels innovation, education, entrepreneurship and product development through
partnerships and programs. The Gigabit Lab/Mixed Reality Studio is housed within the
Lee鈥檚 Summit campus.