Findel EaRL AR vs Voyage AR

Explore new worlds with the Findel EaRL Augmented Reality App. This app offers coding challenges to complete to unlock exciting augmented reality elements. Download the app use the demo and see the AR, then if you want to experience the challenges you can purchase EaRL 2 and one of our AR mats from the Hope website, www.hope-education.co.uk. Developed to achieve the objectives of the computing national curriculum, students can work independently, in pairs, or in groups. To complete a challenge, open the app and select which mat you want to use. Select which challenge you would like to complete and follow the instructions on the screen. Follow the instructions to get EaRL to where each step of the challenge asks. Once the correct grid number is written in the app, the challenge will show the AR or move on to the next step. Each of the Treasure Island and Town mats includes 6 exciting in-app challenges and 5 life-like AR elements. Treasure Island Program EaRL to adventure around the island, hopefully finding the buried treasure. Challenges include: Discover New Species, Whale Rescue, Fix the Bridge, Find the Hidden Treasure, Back to the Ship, and Sea Exploration. The AR elements included are: Pirate ship, Whale, Fixing the bridge, and Treasure chest. Town Program EaRL to explore real-world scenarios as you navigate E.a.R.L around the city! Challenges include: Guided Tour, Let’s Buy Ice Cream, School Day, Dog Walk, School Trip, and Time to Fly Home. The AR elements included are: Aeroplane, Ice cream, Dinosaur skeleton, and Dog. The challenges are suitable for both KS1 and KS2 and can be adapted to suit different ability levels. Reasons to love: Teaches directional language and compass directions to improve geographical skills. Use EaRL to create engagement in your lessons by providing a deeper learning experience through a multi-sensory approach. Develop the programming skills of your KS1 or KS2 classes and prepare them for the digital future ahead of them. Learning outcomes: Understand what algorithms are, how they are implemented as programs on digital devices, and that programs execute by following precise and unambiguous instructions. Debug simple programs whilst using logical reasoning to predict the behavior of simple programs.

The app is being developed as part of the Maritime Mile Challenge fund with Hub-In, Belfast City Council and the Maritime Belfast Trust. Ways to Experience Voyage AR At Home: View and learn about artefacts from HMS Caroline in the comfort of your own home. Along The Mile: Trigger our experiences to learn more about HMS Caroline as you make your way towards the ship. At The Ship: Bring the heritage of the HMS Caroline to life aboard the ship in Augmented Reality. Our Core Purpose: Preserving Heritage Stories: Our team of researchers have gathered interesting, local stories about HMS Caroline and the people aboard the ship. Voyage AR will democratise these stories and bring them to life in AR. Artefacts: Our team have photo-scanned several real-life artefacts from the ship to be viewed from the comfort of your home. Connecting People Local communities Focusing on local stories and the impact HMS Caroline has had on Belfast. Coupled with a user experience that encourages footfall along the Maritime Mile. Wider Reach Exploring the importance of HMS Caroline, connecting Belfast to important international events and what that means for tourism. Our Technologies Used: We are harnessing the location-based capabilities to place AR Content in the physical world. Get out your phone, walk the trail and find out what HMS Caroline has to offer. We are harnessing the beautiful real-time rendering technology to build the hub of our AR Experience. Download the app, to see unique experiences aboard the ship and view high detail artefacts wherever you are in the world. About the Maritime Mile Challenge Fund Developed by Belfast City Council’s City Innovation Office, in partnership with the Maritime Belfast Trust, the fund is part of the Belfast HUB-IN (Hub of Innovation) project. HUB-IN is all about exploring how digital innovation can help to sustain, enhance and preserve the rich heritage along Belfast’s Maritime Mile which connects key attractions, sculptures and viewing points on both sides of the River Lagan.