Interaction - Bachelors

Bee Aware

“Bee Aware” is an Augmented Reality experience that allows students to get up close and personal with the creatures living in their gardens. When learning about the ecosystem, many different critters play a major role in the growth and nourishment of the world around us, so I created a safe way to learn about bees without endangering us or the bees.

Learning in ar

Utilising AR within education allows hands on experiences to become self-led learning opportunities for all age groups. Bee Aware enables students to become more familiar with Augmented Reality learning methods, transforming the classroom experience into a 3D world where knowledge is obtained through interaction rather than textbook images. Therefore altering how a typical lesson can be taught by creating opportunities for collaboration, self-sufficient learning and interesting visualisation methods students can utilise.

This immersive interaction enables students to not only have access to experiences that aren’t feasible within the real world, but it creates a safe opportunity for them to learn in creative and modern ways.

Ar Walkthrough

Project Images

Project design process

Throughout the creation of Bee Aware, Blender was utilised to create and animate the model whilst Adobe Aero brought the project into the Augmented Reality space. The learning process was thoroughly enjoyable, as the challenge of creating and designing the models brought opportunities for me to fully immerse myself into the 3D modeling world.

One of the bees within the scene was animated to add movement into the interaction, whilst the other bees and bugs are static so students are able to observe these detailed creatures without interruption. Small items were hidden within some of the pot-plants to create an incentive for students to get up close and personal with all the elements of the scene, adding excitement into the interaction whilst allowing them to fully immerse into the experience.

If you’re curious or want to have a go, you’re more than welcome to interact with my project by following this link: https://adobeaero.app.link/5BKiXaoZ6ub

Bianca Durcau-Vaida

Bianca is an Interaction Design and Information Systems student who loves to integrate technology with design when creating her projects. She enjoys exploring different mediums and challenging herself when approaching new projects, allowing her to produce exceptional work.