augmented reality – COMD Futures Collaboratory

Emerging Scholars from COMD Futures, Emerging Media Technologies, and Architecture collaborated with Membit Inc. over the last few semesters to research, design, and develop City Tech’s Fun Facts Finder, an augmented reality campus tour.

This virtual tour uses the augmented reality application Membit to help new students locate important locations and services on campus, meet community members, and share fun facts about City Tech.

Student-created video shorts are placed (geolocated in AR space) at each location and feature students, faculty, and staff from multiple departments around the college.

Emerging Scholars and Collaborators

Amir Gamble, Sally Chen, Alan Jaquez, Danny Greene, Cassidy Crespo, Angelina Santiago, Bryan Estevez, Saria Tabassum, Kathy Alas, Alyssa Duran, Erickson Diaz, Yiyi Zhong with Profs. Jenna Spevack, Ann Leonhardt, Genevieve Hitchings and Membit CEO, Jay Van Buren

Featured Community Members

PDC Director- Tanika Bashir, Chief Librarian- Abubakar Tidal, Jr., Prof. Nora Almeida, Prof. Josh Kapusinski, Prof. Douglas Davis, AtoL Director- Jose Diaz, Amir Gamble, Sally Chen, Alan Jaquez, Cynthia Benitez, Kevin Pintado, and others.

City Tech’s Fun Facts Finder – Promo

City Tech’s Fun Facts Finder – How To Video

Learn More

Contact COMD Futures Collaboratory or Prof. Jenna Spevack for more info.

COMD Spring Eggventure! Promo – D.Greene, K.Alas

City Tech’s COMD Futures‘ Emerging Scholars collaborated with Membit Inc. this semester to launch the COMD Spring Eggventure, an augmented reality experience geolocated on the first floor of the Pearl Hallway at City Tech.

This virtual treasure hunt uses the augmented reality application Membit. To view the experience, download the app on your iPhone or Android and visit COMD on the first floor of the Pearl Building. Discover the ten virtual eggs hidden throughout the COMD Pearl Hallway!