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In several Augmented Archives programs, students use augmented reality (AR) to create museum exhibits of the college’s most precious and historic archival materials — utilizing the technology to encourage high levels of patron interaction with primary source materials that otherwise re- quire restricted physical access. The AR exhibits are cre- ated for the public and the many types of users who may be interested in interacting with these materials digitally. Ar- chivists and instructional technologists work with students in different contexts, and at different points in the progress through their academic careers at Washington College, to move the overall initiative forward.
Among the programs engaging students as curators is “Washington’s Secret History,” a pre-orientation activity for incoming freshmen that helps students get to know the col- lege and surrounding community by creating AR content for a local museum. Students also encounter Augmented Archives during the year, in programs or courses with titles such as “Voices from the Grave” and “The Talking Portraits of Washington College,” culminating in a Sandbox exhibit showcasing the results of student work. The most recent Augmented Archives project under development is a Pock- et Museum app, which allows a viewer to experience a vir- tual exhibit walking through a virtual gallery.
Students work hands-on with original archival materials, digitizing them, analyzing their content, and designing new ways for others to access the materials through an AR in- terface. Using HP Reveal (previously known as Aurasma) for AR authoring, students create trigger images for users
Students work hands-on with delicate artifacts and design new ways to interact with the materials via an augmented reality interface.
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