The Floating Farm is a project designed to teach youth and adults about augmented reality. Augmented reality is a technology that places virtual objects and features onto a physical surface using a camera. Students learn its history and the basics of AR. Youth will create a virtual farm using free software; Unity, Tinkercad, and Vuforia. At the conclusion of the project youth will host their work online and share with family, friends and peers.
From humble beginnings as an experimental workshop series, the Floating Farm has grown to now provide instruction via facilitator/student guide, online video tutorials, as well as scheduled virtual workshops training sessions through our online website.This project is aimed at making augmented reality more accessible. Whether one decides to use AR in their class- room, for a school project, or just for fun we hope you have a better understanding of the resources used to create an AR experience. The photos below are samples of student work.