Augmented Reality:Off-siteFarah L. ValleraLehigh University18 October 2014

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Agriculture is important

– to everyone.

(NRC, 1988)Less than 2% of Americans work directly in agriculture.(Bureau of Labor

Statistics, 2013)

Agricultural Literacy•KSABs about food and fiber systems, global economies, nutrition, and environmental conscientiousness

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Need&

Solutions

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Need for Additional Educational Tools•Bridging the Gap Between Urban/Suburban Communities and the Farm•Meet the educational and nutritional needs of the region and promote awareness of being good stewards of land, water, and air

•In 2013, 2,255 students, teachers, and families visited – some had never seen a cow, touched a chicken, or walked through a woods 

•Readily-available and consistent information for students and visitors to increase agricultural literacy

Click icon to add picture Click icon to add pictureSmart-Farm Grow, Stow, and

Go!•Free-standing, self-guided, non-linear AR tour with 14 one-minute overlay videos•Viewed with smart devices when trigger images are activated •Available to all visitors•Created using Aurasma

•Groups of 4 collaborate as ag-scientist, biotechnologist, engineer, and mathematician to plan a virtual market•Students use smart devices to activate quests, answer questions, and solve challenges•Created using ARIS

SMART-FARM

Grow, Stow, & Go

Sample Path

Agricultural Category General Agriculture, Animals, & Life Cycles Food & Nutrition Plants, Agronomy, & Horticulture Livestock, Meat, & Poultry Dairy Fiber Land & Natural Resources Environment & Sustainability Agriscience & Biotechnology

Implementation&

Issues

Implementation•Pilot Rollout for Smart-Farm

•Rolled out on 10/19/2013 at Flint Hill Farm Agricultural Education Center’s Fall Open House

•Volunteers enlisted participants, helped them download Aurasma, and “follow” the farm

•Others were stationed near trigger images to help participants access videos or troubleshoot technical issues

Issues from Smart-Farm’s Pilot •Technology

•No farm-wide wireless •Dependent on participants’ data plans•Aurasma downloads were slow and did not always work

•Following first day rollout, small groups had better success

•Safety •Running/walking while looking at phones•Stationary, but still engaging

Questions or Comments?