1. 3D Augmented Reality Avatars “Vanguards of the Museum Revolution”
Richard Burkert, Julie Adcock, Ron Punako, Dave Luciew,
Delivering Cost-Effective Education and Training Solutions

2. The image on the right represents learning all of the various ways that we can bring learning to organizations…at your fingertips whether it be through wearable devices, mobile devices, immersive environments, training, etc..
We leverage our matrixed teams across our company so that advances in technology are given consideration of various type of learning environments, applications, etc. allowing us to stay on top of current trends and advancements and bring those ideas and implementations to our clients.
We marry our engineering and technology disciplines with our E&T/human develop disciplines
Images on the left represent some of the learning technologies, including the work from the immersive simulation platform.
Richard Burkert, JAHA

3. Background Challenges Underlying Goal - tell the story
characters, events, places
Visual elements enhance storytelling
Vision - cusp of a revolution in storytelling -
3D Gaming Technology
Mobile Applications
AR/VR

4. What brings us together?
Tech Upgrade/Exhibit Refresh
Interactive media selection/museum renovation
Interactive Storytelling and More Engagement
Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality
Interactive - dialogue based format
CTC - “Partner in storytelling”

5. Immersive Story Elements
Interactive Character AR Tour Guide - Rev. David Beale
Interactive Setting - Virtual Reality Blacksmith Shop

6. Interactive Characters

7. Sample 3D animated heads

8. Game-Based Training Applications
CLE characters

9. Non human characters and mascots

10. Historical Character Resurrection
Historical Account
Period Costumes
Images / Drawings
Age Progression/Regression
Digital Double Scan
Texturing and color
Animation Setup
Facial Morphs
App Development/Features
What goes into making a historical guide character?

11. JAHA - Interactive Heritage Discovery
The marriage of today’s mobile apps and 3D augmented reality coupled with yesterday's historical artifacts combine to create an instantly engaging, uniquely interactive and highly educational experience for museums and historic sites. CTC augmented reality (AR) technology has the power to breathe life into and create instant engagement with virtually any object, be it an exhibit, printed page, painting or photograph, thus elevating and enriching on site experience for all museum visitors whose smartphone or tablet is enabled with the App.
CTC’s AR/VR technology holds the potential to bring otherwise static exhibits to life, enabling all visitors to enjoy a magical, historically-accurate, individually-guided educational experience. Simply by walking up to any exhibit enhanced with CTC’s AR/VR technology and raising an app-empowered smartphone or tablet, a fully animated, historically accurate character comes to life to tell it like it was back during those history-making days. The available character library is being built out to feature a complete roster of historical characters. This way, visitors would come to see history through the eyes and perspectives of an interesting and diverse array of actual witnesses.  The technology also encourages young, technology-savvy visitors to scan exhibits, objects and attractions in order to retrieve content of interest and gather digital collectables.
Immersive Reality – far more than traditional VR – we add in characters, storyline, and interactivity
Expertise in 3D gaming technology, world construction, asset creation, animation
Custom avatars and historical characters – fully animated accurate character models
3D virtual worlds of any size or level of detail
Real time interaction rendered on any device

12. The image on the right represents learning all of the various ways that we can bring learning to organizations…at your fingertips whether it be through wearable devices, mobile devices, immersive environments, training, etc..
We leverage our matrixed teams across our company so that advances in technology are given consideration of various type of learning environments, applications, etc. allowing us to stay on top of current trends and advancements and bring those ideas and implementations to our clients.
We marry our engineering and technology disciplines with our E&T/human develop disciplines
Images on the left represent some of the learning technologies, including the work from the immersive simulation platform.
JAHA AR Guide Demo

13. The Power of AR for Museums
Visitor supplied hardware solution (AR)
See and experience things not physically present (historical sites, artifacts, relics, figures, environments)
Project onto real world environments
Creating deeper and more meaningful experiences
The power to see and experience historical narrative
Digital guides are always available

14. Interactive Settings

15. Immersive Virtual Worlds

16. Virtual World Construction

17. Historical Site in VR Historical Account Images / Drawings
Environment Scan
Re-Meshing
Texturing and color
Animation Setup
VR/AR/Gaming

18. JAHA - Interactive Heritage Discovery
Blacksmith model created from photo/site reference

19. Blacksmith demo
JAHA VR Demo

20. Potential Operational Benefits for Museums
Augment/Integrate with existing exhibits
Digital guides are always available
Make entire 3D artifact collections accessible
Keeps Exhibits and Technology Up to Date - Mobile solution adapted at any museum
New Source of Revenue - (In app sales, on demand collectables, and digital sponsorships)
Create/produce rich content that can only be unlocked on site - Integrate on-site exploration linked to bonus content Reduced Operational Costs
Encourages On-Site Visits
Encourages Return/Repeat Visits
Digital Preservation of Key Content - Leverage for Reuse
Extension Into Community and Classrooms

21. Potential Engagement Benefits for Museums
Helps tell the story and bring content to life
Relevant for Millennials and beyond - Use technologies and methods relevant to youth (3d, AR/VR/Social Media, Gaming, etc)
Competition with available media
Directed Experience and Self Guided Tours
Remote Museum Tours - and Artifact Exploration
Route visitors through attractions
Add new, exclusive content to attract return Visits
Weave a narrative that tells the story using sites, artifacts and exhibits
Encourage social sharing and platform

22. What is needed?
Ability to produce the high fidelity visual content central to the experience
App foundation and tools
3-D content sufficient to captivate and immerse the viewer, on par with commercial entertainment
Faithfully reconstruct digital environments and personalities
Guide character
Environment creation
Dedicated staff with specialized skills

23. CTC Relevant Technologies
Instructional Design/Storytelling
Interactive 3D/Gaming
3D Asset Creation
Interactive Media
Multimedia Content
Mobile Apps
Mapping Integration
R&D / Company focus

24. Platform and Research Background AR/VR Developments and trends
Vision / Mixed Reality Use Case

25. Technology Trends (AR/VR)
Major corporations including amazon, google, Facebook, sony, and samsung agree that AR&VR represent the web experience of the future and are heavily investing in the design and use of these technologies.

26. Relevant Technology Trends AR/VR/Mobile
2014, Facebook’s $2B acquisition of Oculus Rift
1B Magic Leap
Microsoft Holo lens
Apple Primesense, AR Tech

27. QA?