Innovation in Community Collaboration and Engagement Using Augmented Reality

  • Thursday, September 26, 2024
  • 1:45 pm - 3:00 pm
  • Ventana - Executive Board Room

Presenter(s): 

Dr. Bryan Carter, Director, Center for Digital Humanities / Professor, Africana Studies, College of Humanities, University of Arizona
Robin Blackwood, History Programs volunteer, Tucson Chinese Cultural Center
Barbara Lewis, Director, Dunbar Pavilion
Max Mijn, Digital Asset Specialist, Arizona State Museum

Moderator: 

Lisa Falk, Head, Community Engagement/Curator of Education, Arizona State Museum

Track: 

  • Community Engagement, Visitor Experience

Learning Format: Active Learning

University, museum, and community partners will share how this cohort of learners created geographically dispersed Augmented Reality (AR) experiences around the theme of community in the Borderlands. Discover what AR is, the diverse skills required to create these types of projects, the challenges of using new technology, and how to develop linked content. Hear community partners share what the collaborative meant to them. Attendees will try the Discovering Community in the Borderlands AR experiences.