June 2012

Farm AR App

Dane Aleksander—graphic artist in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Moo!

Farm (app, 2010) was a single-term design studio project created in the third year of an interactive multimedia and design degree at Algonquin College. Our team of four explored the realm of augmented reality using Goblin XNA. Simply compiling the freeware back in early 2010 was half the battle. The plan was to have the farm animals interact, more specifically play specific animation loops based on proximity, something proven possible but relatively undocumented at the time. I was responsible for 3D modeling and animation… and project management. This example video was recorded in the making of the app. The app was created with colleagues Ben King, Jason Moffat and Shaun Perrozzino. ^[1,2]