2019 — Bringing the Grand Canyon to you with AR

Prototyping a historical education experience for AR

For this project, I wanted to see what mixed reality content would feel like in an educational space. So much of what we see focuses on the entertainment value of mixed reality, but I believe mixed reality already has and will have an even greater impact on the way we learn and retain information.

Tools:
-Heighmapper for heightmap :D
-Google Maps for texture map
-Adobe Photoshop with 3D Map Generator plugin for 3D landscapes and color touchups and text overlay
-Adobe Dimension for mixed reality previz

Heightmap of Grand Canyon, South Rim

Texture Map of same location, from Google Maps

Combine Heightmap & Texture map in Photoshop using 3D Map Generator plugin

Add background image to Adobe Dimension, add 3D Model and match with horizontal surface plane, adjust lighting to match and enhance the model

Bring back into Photoshop for PreViz with contextual information and touchup shadows, coloring and lighting