Augmented Reality - Course Overview

Augmented Reality courses are a new way to extend coding beyond the screen. In this introductory course, your students will discover how to use the webcam in their computer or iPad to build interactive experiences that blend the real and virtual world. They will be able to physically stand in front of the camera and participate in the games they build by waving their hands or dancing, rather than just watching a screen. They will be able to physically stand in front of the camera and participate in their apps by waving their hands or dancing, rather than just watching a screen.

This course includes 10 lessons. Students are introduced to the new AR blocks where they learn to turn the webcam on and off, take a screenshot and mask pictures. Through the course, they learn a variety of useful augmented reality concepts such as motion sensing, color calibration, gesture detection and motion direction sensing, so that they can build a wide range of AR. In the last four lessons, they apply all the concepts they have learned to build fun AR versions of classic games such as Fruit Ninja, Pong, Brick Breaker, as well as a boxing game.

Each augmented reality lesson is designed for a class period of 45-60 minutes. Students will learn AR concepts on their own as they complete interactive tutorials, solve coding puzzles, build their own projects, and take quizzes. All student work is automatically tracked and assessed; and with access to Tynker's premium offerings, you'll even be able to monitor student progress and mastery charts.