A YEARBOOK AT A KELOLAND SCHOOL
IS LEAPING OF THE PAGE, QUITE
LITERALLY.
AT LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL, THEIR
LATEST YEAR BOOK IS THE ONLY IN
SOUTH DAKOTA TO HAVE BUILT IN
AUGMENTED REALITY.
WITH ROUGHLY 2 THOUSAND KIDS AT
LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL,
IT'S HARD TO PICTURE ALL OF THEM
GETTING A FEATURED PHOTO IN THE
SCHOOL YEARBOOK.
"ONLY A VERY LIMITED AMOUNT OF
PHOTOS USUALLY GET INTO THE
YEARBOOK AND SO NOT EVERYTHING
IS COMPLETELY COVERED," SOPHIE
HOLSING SAID.
BUT THANKS TO NEW TECHNOLOGY,
THAT'S BECOMING CLOSER TO A
REALITY.
"HAVING THE AUGMENTED REALITY
REALLY SHOWS MORE OF WHAT THE
SCHOOL IS LIKE THAN THE EIGHT OR
SO PICTURES WE GET TO PUT ON A
PAGE," HOLSING SAID.
THROUGH A COMPANY CALLED
WALSWORTH,
JANET KOLB AND HER STUDENTS ARE
ABLE TO MAKE THE LATEST BOOK THE
MOST IMMERSIVE AND INCLUSIVE.
KOLB AND HER STUDENTS SORTED
THROUGH OVER 60 THOUSAND PHOTOS
TO FIND THE ONES THEY FELT BEST
HIGHLIGHTED THEIR CLASSMATES.
"WE CREATED VIDEOS FIRST BY
SELECTING OUR PHOTOS, CROPPING
OUR PHOTOS, RESIZING, COLORING,
ADJUSTING THE COLOR AND THE
LIGHTING ON THEM AND THEN GOING
IN A PUTTING THEM INTO MOVIE
MAKER OR IMOVIE," KOLB SAID.
TO SEE THEM, STUDENTS AND
PARENTS HAVE TO DOWNLOAD
YEARBOOK A-R APP.
THEN, HOLD IT OVER A PICTURE
CONTAINING A LITTLE BLUE AR
SQUARE.
WHICH ACTIVATES EITHER A
SLIDESHOW OR MOVIE THAT
SHOWCASES HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE
YEAR.
"YOU GET TO SEE, LIKE, THE FANS,
THEIR REACTIONS, MORE OF WHAT'S
HAPPENING THAN JUST A PICTURE OF
IT," KENZIE LUEDTKE SAID.
BUT THE REAL HIGHLIGHT, IS
GIVING EVERY STUDENT A CHANCE TO
SHINE.
"I HOPE THEY HAVE THE CHANCE TO
- MAYBE THEIR PHOTO DIDN'T LAND
IN THE BOOK ON A CERTAIN PAGE,
MAYBE THEY WERE PART OF A CLUB
OR AT AN ACTIVITY, MAYBE THEIR
PHOTOGRAPH DIDN'T LAND ON THEIR,
BUT I HOPE THEY FIND THEMSELVES
SOMEWHERE IN THE AUGMENTED
REALITY," KOLB SAID.
IF YOU'D LIKE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT
AUGMENTED REALITY,
WE HAVE A LINK FOR YOU UNDER
THIS STORY AT KELOLAND DOT COM.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
