Hermaton exhibited at BoschShine Arts festival in S’Hertogenbosh showcases the installation using seven giant flowerpots that are covered with artwork to trigger different levels of the Hermaton game. Each flowerpot digitally augments into a virtual maze that players get to navigate around and explore new landscapes. Each level can be experienced by finding and switching on the various light-bulbs within this surrealistic maze.
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architecture in augmented space by Sahar Fikouhi
Friday 29 May 2015
Hermaton At BoschShine Arts Festival
Hermaton exhibited at BoschShine Arts festival in S’Hertogenbosh showcases the installation using seven giant flowerpots that are covered with artwork to trigger different levels of the Hermaton game. Each flowerpot digitally augments into a virtual maze that players get to navigate around and explore new landscapes. Each level can be experienced by finding and switching on the various light-bulbs within this surrealistic maze.
Friday 19 September 2014
Hermaton Update
Latest update for Hermaton AR Game on the app store with a brand new User Interface! Hope you enjoy it!
Hermaton on App store
Hermaton on App store
Saturday 24 May 2014
12 months of ARki: Augmented Reality Architecture
ARki Showreel from SAHAR FIKOUHI on Vimeo.
What's so interesting about seeing an architectural model in AR?
Well
for those of you that haven't come across the technology, it's a really
interesting medium to describe the narrative behind the design process in an
interactive manner. ARki
was a starting point to see how we could take all these architectural models
that exist already in every design firm and convert them into tools which allow
the user to explore the design in a more immersive way. Ideally
the challenge was predominantly concerned with design communication of
architectural drawings, and how you could package architectural models for a
mass audience. We
weren't just concerned with illustrating 3-D models in augmented reality alone,
the main focus of this product was to create bespoke interactive solutions that
really explain the narrative of the design in an innovative way.
Over
the last 12 months we have had lots of interesting projects that have allowed
us to push the boundaries of what is actually possible within augmented reality
architectural visualisation. Of
course the main challenge has been to do with the fact that
architects don't really work with low polygon models and we spend the
majority of our time trying to optimise these very complex high detail models
down to something which can be converted into AR. But
putting technicalities aside the main challenge for us is always on how we can
create interactive environments that truly describe the key functionalities of
each architectural design in real-time.
The
main question I guess is why is ARki more useful than traditional visualisation
techniques and why does making an augmented reality app demonstrate the
building any better than an animation or 2-D visual. Well usually I would
answer that question by simply asking clients to have fun exploring the app followed
by 10 to 15 minutes of playtime....
For
those who have had the experience of playing with the App you know that ARki is
in fact pretty self explanatory, but for those of you
who haven't had the pleasure of downloading ARki, let me take this opportunity
to break down some of the fundamental perks of this app.
So
like any standard 3-D animation, ARki is capable of demonstrating pretty much any
form of animation that is already achievable within traditional architectural
visualisation with the added bonus that you get to control these animations in
real-time. That
means you can demonstrate any key parameter that is unique to the
design such as solar shading, wind circulation, design options, material
options, sustainability and so much more at the click of a button, or in this
case at the click of multiple buttons depending on how many features you want
to showcase. On top of this, you get to view these models at any scale, anywhere in physical space, and in any angle you wish to experience the building, because for the first time since physical model making was invented, your ARki models exist in Augmented Reality, superimposed virtual models in the real-world, because funny enough Architects really do enjoy viewing their building designs from all sorts of funny angles.
Don't believe me? well why not take this opportunity to find out for your self by downloading ARki on the app store and let us know what you think....
We
have had lots of fun with ARki so far and every project has brought tons of new
potential for the platform in general. The main highlight for us has been being
able to add new interactivity features that are unique to each project, and
it's really exciting to see how each feature described the narrative of the
design from a new perspective. Looking forward to many more years of ARki mayhem.
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DARF Design
Monday 19 May 2014
ARki projects: Augmented Reality architectural visualisation
Some snippets of work we have done using ARki in the last few months. We are currently working on releasing a showreel which highlight some new interactivity features that we are working on for each project. Above is a screenshot of ARki in collaboration with Ian Simpson Architects for One Blackfriars tower.
Each project has allowed us to explore interesting interactivity features which highlight certain design considerations specific for each project. Above is a screenshot of a small portion of a master-plan proposal by OAOA, and in this project we got to incorporate a number of new functions including ecotect data, program analysis, and multiple design options. Looking forward to releasing a short video trailer very soon.
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ARki
Thursday 15 May 2014
Showcasing ARki-Augmented Reality Architecture
The last few Months we have been very busy spreading the word on how great ARki is for architects! here are a couple of snapshots of our presentations at Ian Simpson Architects and CGL.
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ARki
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ARki
Wednesday 20 November 2013
Monday 16 September 2013
ARki: Augmented Reality Architecture now available on the app store
ARki is now available on the apple app store as a demo project to showcase some of the base functionalities of augmented reality architectural visualisation:
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