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Augmented Reality Sandbox

Jul 31, 2015
By Brad Nemire
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  • The Augmented Reality Sandbox lets users sculpt mountains, canyons and rivers, then fill them with water or create erupting volcanoes.
  • The system is powered by GeForce and OpenGL.
  • UCLA's Modeling and Educational Demonstrations Laboratory Curriculum Materials Center created the sandbox to help students learn about topography.
  • Students recreate topographic map features by manipulating sand to build terrain and simulate water flow.

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Powered by GeForce and OpenGL, the Augmented Reality Sandbox lets users sculpt mountains, canyons and rivers, then fill them with water or even create erupting volcanoes. The Modeling and Educational Demonstrations Laboratory Curriculum Materials Center in the Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences at UCLA have created the sandbox to help students learn about Topography.
They are able to take a Topographic Map in the classroom and try to recreate the features by manipulating the sand to sculpt mountains, canyons and rivers, then fill them with water or even create erupting volcanoes.

Read more about the Augmented Reality Sandbox on UCLA’s website >>

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About Brad Nemire
Brad Nemire leads the Developer Communications team at NVIDIA. Prior to NVIDIA, he worked at Arm on the Developer Relations team. Brad graduated from San Diego State University and currently resides in Silicon Valley.

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