Fri., Jan 19th 9:30am-12:30pm- Room 330

Augmenting Journalism with Augmented Reality- Jere Hester and Sandeep Junnarkar

Augmented Reality offers possibilities far beyond Pokemon Go. This evolving technology stands to become a powerful journalism tool that gives people a deeper, more visceral understanding of news and events. Using words, graphics, video and audio, AR can yield personalized experiences that can help people see where they fit into the news. Join the J-School’s Sandeep Junnarkar and Jere Hester, creators of the YOU ARE HERE prototype app, for a session on how to augment your journalism with AR. You’ll explore examples of cutting-edge AR storytelling. Junnarkar and Hester will tell the story behind the story of YOU ARE HERE as they offer tips on conceiving and executing projects. You’ll get to employ their dos and don’ts as you conceive your own AR experience. Get ready to get real...