Augmented Reality Challenge in Education

Augmented Reality (AR) is evolving as one of the significant drivers of the tech economy. That's because AR applications and smart headsets grip a promise to add value to every industry. The AR technologies in education and training play important role in enhancing the learning experience.
The Saudi Electronic University as a leader in providing the latest educational technologies in the Kingdom, represented by the eLearning Innovation Center, is launching a training and awareness program called “AR Challenge in Education. The program aims to introduce university students to the science of spatial computing and the applications of virtual and augmented reality technology in order to build innovative applications that use augmented reality in education.
The Augmented Reality Challenge program consists of several phases. The program begins with virtual workshops during which participants learn the basics of Unity Engine development, animation, and augmented reality. During the workshops, participants implement practical projects and answer assignments about the content presented. Then a group of participants is nominated to continue the program to obtain practical training at the university headquarters to prepare for the challenge, which is implemented in person and under the supervision of specialists and experts in spatial computing and augmented reality technologies. During the supervision, the participants are evaluated to win financial prizes of 20 thousand riyals for the first three places.

• For registration, HERE

Program Goals

Registration Terms

• Registration is available for Saudis and residents who are at least 19 years old for those inside the city of Riyadh because the training will be in attendance.
• You should have excellent experience in programming, preferably (C#, C++, JAVA) and with knowledge and experience in developing Augmented-Virtual-Reality, Spatial Computing, or Unity software.
• You should have your own laptop with a camera or attached to an external camera.
• Have an innovative idea in Education, and applicable using Augmented-Reality
• To accept your registration, you should submit a Word or PDF file of no more than 10 MB must explain the idea and its dimensions in the fields of education. If you want to register as a team - you can add the names of the team members in the file that will be attached by one of the members, but it is mandatory that all team members register individually.
• Only innovative ideas are accepted. It should be original in the field of education and applicable as virtual or augmented reality applications.
• The selected candidates are obligated to:
  • Attending virtual workshops and submitting the required assignments in order to qualify to attend the challenge.
  • Attending practical training at the headquarters of the Saudi Electronic University in Riyadh
  • Follow up the development of projects with supervisors and submit the work required to be nominated for the Challenge Awards

Phases and Timeline

Workshops

Participants attend a set of virtual lectures to develop skills in the science of spatial computing and be trained on the use of the Unity platform to develop applications and games in the field of augmented reality to serve the field of education.

Challenge

It is implemented in person so that the participants can work on developing their innovations using augmented reality technology in the field of education. The progress of the projects is monitored by specialists and experts in the fields of virtual and augmented reality technologies and applications and spatial computing. Immediately after the challenge, the teams were nominated for the top 3 winners, after being evaluated for several criteria including originality of the idea, market evaluation of the idea, quality of presentation, the applicability of the proposed solution, quality of implementation, level of innovation and uniqueness of the solution presented.