FREE TRAINING FOR YOUTH: Street Art + Augmented Reality = Your Reality?!

April 4, 2023

Last autumn, a 500 m2 mural was completed under Tartu's Sõprus Bridge, a collaboration between young people from Tartu and Tampere. Now, the Finnish Institute offers young people in Tartu the opportunity to experiment with how a physical street art piece can find new expressions in the world of augmented reality. To this end, we are organizing a free training consisting of four workshops for young people up to 19 years old. As a result of the course, one or more virtual artworks will be created, with the street art piece serving as the starting point.

The tools include the 3D graphics program Blender for creating content for augmented reality, and Mobi Lab's augmented reality solution Reality Maker for building augmented reality experiences in a physical location. After the training, the augmented reality experience created with Reality Maker can also be explored by all other interested parties.

All necessary learning materials are available in the workshops, and no prior experience is required. Snacks will be provided during breaks. The course can accommodate up to 10 young people on a first-come, first-served basis by pre-registration.

The training is organized by the Finnish Institute in cooperation with Mobi Lab and Tartu Art School. The training is part of the DIGGILOO project – Digital Cultural Production from Youth to Youth.

SCHEDULE

The course takes place in April in Tartu on two weekday evenings and two school holiday days. We expect participants to be able to attend every session.

17.04 from 4 PM to 6 PM at Mobi Lab's Tartu office, Akadeemia 3, instructor Allan Valm.

What is augmented reality? What are the different use cases for augmented reality technology, based on Mobi Lab's experience? An introduction to the augmented reality solution Reality Maker, complete with a live demo. Questions and answers.

18.04 from 4 PM to 6 PM under the Sõprus bridge (southern end, Turu 22) and at Kastani 42 (door no. 3, 1st floor), instructor 3-D artist Gris Reinesberg.

Exploring the street art on Sõprus Bridge and gathering inspiration, getting acquainted with the Blender program.

24.04 at 11 AM–2:30 PM at Kastani 42 (door no. 3, 1st floor), led by 3D artist Gris Reinesberg.

Implementing ideas in Blender.

25.04 at 11 AM–2:30 PM at Kastani 42 (door no. 3, 1st floor), led by 3D artist Gris Reinesberg.

Continuing with Blender work, the results of the work, and uploading them to Reality Maker.

Pre-registrationby April 13 at the latestatgris.reinesberg@tartukunstikool.ee, tel. 5140302.

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