Enjoy your parks in a new way- be mobile! Sari Suomalainen HAMK University of Applied Sciences Lake Louise, October 25th 2013 sari.suomalainen@hamk.fi
HAMK in Finland sari.suomalainen@hamk.fi 7500 students 800 staff members 6 fields of education over 100 international partner institutions of higher education over 70 ongoing projects Located centrally in the greater Helsinki metropolitan area of southern Finland at 7 locations
Student s Mobile Devices sari.suomalainen@hamk.fi Source: HAMK Bioeconomy Education and Research Centre. Student questionnaire on use of mobile devices 2011, 2012, 2013.
sari.suomalainen@hamk.fi Source: HAMK Bioeconomy Education and Research Centre. Student questionnaire on use of mobile devices 2011 & 2012.
Lepaa Park
Lepaa Park
sari.suomalainen@hamk.fi Target Groups of the Virtual Park Demo park for professionals Public corporations: municipalities, towns, churches, schools, companies Public use Local information for visitors / tourists Pedagogical use Students and teachers
USE OF PLANTS HISTORY OF PLANTS VARIOUS GARDENS & HABITATS LOCAL AREA HISTORY PEDAGOGICAL USE PUBLIC USE PROFESSIONALS MOBILE TEST PLANT IDENTIFICATION GARDENING ADVICE VARIOUS TECHNIQUES AND IMPLEMEN- TATIONS
Lepaa Virtual Park Implementation Wikitude Google Maps Laterna Guide
sari.suomalainen@hamk.fi A route was created Information for spots was created and collected Information is available via mobiles The route includes historical information: photos, videos, text Users follow the route and open information at certain spots Google Maps mobile GoogleMaps Route application is free of charge
sari.suomalainen@hamk.fi Wikitude Augmented Reality (AR) Lepaa has currently 3 wikitude spots Users will be able to view the historical landscape 100 years ago in the mobile and compare it to current view Wikitude mobile application is free of charge
Wikitude - AR view sari.suomalainen@hamk.fi
LaternaGuide sari.suomalainen@hamk.fi Multimedia content with responsive web design Can be accessed via Internet or an own box; LaternaBox (includes a hard drive and a transmitter) The box creates a local WiFi-network, the range is 30-200 meters. Mobile devices and computers are able to join the local network, no password and free of charge. The box doesn't need to be connected to the Internet. The web browser on the visitors device is used to play the multimedia content (eucio, text, photos, videos), no app:s are needed Available for usage with solar panels Innovated and marketed by the Norwegian company LaternaVox
sari.suomalainen@hamk.fi LaternaGuide LaternaGuide suites well to give the visitor an unique experience. In Lepaa Park a local old village man tells information, stories and legends about the park (audio files added).
sari.suomalainen@hamk.fi http://youtu.be/3ffoz3udzgk
sari.suomalainen@hamk.fi http://youtu.be/k26juvx9d_u
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The Virtual Park in Pedagogical Use GoogleMaps plant theme routes self-learning effectively MobileMoodle mobile test observations can also be sent as pictures or videos QR codes more information about plants
sari.suomalainen@hamk.fi Plant Identification
Mobile test sari.suomalainen@hamk.fi
sari.suomalainen@hamk.fi Professionals & Park Managers Lepaa Virtual Park is used as a demo park for professionals and park managers Latest technology and innovations Ideas how to utilize solutions in different environments Collected developer / user feedback Research Continuous development of the park
Possibilities sari.suomalainen@hamk.fi New technologies develop fast giving new possibilities in experiencing environments Augmented reality open up new possibilities for co-operation, co-experiencing and creating new collaborative intelligence. In a Virtual Park you Get More Out of the Same!
Sources and Providers sari.suomalainen@hamk.fi HAMK www.hamk.fi University of Applied Sciences Lepaa LaternaGuide http://www.laguide.no/rauhoittumispaikka/en.html (Designed for Mobile Device) Lepaa Google Maps http://goo.gl/maps/enpxs Providers: GoogleMaps LaternaVox Wikitude.com