AR/VR
Lesson 1
DEMYSTIFYING
EXTENDED REALITY
Level Level
1 | Digital
1 | AR/VR
Citizenship
The Information Age
• Activity: Back to the Future!
• Close your eyes for a moment and think about everything you did last
evening after reaching home.
• Did you send someone a message?
• Did you video call a friend
• Did you buy something online?
• Did you play an online game?
• What else?
• Now try to imagine how your parents might have done the same
things when they were kids. Does it look any different? Discuss these
differences with your class.
• The digital devices are transforming the way we live, work,
learn and play.
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Level Level
1 | Digital
1 | AR/VR
Citizenship
The Information Age
• Can you name 5 digital devices that you use at your home?
• Our digital devices connect us to people around the world.
• Internet is the heart of our digital lives.
• Advancements in the internet and computers allow us to experience
fascinating virtual worlds, as well as an augmented real world, through
our digital devices.
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Level Level
1 | Digital
1 | AR/VR
Citizenship
The Information Age
Check out the fascinating virtual universe of Roblox created by kids like you!
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Level Level
1 | Digital
1 | AR/VR
Citizenship
The Information Age
But there is still a gap
between our digital
and physical worlds!
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Level Level
1 | Digital
1 | AR/VR
Citizenship
The Information Age
• Activity - My digital world
• Write down 5 use cases of digital
devices in which you see around
yourself. Get creative!
• Example – Using google maps for
navigation. (
https://www.google.com/maps)
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Level Level
1 | Digital
1 | AR/VR
Citizenship
The need for an eXtended Reality
• Activity - Say Hello
• What do you think these
different bubbles say?
• We can translate these
languages into a language of
our choice using Google
Lens (https://lens.google/)
• Do you agree that technology
made our task of translating
these words into our preferred
language extremely easy and
quick?
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Level Level
1 | Digital
1 | AR/VR
Citizenship
The need for an eXtended Reality
• There is a fundamental disconnect
between the data and the physical
world in which we apply it. This
• Limits us from taking full advantage
of billions of smart and
interconnected digital devices
worldwide.
• Keeps us from exploring the
possibilities in the virtual universe.
• eXtended Reality (XR) technologies
promise to bridge this gap.
• It can transform the way
• We learn • Make decisions • Interact with our physical world
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Level Level
1 | Digital
1 | AR/VR
Citizenship
The need for an eXtended Reality
Column A Column B
Eg: Eg: 10% discount on combo meal!
1. Ball trajectory
• Activity - Lay it over
• Match the images in column A 2. Engineer, 5 years of experience in IT sector
with the appropriate data in
column B. One has been done as
3. 4. 3. INR 57/dozen
an example.
4. 5. 4. 83 miles per hour
5. 6. 5. 47°C
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Level Level
1 | Digital
1 | AR/VR
Citizenship
What is eXtended Reality?
• Activity - Virtual Trial
• Check out this amazing feature from lenskart which lets you try
out cool eyewear designs on their website.
• (https://www.lenskart.com/compare-looks)
• This is an example of eXtended Reality (XR).
• Can you think of more similar experience and share with your class?
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Level Level
1 | Digital
1 | AR/VR
Citizenship
What is eXtended Reality?
• XR is a term used for “extending” our reality with the help
of technology.
• An umbrella term including
• Augmented Reality (AR)
• Virtual Reality (VR)
• Mixed Reality (MR)
• XR is paving way to concepts such as “Metaverse”.
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Level Level
1 | Digital
1 | AR/VR
Citizenship
What is eXtended Reality?
Here are some exciting use cases!
Shopping Training
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Level Level
1 | Digital
1 | AR/VR
Citizenship
What is eXtended Reality?
Here are some exciting use cases!
Entertainment Gaming
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Level Level
1 | Digital
1 | AR/VR
Citizenship
What is eXtended Reality?
• Activity - Augment your world with Data
• Watch this video
below and imagine
yourself to be the main
lead of the video as
you enact the scenes
and situations
imagining it to be real.
• Understand and
observe the elements
that aid us to augment
reality.
• (Creed: Rise to Glory
Virtual Reality)
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Level Level
1 | Digital
1 | AR/VR
Citizenship
Introduction to Metaverse
• Do you like music?
• Imagine attending a
mega-concert of your
favourite music star, with
millions from all over the
world, in a virtual
universe, and as a digital
avatar! Too hard to
believe? Well, look at this!
• This is a video of Daler
Mehndi's virtual concert
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Level Level
1 | Digital
1 | AR/VR
Citizenship
Introduction to Metaverse
• A metaverse is considered to
be the next generation of the
internet.
• It is a virtual environment where
users can interact with each
other in a digital space, similar
to the real world.
• It combines physical reality,
gaming, social interactions, and
digital currencies to enable
users to live virtually.
• Check out this intriguing
introduction scene from the
movie Ready Player One which
is set in one such Metaverse -
The Oasis.
• (Ready Player One)
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Level Level
1 | Digital
1 | AR/VR
Citizenship
Introduction to Metaverse
In a
Metaverse,
you can
2 4
watch a movie watch your favourite
with your virtual sports team in their
friends virtual stadium
Can you imagine what else would
you like to do in the Metaverse?
1 3
shop in a virtual buy virtual sneakers Discuss with your class.
supermarket from Nike or Samsung
mobile phones
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Level Level
1 | Digital
1 | AR/VR
Citizenship
Introduction to Metaverse
Play single-
player and 3
Here are a few things that 2 multiplayer
games Change
are possible in a Metaverse 1 Explore stores, your virtual
Interact with museums, appearances
other people games, 4 .
through chat houses, etc. 5
or voice. Listen to music
and experience
6 art created by
other users.
Build your
own world,
like in
Minecraft.
and much more!!!
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Level Level
1 | Digital
1 | AR/VR
Citizenship
Elements of Metaverse
Digital
Currencies Gaming Workplace
Online Non-Fungible Concerts, Digital
shopping Tokens Social, and Humans
Entertainment
events
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Level Level
1 | Digital
1 | AR/VR
Citizenship
Activity: Create your
Metaverse Avatar
Go to “Ready Player Me” and click on ‘Create Avatar’
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1 | Digital
1 | AR/VR
Citizenship
Activity: Create your
Metaverse Avatar
Choose your body type by clicking on the appropriate option
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1 | Digital
1 | AR/VR
Citizenship
Activity: Create your
Metaverse Avatar
ck an avatar to get started. You can customi se it lat
In this step, we recommend that you ‘Continue without a photo’. You may choose
other options after taking permission from your teacher/parents.
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Level Level
1 | Digital
1 | AR/VR
Citizenship
Activity: Create your
Metaverse Avatar
Pick an avatar to get started. You can customise it later on.
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Level Level
1 | Digital
1 | AR/VR
Citizenship
Activity: Create your
Metaverse Avatar
Explore the various options to customise your avatar using the available features. Change your hairstyle,
your dress, try on a headgear, and more to come up with an avatar you like! You can also move your avatar
around using the mouse button. Once you are done, click on ‘ENTER HUB’
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Level Level
1 | Digital
1 | AR/VR
Citizenship
Activity: Create your
Metaverse Avatar
Congratulations, your avatar is ready! Click on ‘Share’ to download the avatar image and share it with your
class, and check out how your classmates will look in the digital world!
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