Augmented Reality is a technology that continues to amaze despite having been living with us for some time. And it is that there are many possibilities that it offers, from finding a place or establishment through the terminal screen to surprising the smallest members of the house Focused on the latter exists colAR Mix An application for children to play with their drawings,giving life to colored sheets of paper
This is an application created for entertainment and fun, but works as add-on of the classic sheet of paper and colored paints. And it is that colAR Mix is in charge of activating the terminal's camera and scanning the colored drawings to show an animation of his characters in three dimensions, giving the user the opportunity to see the scene from any perspective and enjoy his painting in motion. We explain how to do it below.
The first thing to note is that the operation of colAR Mix is limited to a series of drawings. And the fact is that the operation of the application is not magical, but is based on a series of animations that are activated by scanning certain drawings created for the occasion.Therefore, it is necessary to print these templates from the web page of this tool, having six drawings completely free to give life, but personalized with the colors that the user wishes.
Thus, once the templates have been printed, the user can color them to his liking, trying to avoid dark colors in the edges, but giving them the desired touch, with any texture. After that the application comes into play. When you start it, you just have to click on the option Play (play) to activate the terminal's camera and scan the drawing , which should appear full size on the screen. In a few seconds the character of the drawing comes to life, showing an animation and, what is better, with the colors and strokes of the user
The amazing thing is that, once scanned, the user can move around the drawing, contemplating the scene through the viewing screen your device from any angle, but always pointing towards the drawing.In addition, if you press on the screen, several icons appear with tools such as taking a photography, to take a picture of the moment and save it in the terminal's gallery, pause and resume theanimation and stop or activate the music
It is necessary to highlight the correct operation of the application, surprising not only for the quality of the characters and three-dimensional models, but also for its fluidity And it only takes a few seconds to scan the image and for it to appear on screen. There is also great freedom of movement, tilting the perspective to discover all the intricacies of the animations and details when painting them, without jumps or stops in the animation.
In short, a most surprising tool that will delight the smallest members of the house, who will see how their drawings getting alive.The good thing is that colAR Mix is fully downloadable free for both Android as for iPhone and iPad to through Google Play and App Store. Of course, the version for Apple devices You need to unlock some drawings by paying through the app.
