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XR / AR · Selected Prototypes · Goldsmiths MA

XR Lab

Unity 3D · Lens Studio · C# · JavaScript · Maya · Gravity Sketch · Photoshop · Substance Painter

RoleConcept, design & build
Projects3 prototypes
ToolsUnity · Lens Studio · C# · JavaScript · Maya
ContextGoldsmiths MA + Independent

Overview

A collection of AR and XR prototypes developed independently and as part of the MA in Virtual and Augmented Reality at Goldsmiths. The work spans mobile AR applications, interactive book experiences and Snapchat lens development - each project exploring a different approach to spatial interaction and audience engagement through augmented reality.

AR Art

Personal prototype · Unity 3D, C#, Maya, Photoshop, Illustrator · 2022

An augmented reality application designed to make gallery paintings interactive for younger audiences. Built in Unity 3D with C#, the app overlays animated digital layers onto physical artworks, allowing users to explore the paintings and learn about the works and artists through immersive interaction. Assets were produced in Photoshop, Illustrator and Maya.

AR Art app - interactive layer overlaid on a gallery painting
AR Art app - second interaction state
AR Art app - full scene view with interactive AR overlay
AR Art - interactive digital layers overlaid on gallery paintings via mobile AR.

Animal Portal

University project · MA Virtual & Augmented Reality, Goldsmiths · Unity, C#, Maya, Photoshop · Nov 2021

An AR reading experience developed around Dieter Braun's Animals of the South. Scanning pages of the book with a mobile device reveals 3D animals modelled and hand-painted in Maya, accompanied by habitat information, ambient sound design and particle animation. The project was developed as part of the MA in Virtual and Augmented Reality at Goldsmiths.

Animal Portal - 3D animals with hand-painted textures and particle systems revealed by scanning book pages.
Animal Portal - 3D animal revealed in AR over a book page
Animal Portal - AR portal with images from the book

AR Exhibition

Personal prototype · Lens Studio (JavaScript), Maya, Gravity Sketch, Photoshop, Substance Painter · Nov 2023

An AR exhibition developed around the paintings of artist Jade Krym, delivered as four Snapchat lenses. Each lens was designed to present one of Krym's works through a distinct mode of augmented interaction - from layered animation to touch-responsive elements. The lenses were built in Lens Studio using JavaScript, with 3D assets modelled in Maya and Gravity Sketch (VR) and textured in Photoshop and Substance Painter.

AR Exhibition - four Snapchat lenses presenting the work of artist Jade Krym through augmented reality.
AR Exhibition - first Snapchat lens view
AR Exhibition - second Snapchat lens view
AR Exhibition - full lens experience with animated painting overlay
AR Exhibition - paintings by Jade Krym animated and made interactive through Snapchat AR lenses.

Credit

All prototypes: concept, design and build by Alex Kielesinska.
Animal Portal developed as part of the MA in Virtual and Augmented Reality at Goldsmiths.
AR Exhibition features paintings by Jade Krym.