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About

The Alternate Reality Initiative (ARI) is looking for students to participate in this year’s Project Cohort to create an AR (Augmented Reality) application for the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology. As a member of the project cohort, you will be a part of creating a digital, in-gallery experience that incorporates a variety of interactive content, including but not limited to text, 2D images and videos, maps, animations, and 3D models of objects—both ones currently on display and ones of the thousands of artifacts in storage at the Kelsey Museum. The team will be using AR SDKs as well as 3D modeling software and game engines such as Unity to create this app. Past experience in these areas is welcome, but not required.

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Who are we looking for?

Candidates interested in contributing to this project must be able to commit time and effort. Prospective members should be able to work well independently and in a team, be detail-oriented and organized, and have strong verbal and written communication skills.

Preference will be given to candidates with experience in the following areas:

  • 3D modeling

  • Working with AR SDKs

  • Building web applications

  • Working with game engines such as Unity or Unreal Engine

However, note that experience in these areas will also be obtained through participation in the cohort. The most critical quality a candidate can have is interest in the Project Cohort itself. 

How to apply:

In order to be formally considered for a position in the Project Cohort, applicants must attend the ARI Unity AR Workshop at 12:00 PM on 1/25/25, in the Duderstadt VisLab (directions to the VisLab can be found on our ‘About’ page). This workshop is intended for those with little experience with Unity or AR development, and should help prospective members get a sense of the kind of development we will be doing. You are encouraged to bring a mobile device, along with a laptop with Unity 2022.3.18 pre-installed. If you are unable to attend this workshop, you can instead complete the tutorial linked here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtQMytORBmMAfter completion, contact altrealityinitiative@gmail.com, or message a member of Leadership on the ARI Discord, and we will confirm the completion of the tutorial. Apart from the above, all candidates are encouraged to attend the Alternate Reality Initiative information session on 1/18/25, also at noon in the Duderstadt VisLab.

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