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Open Collaboration and Exploration

Some of the cube activities involve building with blocks, similar to Minecraft. The
apps use a trigger image to identify where to layer the blocks using the device cam-
era. Building with 3D blocks in our world is much more realistic than in a virtual
world. The following apps include interactive learning experiences that feature
construction and provide multiple learning opportunities for students.

EON Experience
Although the EON Creator app has many augmented and virtual reality lessons, the
free EON Experience app includes an activity to build with blocks using the EON
trigger image. Students can scan the EON trigger image and keep it in the camera
view in the app while they build on a block similar to Minecraft. The opportunities
to explain gravity, reactions, environments, or many other topics are endless when
giving your students the chance to show their knowledge the same way they prefer
to play.

The best part of the experience is that the app remembers what was created so the
structures can continue to grow and develop throughout time. Other than a tradi-
tional video game, it’s rare to find an activity that remembers what was already built
and this is especially true within augmented reality. EON Experience is currently
building multiplayer options to allow multiple students to build in the same space
at the same time using augmented reality.

World Builder enables our students to become architects to create unlimited struc-
tures using blocks. The benefit of the app is the ease of use as it identifies the EON
trigger image and immediately provides the building blocks to design a structure.
Using World Builder in the EON Experience, students can design structures using
various architectural styles that match available materials, fashions, beliefs, tech-
nology, weather conditions, and regional characteristics. The building projects can
demonstrate knowledge of cultures and history. Providing a platform for students
to build using augmented reality allows students to show knowledge in a non-tradi-
tional format and demonstrate a much deeper understanding.

Try It! Build Something in EON
To begin using World Builder, download the EON Experience app from iOS at
tiny.cc/eoncreatorapple or Google Play at tiny.cc/eoncreatorandroid and open the
World Builder activity under Edutainment. You will need the EON trigger image
found in the EON lesson plans in the previous chapter or on the EON Reality web-
site at eonreality.com/eevr. While looking at the trigger image through the camera
in the app, the options to build a structure appear around the corners of the screen.

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