1. 增强现实电玩 Augmented Video Games
This year, we’ve seen the augmented reality gaming world explode with Pokémon Go, a game that combines virtual characters, like Zubat, into your real world along with the local landmarks from your neighborhood! But augmented reality games also bring a highly social and collaborative aspect, requiring players to meet up in person, plan, strategize and coordinate in order to get to the next stage of game play. This in-game teamwork coupled with amazing narratives and graphics enhances AR gaming to a whole new level, and we’re ready to explore all that AR gaming has to offer in this studio!
In this studio, students will create and program their own innovative augmented reality video games using Unity, a cross-platform game engine for video game development and interactive media installations. Send the main character on an interactive virtual quest through your school; design whimsical fantasy worlds that emerge inside your bedroom; create a sci-fi-fantasy story based on a world similar to Mars but taking place right here on Earth! Alongside the game design, students will conceptualize a strong narrative for the game and flex their digital art skills creating the graphics. After coming up with an initial idea, students will conceive the rules and structure of the game (gameplay). They will then create the game environment, levels, and missions. Finally, we will move to the production phase and bring all the elements together into a single or multiplayer augmented reality game. Are you ready to create the next Pokémon Go?
2. 家庭机器人 Homebots
Echo, Neurio, and Hue - these may sound like names of lead characters in a sci-fi film, but they are actually the next generation of Internet of Things (IofT) products and systems that are revolutionizing your home. The service robotics market is booming, and these inventions are itching to be the next member of your family! These AI products and systems can entertain, teach people how to cook, provide home security, control lights across the home, even read a bedtime story. They also can help lower energy bills, assist with scheduling, and provide companionship. They may be made out of metal, electronics and data bits, but these systems don't behave like regular appliances. Home assistant robots like Jibo and Asus Zenbo are embedded with language processing and facial and object recognition software, allowing them to sense, respond, and learn as people engage with them. These products and systems aren’t merely sterile automated machines, they have huge personalities that will capture your heart and keep track of all your connected devices!
In this studio, students will explore new technologies and concepts for interactive home IofT robots and systems. Using 3d fabrication tools, such as laser-cutters and 3d printers, and IofT platforms, students will prototype and build their assistant robots and systems and then test them with their peers. Through this process, students will also learn the basics of electronics, microcontrollers and computer programming. Are you ready to build the next lovable home robot companion?
3. 车辆机器人2 Robo Cars2
Have you ever wanted to recreate the race car from your favorite video game or movie? What about bringing to life a concept car of the future? Speed your way through this Studio by creating your own remote control (RC) model racecar inspired by vehicles from Grand Theft Auto, Need for Speed, Batman, or The Fast and The Furious. Learn about all the components that make your vehicle go vroom - motors, batteries, engines, radio signals, types of chassis and wheels, robotic intelligence - and push your vehicle to the creative limit with an innovative design!
In this Studio, students will be constructing futuristic robo-electric cars! These cars will be designed to maneuver and turn in agile ways and speed across a race course. Students will ride the waves of radio frequency and modulation, thus understanding transmitters, receivers, and RC communication. Other topics of discussion include on-road versus off-road suspension, how RC models compare to full-sized cars, and levels of robotic intelligence (automaton, remote control, teleoperation, full autonomy). Students will experience the hands-on joy of soldering, drilling, and building circuits before applying a custom paint job for the finishing touch. Then it’s off to the races in a final exhibition where the cars will race-off in the Robo Cars showdown!
4. 救灾机器人Disaster Relief Robot (高级项目）
*高级项目-建议高中生，高中大学衔接学生，和/或以前参加过NuVu项目的学生选择参加
The Earthquake in Haiti, Hurricane Katrina, and the Tōhoku Earthquake and Tsunami focused the world’s attention on the massive destruction that emerges from natural disasters. The sites of these major natural disasters - fiery acres of remote forest, earthquake-shattered cities, tornado-ravaged towns, and contaminated nuclear plants - typically prove extremely dangerous for humans. When conditions are too perilous, robots can take a leading role - coming to the rescue in life-threatening situations.
This studio will put you in the front lines of creating robots for disaster relief and recovery! We’ll explore the technologies that are changing the way we deal with unexpected disasters and how robots can extend our ability to see, survey, and send aid in perilous areas. Students will look at equipping their robots with cameras, microphones, sensors, and other technologies that can provide critical data and information for responders and even provide direct aid (food and medical) to victims. Students will learn the basics of electronics and microcontrollers, while delving deep into computer programming that will allow their robots to make decisions and function autonomously in any given environment, especially one of a large disaster. Get ready to build the next generation disaster relief robot!
5. 增强现实医疗健康 Augmented Health (高级项目）
*高级项目-建议高中生，高中大学衔接学生，和/或以前参加过NuVu项目的学生选择参加
The fields of augmented reality and virtual reality are having a big impact in the medical arena. They are changing the way doctors approach medical conditions to reshaping how patients receive therapy and care. For instance, virtual environments can recreate medical procedures and help train doctors about the possible consequences of their actions, preparing them for real life scenarios before they happen. Medical VR is also helping long-term patients, such as cancer patients, release stress and reduce pain by immersing users in calming landscapes while in the midst of difficult treatments such as chemotherapy. Medical VR is also helping people enhance their workouts by creating games, such as “Zombies, Run!” that motivates users to run faster by sending virtual zombies behind them!
In this studio, you’ll be collaborating with doctors and medical groups in the Boston area to design the next generation of VR and AR technology-based experiences that will revolutionize medicine for both patients and physicians alike. You’ll learn to create augmented reality experiences where the real world environment is augmented by live sound, video or graphics, and virtual reality experiences in which virtual 3D worlds completely detach the viewer from the real environment. It’s going to be an immersive two weeks of designing and testing AR and VR experiences that could have a big impact on the world!
6. 格斗机器人1 Battlebotics1
Engines charged. Launchers filled. Robots ready and programmed. Ready, set, go! This is Battlebotics - you have 3 minutes to show your robot’s might, defend your territory and conquer an arena with other robots stealthily moving about you! In this arena, your team will compete to become the champion of NuVu Battlebotics!
In this studio, students will be constructing remote-controlled robot vehicles that will compete in NuVu Battlebotics, NuVu’s premier robot games. In 3 minutes, each student team will maneuver their custom machine around a terrain filled with surprises and hidden traps! Student teams will be given a set of supplies, equipment, and tools that they can use to design and build their robots. Creativity is your only limitation! Students will learn about all the components that make their vehicle go vroom: motors, batteries, engines, radio signals, types of chassis and wheels, and robotic intelligence. Students will ride the waves of radio frequency and modulation, therefore understanding how transmitters and receivers communicate. Other topics of discussion include on-road versus off-road suspension, how RC models compare to full-sized cars, and levels of robotic intelligence (automaton, remote control, teleoperation, full autonomy). Students will experience the hands-on joy of soldering, drilling, and building circuits before applying a custom paint job for the finishing touch. Then it’s off to the arena where the robots will greet each other for NuVu Battlebotics!
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