American Chemical Society
AR/VR for Education
American Chemical Society
AR/VR for Education
The American Chemical Society is the leading publisher of scientific discoveries in the chemistry field.
ACS trusted The Endless Co. with building immersive and interactive tools to educate their community. We created a fire lab safety module in virtual reality and developed a tool to visualize molecular compounds in augmented reality.
SERVICES
- Virtual Reality module development
- Augmented Reality development
- Conversion tool deployment
CLIENT
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VR SOLUTION
- Developed interactive fire safety training module to educate scientists about working with pyrophoric chemicals
- Collaborated with chemists at Vassar College to properly simulate safety protocols in the lab
- Users watch the safety tutorials unfold in front of them, before the simulation asks them to practice the procedures
- Module built for standalone Oculus Go to maximize distribution and access
AR SOLUTION
- Custom web-based conversion tool: Enables scientists to upload and convert 3D molecular structures into AR models that are accessible via smartphone browsers (WebAR)
- Automatic generation of image markers that trigger AR experiences
- QR code activation in print publications
RESULTS
The VR fire lab safety module is a pilot application exploring the potential of VR education and training, and the AR tool can now be incorporated into all future ACS publications both online and in print. As ACS continues to grow their community programming, we are working with the organization to make this important education both memorable and accessible.
THE TECH
- Custom conversion tool to convert .cif files to .fbx models
- Generated image markers for WebAR compatibility
- Unity Engine application built for Oculus Go
