This week our assignment in the AR Module of New Media was an AR greeting card created in Adobe’s new beta software; Aero.
After exploring the different assets I could use inside Aero, I created a space-themed birthday card using assets from abstract shapes, the origami forest pack, and the space exploration pack. I felt there were many exciting things I could try with the planets, which led me to try the space pack in the first place and I was not disappointed.
Luckily I didn’t run into any major issues. I felt that Stephanie’s lecture and tutorial slides were enough for me to figure it out.
Beginning with a bouncing Earth, you’re prompted to tap the planet to drive it into the ground leaving a crater while the Sun and Moon both appear rotating the crater.
Tapping either the Sun or Moon brings forward a friendly astronaut. He’ll wave at you and wish you a happy birthday upon tapping him. Getting close to him makes him look both ways, revealing a fox, butterfly, and hummingbird. Additionally, if you also get close to the animals they’ll each perform their given animation.
I had a lot of fun with this project and you are more than welcome to try it yourself in the Aero app by scanning the QR Code!
