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Change How You Communicate and Collaborate

It's time to change the way you think about collaborating, communicating, teaching, and design. Time to change the way you capture and curate evolving ideas. Use https://makeSEA.com + Catapult and MagicLeap spatial collaboration to share your vision and inspire your audience with content that you create.

“Holodeck” is here, now; works locally and remotely with any size audience. Ask us how to obtain your own Magic Leap 1. Or, get a remotely hosted demonstration of how this technology can help your business or gig role survive and thrive in this nutty economy, from the comfort of your living room! We’ll ship you a (freshly sanitized!), demo unit and meet you, virtually. This is a game-changer and could not be more timely, or necessary. @makeSEA + Catapult enable AR sharing and remotecollaboration of user generated 3D content for any use case - any age - any discipline - any scale. Try it now FREE.

Call 800-803-1050 or CONTACT US for more information or to set up a free demo.

makeSEA Catapult App launched on Magic Leap World

It's time to change the way you think about communicating, teaching, and design.

Time to change the way you capture and curate evolving ideas.

Use makeSEA + Catapult and Magic Leap spatial collaboration to share your vision and inspire your audience with content that you create.

The Catapult App for sharing and collaboration is now featured on Magic Leap World and ready for download. Catapult is the fastest way to publish user-generated content and collaborate using Magic Leap spatial computing.

Learn more here and then SIGN UP for your free makeSEA account to get started today.

For more information on Catapult call 800-803-1050 or CONTACT US and see how easy it is to get ready for the future.

makeSEA at Construct 3D Conference

Look for us at the Construct 3D Conference between February 13-16 at Rice University in Houston, Texas. We’ll be joining an awesome list of sponsors and exhibitors and hope to see many of you there.

Augmented Reality (AR) is here! Come by for a demo of our new Catapult App now available for download on Magic Leap World. Talk to us about the possibilities AR can provide for your 3D Program, such as increased productivity, and savings in production time and budget.

makeSEA for Education focuses on the 3D design and print workflow and provides a safe, secure environment for capturing, sharing, tracking and collaborating on your intellectual property. Students and designers, stop by and learn how you can sign up with makeSEA for free. If you are directing a 3D print program talk to us about ways we can help.

"Construct3D is a vendor agnostic 3D printing, digital fabrication conference and expo focused on academic use, best practices, and professional development opportunities for faculty, staff, and students from informal, K12 and higher ed contexts. Construct3D is where passionate and curious educators and innovators converge to exchange ideas, build networks, learn new skills, and accelerate the adoption and exploration of 3D printing in education."

If you haven’t yet purchased a ticket to the event please visit https://make.co/ for a discount code. We look forward to seeing you there!

 

Positive ROI with the Use of Mixed Reality

Mixed Reality (MR) is an umbrella term given to computer-generated environments that either merge the physical and virtual worlds (AR) or create an entirely immersive experience (VR) for the user. Current adoption of Mixed Reality technologies can be found at the enterprise level in almost all industries and government institutions with use cases for everything from marketing to training.

makeSEA is a SaaS that supports a number of verticals and at the core is a content management platform that can be dressed for any experience from consumer branding to enterprise, industrial applications and even education. makeSEA’s magic leap integration along with the content management functionality gives everyday businesses a platform for implementing Mixed Reality into their business processes.

Until now, creating 3D objects and content has been an obstacle for many businesses. Small to medium size businesses do not have access to the knowledge and skills or software expertise to produce viewable and engaging 3D content nor do they have any idea how to implement MR for their business. The makeSEA platform makes it easy to generate unique 3D visuals from existing files of any format and gives everyday businesses the ability to wow their customers, enhance their offerings and differentiate themselves from the competition.

Use the makeSEA platform to implement MR for your business with:

  • No barriers to entry
  • No barriers to development
  • Automatically convert existing 3D content into AR content
  • Cost efficiency

With business hesitant to adopt MR technologies it’s important that C-Level execs and IT Departments understand the positive ROI that has already been achieved by some of the early adopters of the new technologies. According to ARinsider.co, some of the biggest winners include:

  • Lockheed Martin - achieved a 10x ROI by prototyping aviation parts virtually.
  • Volkswagen - reduced training time by 50 percent for maintenance workers on the T6 Multivan. This translated to a dollar savings of 66 percent over their traditional training methods.
  • The U.S. Air Force - reduced errors in aircraft maintenance to almost zero with a move from VR to AR. This was achieved by placing line-of-sight annotations directly over engine parts during training.

Mid-level industries and businesses can learn from Enterprise level adopters of the new technologies who are seeing positive ROI on their investments.

Some of the best use cases at the enterprise level include:

  • Marketing - offering new ways to engage with consumers and to offer new products.
  • Product Design and Development - building, testing and improving products virtually.
  • Training - more efficient and effective maintenance and training. High risk conditions can be eliminated with an immersive environment for hands on practice without the real-world risks.
  • Remote viewing - real estate and architecture firms can virtually present properties and plans in real time.
  • Remote collaboration - remote employees can seamlessly participate in meetings and access data from anywhere, anytime.

Whatever your use case, call 800-803-1050 or CONTACT US to see how easy it is to get your business ready for the future.

How Technology is Impacting Education...In a Good Way

 

Today’s students have been raised on digital devices—digital engagement is a part of their DNA. It seems like a “no-brainer “ that instructors, especially at the high school and advanced educational levels, should embrace digital technologies to facilitate more interaction with and by their students. The new digital learning opportunities available to students—such as hybrid courses, personalized instruction, and new collaboration tools—are driving a new class of education.

High School and Collage level youth are voracious consumers of digital content and are expected to understand and be able to create digital media, while demonstrating competencies and communicating ideas through digital storytelling, visualization and content management. In other words, by the time an individual reaches the high school and certainly the collage level, they are expected to be able to use, manipulate and curate all kinds of digital media and assets.

The makeSEA suite of tools for education provides a place for students to enhance their learning experience by providing the resources to store assets, track the evolution of designs and projects, collaborate with team members, and showcase individual or team projects. In addition, it can teach and reinforce the lost art of documentation.

The question is often posed about the effectiveness of digital learning in the classroom. Here are just a few of the reasons technology is improving education over all:

Technology has provided expanded access to education. 
With access to the internet, digital devices and new technologies, education is accessible to almost everyone, everywhere. Today, opportunities for online formal learning abound and personal enrichment and exploration is provided by everything from blog posts to video-conferencing, from Virtual Reality (VR) to Augmented Reality (AR). 

Technology is making it easier for teachers to create engaging, relevant instructional materials.
Instructors now have the opportunity to create all kinds of materials (from instructional videos to learning games) that can be shared online and in many cases enhanced and viewed using AR or VR technology. Content can be updated and refreshed on-the-fly to keep students current and always engaged.

Technology has expanded opportunities for communication and collaboration.
As a simple example, with the use of AR technology based tools, students in a classroom in the US can share and collaborate on a group project with students in another state or another country. Changes to the project can be made, documented and viewed in real time. Students have the ability to work with others no matter their location.

Technology is changing the role of teacher and student.
In a traditional classroom the teacher is the primary source of information. In the new era of learning, teachers can function more as a “guide” that encourages students to gather their own information on a topic and share with students in the classroom and with other individuals and teams no matter where they are located. Technology has encouraged more individual learning and exploration, keeping students more engaged.

As traditional education evolves, educators will adopt and adapt to new technologies that can enhance the learning environment. Students will also have to adapt, learning new skills along the way. More sophisticated and complex technologies will require a better way to track projects and store assets, as well as track project contributions and changes.

makeSEA can provide a set of tools to track the evolution of designs and projects across teams, classes, curriculums and disciplines including the Arts, Architecture, Health Sciences, Engineering, and Additive Manufacturing. AR is a part of the makeSEA for Education SaaS. If you’d like to see how makeSEA for Education can enhance your curriculum feel free to reach out to us for a free demo or trial.

Call 800-803-1050 or Contact Us today.

Easy Augmented Reality

makesea for Augmented Reality (AR) is a SaaS that supports a number of verticals and at the core is a content management platform that can be dressed for any experience from consumer branding to enterprise, industrial applications and even education.

makeSEA’s magic leap integration along with the content management functionality gives everyday businesses a platform for implementing AR into their business processes. Until now, creating 3D objects has been an obstacle for many businesses. Small to medium size businesses do not have access to the knowledge and skills or software expertise to produce viewable and engaging content nor do they have any idea how to implement AR for their business.

The makeSEA platform makes it easy to generate unique 3D visuals from existing files of any format and gives everyday businesses the ability to wow their customers, enhance their offerings and differentiate themselves from the competition.

Use the makeSEA platform to implement Augmented Reality for your business with:

  • No barriers to entry
  • No barriers to development
  • Automatically convert existing 3D content into AR content
  • Cost efficiency

makeSEA provides a workflow that instantaneously translates 3d print objects for visualization and converts FBX and glb files. What does this mean for your business? As an example, architects can show clients and contractors buildings and infrastructure at scale to check for right fit. And designs like 3d printed objects can be viewed before they go to print to check for problems in the designs. These are just two examples of cost saving measures achieved with AR technology.

With the makeSEA platform the tools provide what-you-see-is-what-you-get content publishing. Publishing content for the makeSEA AR platform is as easy as Upload, Publish, Collaborate.
 
Whatever your use case, call 800-803-1050 or CONTACT US to see how easy it is to get your business AR ready. We are enabling digital transformation for everyday business.

AR and 3D Printing Should be Part of Advanced Curriculums

makeSEA for Education provides a safe, secure environment for students to collaborate and iterate on 3D designs and projects. Our SaaS platform also offers a way to get started with Augmented Reality, converting your files automatically for use in the 3D visualization space.

Augmented Reality, visual reality, mixed reality, spatial computing, and now XR—whatever term you use to define the new technologies, it’s no secret they are changing the way students learn and interact in the classroom. Nowhere is this as evident as at the advanced technical or college level where disciplines including Architecture, Health Sciences, Engineering, and Additive Manufacturing, are incorporating the new tech into their curriculums. If the curriculum also includes 3D design and printing, students are prepped to face the job market confidently.

What I’m pointing out below is an over-simplified list of what today’s students will contend with in the future. If 3D design/printing and Augmented Reality aren’t already a part of a curriculum, they will be soon enough.

Let’s start with Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC). In the past an architect or engineer has been mired in paper-based  processes to bring the project stakeholders to the right decisions. With the introduction of 3D printing and AR visualization, students are being prepped to present clients with a 3D printed model of the project and then with the use of AR, walk the client through the future space so everyone gets a stake in refining the build.

Complex projects, such as a hospital or sports complex, are already benefiting from advanced design and visualization as clients engage with the architects and engineers to discover issues that could effect the future build. Issues such as space planning, placement of infrastructure and even the placement of the proposed build on a site can be addressed with visualization through AR and the use of 3D models. Students can study and analyze at scale, models of their designs in real-world environments. Visualization saves time and costly mistakes. This is the future of architecture and engineering and students familiar with the new technologies upon graduation have a leg up on the competition.

Many institutions of higher learning now offer Additive Manufacturing as a discipline. 3D design, 3D printing and AR are integral parts of this curriculum. As an example, 3D design and 3D printing are being used for prototyping of product line design and AR is being used as a tool to visualize those product changes in real time. With the use of AR, team members can collaborate on product design and make changes on-the-fly, regardless of their location.

Nowhere has AR and 3D printing had such an impact as it does in the study of health sciences (dental, nursing, pre-med). In the dental sector it is being used everyday to visualize, design and print 3D implants and dentures at a much lower cost than ever before. Large dental practices are employing the technologies of both 3D design and AR to produce bridges, implants, dental plates and corrective devices for patients in office, cutting down on time and costs to service patients.

AR is being used in Dr.’s offices, clinics and hospitals to provide explanations of new therapies to patients in real world environments. And Prosthetics are being designed, tested and produced for patients—everything from robotic hands to artificial limbs, ears, and even internal organs—using 3D design techniques and AR for visualization and fit.

Today's graduates will be better prepared for tomorrow's workplace if they are familiar with the new technologies already being used in many industries.

If you’d like to see how makeSEA for Education can enhance your curriculum feel free to reach out to us for a free demo or trial. Call 800-803-1050 or Contact Us today.

Using AR for EDU

 
 
 
It’s no secret that keeping the attention of today’s students is harder than ever. From grade school to college level, these students have been raised with exposure to rich technological advancements. Technologies such as smart-boards and e-textbooks, computer and tablet learning have all become part of the normal classroom experience. To keep today’s students engaged they need to be immersed in the experience, excited and challenged.  
 
While the classroom evolved over the last decade with the use of the above mentioned technology devices, Augmented Reality (AR) software and hardware advances were taking place. We’re now looking at a future where AR-enabled lessons can become an integral part of any classroom setting. To put this in perspective, in a survey of 900 developers conducted for XRDC in August of 2019, 33% of the respondents listed Education as a focus of their current/potential work in augmented reality, virtual reality and mixed reality.
 
3D Design and printing combined with AR for visualization is already available. High School level and many disciplines at the college level, including Additive Manufacturing, Health Sciences, the Arts, Architecture and Engineering, are problem solving and designing in 3D and printing to test results.
 
makeSEA for Education is a platform that provides a project collaboration space to keep track of evolving 3D designs and the communications between teams. It provides a private, secure place for individuals and teams to track design attribution and heritage, showcase their intellectual property, and learn the critical skill of producing quality documentation.
 
With the integration of Magic Leap technology the makeSEA for Education platform uses AR visualization tools as an interim step to 3-D printing to assist with design iterations. AR technology is included as part of the makeSEA platform for Education. Individuals and teams can collaborate with others and make changes to the design in real-time without multiple test prints. And with the use of AR and visualization students can save time, and institutions save on the costs and wasted materials associated with multiple test prints. A greater number of students can be served with fewer printers.
 
If you’d like to see how makeSEA for Education can enhance your 3D printing curriculum or lab feel free to reach out to us for a free demo or trial. Call 800-803-1050 or Contact Us today.

Some AR Stats to Think About

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If you think Augmented Reality/Mixed Reality is still just something to think about, think again! This technology is being used in everyday businesses across all industries to improve business processes in multiple ways. Companies are using it for everything from employee training to enhanced/shorter sales cycles. Architects and construction firms are communicating better with clients and the trades to catch design flaws before they become expensive issues. And companies of all sizes are using this technology to collaborate and communicate with remote teams.

Watch for the Curate App coming soon!

Until then enjoy this infographic with some statistics that could make you think twice about using AR for your business. If you are ready to talk or just have a question, call 800-803-1050 or Contact Us to see how easy it is to get your business AR ready. We are enabling digital transformation for everyday business.

A picture is worth a thousand words

Sometimes a picture IS worth a thousand words. makeSEA can get your firm AR ready.

Have you considered how Augmented reality (AR) could help your architecture or construction firm?

Augmented reality overlays a digital image (computer generated) of an object onto a real-world environment. Imagine the possibilities if you could enhance and share your vision with others.

If you are an architecture firm you can literally place a model of the proposed structure in your client’s hands.

  • Show clients proposed designs on their lot
  • Walk clients through interior spaces to catch requests for design changes
  • Help clients visualize the structure and understand the space before the build

If you are a construction firm augmented reality can be used beyond visualization.

  • Pick out design flaws when you walk through the model with the architect
  • Collaborate with the architect on changes that have to happen after construction review of plans
  • Provide a virtual vision of infrastructure components to the trades to prevent mistakes and problems before they occur

Want to explore the possibilities for your firm? Give us a call at 800-803-1050 or Contact Us.  We are enabling digital transformation for everyday business.

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Pictures and video don't convert like first-hand experience does.

 

 

Research shows that using augmented (AR), and virtual reality (VR), is more compelling and more likely to persuade your audience to buy, learn, and understand what you have to share. Use makeSEA to deliver content that connects with your audience like no other medium can.
 

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Content Management and Cross-Platform Collaboration 
for Augmented and Virtual Reality

 

The fastest way to organize and share your content as if you are together with your audience in real life and keep it fresh using next-generation virtual and augmented reality technology.

 

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It's time to change the way you communicate, collaborate and compel your audience.

 

Time to change the way you capture and curate evolving ideas.

 

Use makeSEA content management platform + Catapult, our cross-platform client app for mixed reality and spatial collaboration to share your vision and inspire your audience with content that you are already producing.

 

 

10X-100X Time Savings • Recyclable Content & Scenes

 

Use makeSEA to reduce your AR and VR production time by an order of magnitude, or two.

 

Blend content from multiple sources tell a better story:  3D models, real-world scans, video, and you!


Keep things fresh and relevant and improve experiences over time as your content and XR technology mature.
 

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  3. Share and collaborate using your own spatial content, with others together in real-time, in the same physical space and remotely.

 

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1:Catapult supports assets saved in GLB (preferred), FBX, OBJ, STL or MP4 (standard 720p, 1080p, or 3K 360˚ spherical surround format), or a makeScene package for live over-the-air collaboration with shared spatial content.  See the how-to guide for hints and instructions on how to easily export or convert content from most 3D authoring tools and platforms. 2:makeSEA supports Oculus Quest 2, Magic Leap 1, and Microsoft Hololens 2, makeSEA for Enterprise supports additional client devices; contact us for more information.

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