Sketch Fab is an online marketplace and community that makes it easy for people to find and publish 3-Dimensional content to the web. The company, which started in Paris, began because its creators were frustrated by the lack of mediums that existed for people to share their 3D models with friends. Hours of labor would be spent creating 3D models with no way of fully sharing them. Due to this demand within the VR and AR markets, Sketch Fab has now grown to have over 2 million registered users, 2 million 3D models, 8 million monthly visitors, and 1 billion page views since its launch.
The community is made up of all kinds of users, from designers and architects, to game studios and schools. Sketch Fab’s goal is to eventually turn 3D into a mainstream format. What makes this platform exiting for JOVRNALISM, is that Sketch Fab allows creators to showcase their models to millions of users instantly. Therefore, students can take their 3D models that they produce throughout the semester, and display them for the world to see! To learn more about this marketplace, click here.
Snapchat Lens Studio Lesson
Feb. 19, 2019
Did you know that you don’t have to be a technology guru or expert to be able to create one-of-a-kind Snapchat lens filters? JOVRNALISM has been using Snapchat filters as a mechanism to bring stories to life over the past few semesters. Snapchat’s augmented reality platform is especially useful because it allows creators to import artwork and publish the lens link directly to the web, so that anyone who has access to the code is able to instantly see the filter through the app.
As part of JOVRNALISM Spring 2019 curriculum, students were required to learn how to use the interface of Snapchat Lens Studio so they too can create unique, enticing visual filters. Taught by a JOVRNALISM alumni, Chiat, who happens to be a Snapchat Lens Studio superstar, each student in class produced a filter that was approved and published to the web. Over the course of the semester, students will be working on projects that use interactive Snapchat lenses to showcase the realities of climate change, environmental sustainability, and more.
To follow along on more projects like this, be sure to follow @JOVRNALISM on Instagram!
Thank you again for the class lesson, Chiat!