AR – The Technology that can transform the way we design & create! Join us as we delve into the captivating world of Augmented Reality (AR) with visionary expert Gwyllim Jahn (Co-founder and Creative Director of Fologram). Discover the background, applications, and future prospects of this groundbreaking technology that is reshaping industries and changing the way we design. Gwyllim shares his inspiring journey and the reasons behind his passion for AR alongside the history, fun facts, and the growing importance of AR in various sectors. Gain valuable insights into the immediate future of AR in 2025 as well as its long-term prospects. Explore exciting career pathways within the AR sector and the key skills valued in the industry, from design thinking to STEaM to communication. Uncover the complementary technologies that enhance AR's potential with expert advice for students, graduates, teachers, schools, and tertiary institutions on navigating the world of AR. Tune into this episode for a thought-provoking discussion that unlocks the door to a world where reality and imagination merge, shaping the future of technology and human experiences.

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About Speaker: Dr. Gwyllim Jahn, Co-Founder and Creative Director, Fologram (LinkedIn)

Gwyllim Jahn is the Co-founder and Creative Director of Fologram, a design research practice and technology startup developing software for designing and making in mixed reality. Fologram’s clients include leading universities, multinational architectural firms, industrial designers, engineers and artists who are building mixed reality applications for full scale construction, public art, architectural fabrication, sculpture, automotive design and cyber-physical visualisation systems. Gwyllim has delivered lectures and workshops at international institutions including UCLA, ETH, SciArc, MIT, USC, Stuttgart ICD, UCL, UTS, Tongji and Tsinghua University, and is a Lecturer in Architecture and Design at RMIT University in Melbourne where he also completed his PhD. His design research in the fields of mixed reality environments, autonomous robotic fabrication and creative applications of machine learning has been published in leading computational design conferences and journals including IJAC, ACADIA and RobArch and has been internationally awarded for projects such as the Tallinn Architecture Biennial Installation Competition.

About Fologram -– Click Here to Learn More

Fologram is a technology startup building the platform for designing and making in mixed reality. Fologram’s software provides designers with a toolkit to create mixed reality experiences within design software they already use, and view and share these experiences through the Fologram app running on mobile phones or mixed reality headsets.  Fologram’s clients include leading universities, multinational architectural firms, industrial designers, engineers and artists who are using Fologram to create mixed reality applications for full scale construction, public art, architectural fabrication, sculpture, automotive design and visualisation. In addition to developing software Fologram also publishes mixed reality fabrication research through conference papers and presentations, international workshops and design build projects. These projects include the world’s largest AR fabricated pavilion for the Tallinn Biennale as well as integrations for commercial construction sites and private commissions.

Other Useful Links & Content:

• AR app for industry applications: twinbuild.com
• Find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fologm/
• Hear from professionals and students using Fologram, find tutorials and see projects completed with the technology: youtube.com/fologram