Jamal Thorne is a Professor at Northeastern University and a Boston based artist. In this inspiring session titled “Lessons Learned from Teaching Immersive Media at Northeastern University” Jamal talks about his approach to teaching immersive media and designing immersive media classes and programs using Hoverlay spatial publishing platform.

The College of Arts, Medium and Design has been using Hoverlay technology for the past two years in immersive media, journalism, and storytelling classes. The 2021 Commencement ceremony was highlighted by surprising experiences from augmented murals to holograms placed throughout the Northeastern University campus showcasing the work of the Discovery Lab students. Northeastern University's 2022 Commencement ceremony featured Augmented Reality through Hoverlay for the second year in a row

With Hoverlay, add 3D to your assignments by turning the world into your own publishing board. It will allow you and your students to place and share virtual content that tells powerful stories about the past, present or future. With Hoverlay Spaces you don’t need coding experience and you will keep full control of your published content.

With the development of augmented glasses just around the corner your students will acquire invaluable skills in creating and sharing their own immersive experiences and demonstrate acquired knowledge in art, history, language and more with their peers and local communities using Augmented Reality. From 4th graders practicing their presentation skills to college students experimenting with cutting edge immersive media, we have a virtual publishing tool for you.

Watch an inspiring video of Kim Frederick, Concord Academy history teacher, talking about the way her school uses Augmented Reality (AR) for historical projects. The history class students spent an entire semester researching local history of the land where Concord Academy was built on in Concord MA. The research helped students develop immersive content for the virtual campus tour. Students applied AR through Hoverlay platform to showcase what the past looked like using documents, visuals, and commentary to explain economic, social, political, and urban planning history of the location.

For the past 2 years, over 600 SMASH Academy scholars have been thinking on how technology such as Hoverlay publishing platform could address issues affecting their communities. Nine teams advanced to the 2021 National Pitch Competition to showcase their innovative ideas. Watch the video to catch a glimpse of SMASH at UCLA, who won the competition with their solution by using Hoverlay Spaces to make remote learning more entertaining for elementary students.