WebAR with 8th wall - Full Beginner Workshop @ Oxford University

Join me for a hands-on WebAR workshop i hosted at the @oxforduniversity interdisciplinary Summer School on Forestry, where we explore how to create augmented reality experiences using the free platform 8th Wall studio. 🌐 We will prepare our assets, place them in AR, look at the layout component for text panels and write a simple script that detects a screen tap and toggles an object on and off! Exciting!
Get all assets (3D models and TapToShow script) here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folder...

In this session, we go step-by-step through the full workflow:

00:00 - Intro
01:32 - Cleaning up 3D scans in Blender
09:14 - Scene setup in 8th Wall
21:46 - Interactivity with TypeScript
36:31 - Publishing your own WebAR application

This workshop was part of the ARiF – Augmented Reality in Forestry COST Action at the Interdisciplinary Summer School on Forestry. Participants brought their own ideas to life — from visualising tree drought stress to creating interactive AR trees — showing just how powerful AR can be for science communication and beyond. 🌳✨

📌 Tools used: Blender, 8th Wall, Typescript
📌 Level: Beginner-friendly

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