From my local area Apple map screen shot to the video below (audio on)
Ai Tools used
Tolkien style conversion - Gemini
Folk song creation based on places in the map - Gemini
Avatar sing the lyrics - D-ID
Animations on map - Leonardo ai
Not perfect - mine never are BUT thought I would share:
Well this is a touch awesome. Load a flat 2D image and alter the camera angle! Great for storytelling. This one is a ai Canva image. Hugging face link below. huggingface.co/spaces/linoy...
Little Sunday morning prototype built in Xcode — started with a live camera view and moving straight into pencil kit connected to a 3D model. It’s rough and a little clunky, the textures need work. But so much fun. Idea to product. Do ❤️ the water colour brush in pencil tools!
Weekend coding project. I wanted to explore how the physical/digital could intersect—so built an app that wraps a live camera feed around a 3D mesh of a hoodie. As the camera moves, the texture updates dynamically every 2 seconds, blending real-world visuals with a virtual. Wrap needs work BUT….
Workflow for creating an immersive 3D 1920’s scene. canva + worldlabs + Chat3D_ + splinetool Thought I would share 👇
Because not all ai is built the same.
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Apple’s on-device foundation models aren’t just for chat—they can create mood-based soundscapes (hello white noise at night 🌙). I’ve tried prompt-to-text Socratic story chats, AR triggers, PDF summarising, and voice-to-AR with word activation. Private, no logins, no data sent online.
What if AI didn’t write stories for students—but helped them write their own? Pivoting to iPad app using Apple’s on-device LLM to guide story creation, step by step. Private. Safe. Student-led.
Teachers hold the key.
#AIinEducation #AppleLLM
Sunday morning app updates:
UI design updated
Custom graphics - thanks Canva
New drawing canvas texture background
Added tap draw bring back Pencil kit function
Redesign/ resize buttons and elements
Saturday morning playing with liquid glass UI/menu (integrated with Swift) for science ai app. Just playing but Spline offers awesome templates & tutorials. Probably won’t integrate for younger students but good to play around with effects & learn some new skills.
Small but mighty update to Science Sketch AI this week: added a text size slider so students can read AI responses +-. Paired with the Read to Me button, it’s a step forward in accessibility.
And yes—all AI stays on-device. Safe & private.
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Fun - 360 bouncing balls in Vision Pro. Play / step inside / view. Used Sceney app - physics turned on. 360 texture wrap of sphere. Drag/drop/resize. 5 mins to make.
Thrilled to announce @paulhamilton8.bsky.social as our #FOLSEA2025 keynote speaker!
Author, app developer and Apple Learning Specialist, Paul inspires creativity through technology and storytelling.
Join us in Bangkok, 22–23 Nov → folsea.com
#EdTech #AppleEDU #FOLSEA
Proud to be part of a conference that’s opening new doors (or portals😂) for educators to lead with creativity and purpose. Call for presenters now open. Apple Using Technology Better
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A quiet Sunday morning moment with Hazel - just slipping through a little Vision Pro portal. There’s something magical about a good portal, isn’t there? Whipped this up in Scenery in five minutes—so much fun. Moggsie, as usual, remains unimpressed. 😂
Playing (not building a product) with hand tracking with 3D models in scenery app This humming bird anchored to my thumb and extremely accurate. Slight movement - model changes immediately. Video doesn’t do this justice!!!. It feels and looks beautiful in Vision Pro. Took 5mins to make.
Blown away by how stunning Scenery images + 3D models look in AR on iPad. Transparent layers, Spatial Audio, drag + resize—feels truly immersive. VisionOS is amazing, but this iPad experience is unexpected Apple Huge props to Scenery + team!
Got access to the Scenery app this weekend—exploring immersive video templates for #VisionOS on Mac. No-code, seamless Spatial Audio, 3D models + my Canva rain movie. Next: syncing 3D animations to video timestamps. So cool. Thanks
@scenery-app.bsky.social
Prompt 3 for {codeforme} #CanvaEdu is a Seating Planner for Teachers. Not a game changer, but super helpful at the start of the year. Map out ability levels, personalities & group work. Add names, resize tables-embed it in your unit. Practical + powerful. #canva #Usingtechbetter @beckykeene.com
Early flight to Perth. Looking forward to working with Springhill school with vision creation and some fun iPad exploration.
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They said I couldn’t copy/reuse the code from Canva {codeforme}—but I love a challenge. Just discovered a simple hack that unlocked everything. Sometimes the biggest breakthroughs come from the smallest shifts in thinking. youtu.be/hebjji10Gak @beckykeene.com
Time for a little logo magic for your business, company or school? The new ai tools in #canva are awesome to work with your branding kits & assets! Ok - let’s take the Using Technology Better ogo and create a themed image for a social media campaign! 👇👇👇 #Usingtechbetter
I’ve been more of a hobby app developer than true professional for the past 15 years. Massive imposter syndrome. Free and mostly education based Apps BUT I’ve just clicked over 100K lifetime downloads. From stepping into AR worlds to scanning the world around us.
🎉🥳🍾 #AppleEDU
Data alone doesn’t move people—stories do. I used @canva Code for Me to create a 3D map showing carbon emissions with particles. Let’s tell data stories that connect, not just inform. #DataStorytelling #Canva #AIinEducation @CanvaEdu @Usingtechbetter
Uncharted
Running spatial workshops at UIC this week. Tomorrow, we’ll explore how Apple tech can capture meaningful places and objects—like this quick scan I made at the Innovation Center. Love how Gaussian Splats (via #Scaniverse ) + #splinetool controls bring stories to life in new ways.
As I sit at Pearson airport waiting for my flight to Chicago for workshops at the University of Illinois I’m reminded that technology like Apple ‘s object capture is actually NOT really about scanning BUT….
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In my latest article, I explore how spatial memory connects us to the world around us and how we can bridge the physical and digital through RoomPlan scans. Check it out (only a 2 minute read)....
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Ai powered narrators in the storytelling experience . Playing with Spline and #chatgpt Using Technology Better
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How about inserting your #splinetool 3D scenes into the amazing iOS sample code #Apple provides. Turn that ‘choose your own adventure’ app into an interactive experience! Change the text - build matching visuals that encourage exploration from the reader. #Usingtechbetter
