This 4 class workshop will introduce the basic tools and techniques required to make custom interactive augmented reality applications using the Layar platform. Layar uses the camera on a user's smartphone to superimpose content on the screen that's based on GPS location data or increasingly, from a visual cue. The browser boasts 1.5 million active users. Layar is just one of several augmented reality browsers for mobile devices.

Together, we will move from learning the basics of how users interact with AR apps, to the kinds of content one can put in the application, to best practices and non-linear storytelling and exploring the possibilities of real-world ubiquitous computing experiences. Working together in a project-based format students are invited to explore the creative possibilities of this technology, including subversive reality tourism, peer to peer content sharing, open-ended storytelling, hidden local narratives, interactive art, ambient games and more.