Fernhill Park Experience is an interactive, educational, augmented reality (AR) game based on the new Fernhill Park and Gardens in Stepaside, Dublin. This facilitated workshop will introduce a mobile phone-based application which uses augmented reality technology to display visualisations of the park and a map of Fernhill. The player will explore and learn about the topics of rewilding, reforestation and renewable energy, and can make real-time changes to the park based around these topics. The player will then choose a final scenario for Fernhill and will learn about the future impact of their decisions. The workshops promise to be fun for children and parents alike!

The project has been funded by the Science Foundation Ireland and led by Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology, in a further partnership with Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council (DLR). The experience has been developed in collaboration with IADT’s Public Design Lab, Noho Creative Design and DLR.

Fernhill Park Experience is an interactive, educational, augmented reality (AR) game based on the new Fernhill Park and Gardens in Stepaside, Dublin. This facilitated workshop will introduce a mobile phone-based application which uses augmented reality technology to display visualisations of the park and a map of Fernhill. The player will explore and learn about the topics of rewilding, reforestation and renewable energy, and can make real-time changes to the park based around these topics. The player will then choose a final scenario for Fernhill and will learn about the future impact of their decisions. The workshops promise to be fun for children and parents alike!

The project has been funded by the Science Foundation Ireland and led by Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology, in a further partnership with Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council (DLR). The experience has been developed in collaboration with IADT’s Public Design Lab, Noho Creative Design and DLR.