ICTC teams up with Blippar to bring augmented reality to Canadian high schools

OTTAWA - The Information and Communication Technology Council (ICTC) is partnering with visual discovery browser and augmented reality app Blippar to help foster interactive learning in schools.ICTC said that it will use the app as a medium for their Future of Interactive Learning (FOIL) initiative, and teach high school students to engage with augmented reality (AR) as an innovative means of telling Canadian stories. Ultimately, the students will use AR to creatively commemorate Canada’s 150th birthday in 2017.Blippar is the first visual discovery browser using augmented reality technology and artificial intelligence to transform how people connect with the world and to...