Gone are the days when you were forced to learn by rote how an atom functions and what happens in its nucleus. You can also bid farewell to the insipidly written and published text books prescribed for school and university students. An Indian mobile phone manufacturer has come out with a series of new applications which would make learning of physics, chemistry and life sciences a pleasant and interesting experience.
“Even as the teacher addresses the students about the complex nature of the atom and what happens inside the nucleus, real life images could be projected on a screen. All you require is a mobile phone loaded with the special programme developed by us,” claims Sudhir Hasija, chairman, Karbonn Mobiles. He was speaking to The Pioneer on the sidelines of a function held to launch new series of handsets “Karbonn Kochadaiyyan” signature phone series.
The new handsets are being marketed to promote the Tamil film Kochadaiyyan starring Rajnikanth and directed by his daughter Soundarya Rajnikanth. This is the first time in the history of Indian film industry, mobile handsets bearing the signature of a lead character is marketed.
The film itself is described by the producers as the country’s first 3D motion capture computer animated Tamil period film. The android based handsets feature a new programme Augmented Reality Application which would enable the handset owners to take “live” pictures of themselves or friends in the company of Kochadaiyyan, the character played by Rajnikanth.
The AR application could be used in promoting real estate in a big way since customers will get a real life feeling of otherwise lifeless video images.
“It is this technology which we can extend to science learning. You need not carry a digital TV set or video player to teach students how the heart functions. All you have to do is to project the AR images shot in 3D or 4D formats on to a screen. There is no need to torment the students with giving lessons in 300 or 400 words to explain what velocity, speed and gravity. The images itself will give them “live” experience,” said Hasija.
Even students of medicines stand to gain from this technology, according to Hasija. “The anatomy of the human body could be explained with 3D live images. Students could get real life feeling about the functioning of the heart. Science could be learnt through fun,” he said.