Paul Hamilton
@paulhamilton8.bsky.social
Creativity Advocate paul (at)http://usingtechnologybetter.com Augmented Reality New Media #iPad #AI #vr #ar #apple Picture book Author, Creative Technologist
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...
November 9, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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!
November 8, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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….
November 2, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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 👇
October 10, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Workflow for creating an immersive 3D 1920’s scene. canva + worldlabs + Chat3D_ + splinetool Thought I would share 👇
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.
September 1, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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
Teachers hold the key.
#AIinEducation #AppleLLM
July 14, 2025 at 7:22 AM
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
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
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
July 13, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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
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.
July 12, 2025 at 2:51 AM
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.
AppleEDU Apple Usingtechbetter
And yes—all AI stays on-device. Safe & private.
AppleEDU Apple Usingtechbetter
July 11, 2025 at 7:17 AM
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.
AppleEDU Apple Usingtechbetter
And yes—all AI stays on-device. Safe & private.
AppleEDU Apple Usingtechbetter
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.
July 11, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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.
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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June 20, 2025 at 6:53 AM
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
folsea.com
folsea.com
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. 😂
June 8, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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.
June 7, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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!
June 4, 2025 at 7:29 AM
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
@scenery-app.bsky.social
June 3, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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
@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
May 26, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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
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
April 26, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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
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
April 14, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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
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.
April 6, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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.
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
March 5, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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