Our assignment for Week 3: Tell a story across AR image targets. Pick a piece of print media (magazine, newspaper, book, something you’ve created). Choose at least 2 images within it (up to 4) and augment them to create a narrative.
I chose to work with the Approval Matrix printed in New York Magazine, which is their “guide to what’s highbrow, lowbrow, brilliant, and despicable.” Because everything selected is summarized down to a brief point, I often don’t always know the reference or the full picture (pun intended) of the point on the matrix. This is where I thought the Approval Matrix could benefit from some additional images (or text) through AR to add to the storytelling.
Original Approval Matrix Image
Below is New York Magazine’s Approval Matrix from the Week of February 13. It is published online and in the printed magazine. This image can be used for testing the lens.
Lens Studio AR
I chose three items in the Highbrow/Brilliant quadrant to work with: famous whip performer Jack Lepiarz (didn’t know who he was), LeBron James breaking the all-time scoring record in the NBA, and the Copland Dance Episodes at the New York City Ballet. I started with the Copland Dance Episodes by experimenting with overlaying a GIF I made from a video preview of the New York City Ballet performance over the original photograph, and for Jack Lepiarz, I found a TikTok clip of one of his performances.
Preview
For the LeBron James point on the Approval Matrix, I overlayed a clip of him making the all-time scoring record basket. I experienced some issues publishing this lens; I will update this page with the Snap lens link when it’s available.