Uploaded July 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
🚀Are you an agency or freelancer looking to create powerful, accessible, and app-free AR web campaigns accessible through any smartphone?🚀
This open lecture hosted by Evan Carlson, Developer Support Engineer at 8th Wall, Chanel Phengdy, North America Program Manager & Developer at Niantic, Crimson Wheeler, Software Engineer & Game Designer, will help grow your WebAR skills and meet those brands’ needs for powerful, immersive experiences!
💡Takeaways:
►You don’t need to be an expert AR developer to create a powerful WebAR experience. Standard HTML and Javascript are enough! If you have web experience, you can learn WebAR quickly.
►Use templates to start with! Templates make it easy to start building and learning from complicated projects with 0 Experience.
►Own your development. Have total control over your launch timelines, development process, and collaboration with others without restrictive policies or app ecosystems.
►Show your new WebAR skills to agencies who need your creativity. AR is relevant like never before. More and more brands are seeking to activate AR experiences for their audiences.
👉Agenda:
1️⃣Walk through the development of a WebAR experience with 8th Wall's Cloud Editor, showing you how easy it is to get a WebAR experience up and running!
2️⃣Delve into the top use cases for WebAR and clone a sample project.
3️⃣Learn why brands are increasingly interested in browser-based AR experiences to showcase their value to audiences.
4️⃣Introduction to 8cademy, a self-paced, online school where you can go from starting your first project to publishing a unique WebAR experience in less than 5 hours.
📣Speakers:
⚫Evan Carlson (he/him) is a Developer Support Engineer at 8th Wall. Evan Carlson is a Developer Support Engineer at Niantic, focused on supporting the WebAR community. He is a designer and developer passionate about interaction design and augmented reality and he previously worked as a technical support specialist at Apple.
⚫Chanel Phengdy is the North America Program Manager on the Developer Community team at Niantic. With a background in education, adult learning, and instructional design, Chanel is at the intersection of all things learning, design, community and technology for 8th Wall and enjoys making hard things easy to learn. In addition, Chanel leads EdTech and Learning Solutions at Two Sides Creative and has consulted in a range of industries from higher education, biotech, and the public sector
⚫Crimson Wheeler is a Software Engineer, Game Designer, VR/AR Developer Co-founder of IC Studio. He specializes in Unity development, Virtual and Augmented Reality, Prototyping and Systems design. He aims to implement new technology to explore exciting and innovative ways to make amazing applications and experiences. He worked with MIT Reality Hack 2023 Organization Member, AR House member, UNH HighTech-bound Intern, and Young Entrepreneurs Academy Participant.
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XR Pro Open Lecture Series
Subscribe to get invited to the following lectures featuring speakers from Tilt Five, Cubism, Owlchemy Labs, MelonLoader, Schell Games, Vertigo Games, and many more.
XR Pro Lecture 1: Do’s and Don’ts: Eye Tracking for VR (UX) youtube.com/watch?v=CPd5jZlu7Io&t=3s
XR Pro Lecture 2: Creating XR Experiences with Passthrough youtube.com/watch?v=ImTxRHn_nqU&t=2759s
XR Pro Lecture 3: Achieving PCVR Quality on a Mobile Headset youtube.com/watch?v=k7XyEYot_Ks&t=1s
XR Pro Lecture 4: Unity & ChatGPT for XR Devs and Artists youtube.com/watch?v=3I90fMkw5S0&t=0s
XR Pro Lecture 5: How to Design and Prototype for XR with Best Practices and Examples youtube.com/watch?v=4mew_1z38hw&t=3505s
👉 About XR Bootcamp:
XR Bootcamp is a global online academy, offering beginner to advanced-level VR/AR Master Classes and Bootcamps.
xrbootcamp.com
👋Join the XR Creators Discord discord.gg/38THNzEh4P
If you have questions, feel free to join the server and connect with the community. Or, if you feel like you're able to mentor young talents, show your skills and answer questions! We welcome everyone, beginner and advanced-level VR developers!
⌚ Timestamps
00:00 XR Bootcamp Introduction
5:40 Speaker Introduction
7:20 Why WebAR ?
10:05 Usecases of why o use WebAR
17:45 Getting Started 8th Wall Academy
21:10 Starting with Lesson 2 Navigating the Cloud Editor
22:40 Choosing a Template for your Project
40:30 Demonstrating Final product
41:50 8th Wall Resources for your VR AR Project
44:40 Q&A
🚀Are you an agency or freelancer looking to create powerful, accessible, and app-free AR web campaigns accessible through any smartphone?🚀
This open lecture hosted by Evan Carlson, Developer Support Engineer at 8th Wall, Chanel Phengdy, North America Program Manager & Developer at Niantic, Crimson Wheeler, Software Engineer & Game Designer, will help grow your WebAR skills and meet those brands’ needs for powerful, immersive experiences!
💡Takeaways:
►You don’t need to be an expert AR developer to create a powerful WebAR experience. Standard HTML and Javascript are enough! If you have web experience, you can learn WebAR quickly.
►Use templates to start with! Templates make it easy to start building and learning from complicated projects with 0 Experience.
►Own your development. Have total control over your launch timelines, development process, and collaboration with others without restrictive policies or app ecosystems.
►Show your new WebAR skills to agencies who need your creativity. AR is relevant like never before. More and more brands are seeking to activate AR experiences for their audiences.
👉Agenda:
1️⃣Walk through the development of a WebAR experience with 8th Wall's Cloud Editor, showing you how easy it is to get a WebAR experience up and running!
2️⃣Delve into the top use cases for WebAR and clone a sample project.
3️⃣Learn why brands are increasingly interested in browser-based AR experiences to showcase their value to audiences.
4️⃣Introduction to 8cademy, a self-paced, online school where you can go from starting your first project to publishing a unique WebAR experience in less than 5 hours.
📣Speakers:
⚫Evan Carlson (he/him) is a Developer Support Engineer at 8th Wall. Evan Carlson is a Developer Support Engineer at Niantic, focused on supporting the WebAR community. He is a designer and developer passionate about interaction design and augmented reality and he previously worked as a technical support specialist at Apple.
⚫Chanel Phengdy is the North America Program Manager on the Developer Community team at Niantic. With a background in education, adult learning, and instructional design, Chanel is at the intersection of all things learning, design, community and technology for 8th Wall and enjoys making hard things easy to learn. In addition, Chanel leads EdTech and Learning Solutions at Two Sides Creative and has consulted in a range of industries from higher education, biotech, and the public sector
⚫Crimson Wheeler is a Software Engineer, Game Designer, VR/AR Developer Co-founder of IC Studio. He specializes in Unity development, Virtual and Augmented Reality, Prototyping and Systems design. He aims to implement new technology to explore exciting and innovative ways to make amazing applications and experiences. He worked with MIT Reality Hack 2023 Organization Member, AR House member, UNH HighTech-bound Intern, and Young Entrepreneurs Academy Participant.
-------
XR Pro Open Lecture Series
Subscribe to get invited to the following lectures featuring speakers from Tilt Five, Cubism, Owlchemy Labs, MelonLoader, Schell Games, Vertigo Games, and many more.
XR Pro Lecture 1: Do’s and Don’ts: Eye Tracking for VR (UX) youtube.com/watch?v=CPd5jZlu7Io&t=3s
XR Pro Lecture 2: Creating XR Experiences with Passthrough youtube.com/watch?v=ImTxRHn_nqU&t=2759s
XR Pro Lecture 3: Achieving PCVR Quality on a Mobile Headset youtube.com/watch?v=k7XyEYot_Ks&t=1s
XR Pro Lecture 4: Unity & ChatGPT for XR Devs and Artists youtube.com/watch?v=3I90fMkw5S0&t=0s
XR Pro Lecture 5: How to Design and Prototype for XR with Best Practices and Examples youtube.com/watch?v=4mew_1z38hw&t=3505s
👉 About XR Bootcamp:
XR Bootcamp is a global online academy, offering beginner to advanced-level VR/AR Master Classes and Bootcamps.
xrbootcamp.com
👋Join the XR Creators Discord discord.gg/38THNzEh4P
If you have questions, feel free to join the server and connect with the community. Or, if you feel like you're able to mentor young talents, show your skills and answer questions! We welcome everyone, beginner and advanced-level VR developers!
⌚ Timestamps
00:00 XR Bootcamp Introduction
5:40 Speaker Introduction
7:20 Why WebAR ?
10:05 Usecases of why o use WebAR
17:45 Getting Started 8th Wall Academy
21:10 Starting with Lesson 2 Navigating the Cloud Editor
22:40 Choosing a Template for your Project
40:30 Demonstrating Final product
41:50 8th Wall Resources for your VR AR Project
44:40 Q&A
