Horst - The Teaching Frog

Overview

Basing on a plushfrog containing extractable markers, Horst – The Teaching Frog builds on the advantages of tangible user interfaces for learning. Learners can dissect the frog by opening a zipper at the frog’s belly to reveal markers representing the organs. When detected, our AR application displays 3D models of the organs above the respective markers. Removing an organ from the frog allows for a detailed inspection being enhanced by the provision of further information. A quiz allows for a self-assessment of the learning progress. Following a gamified approach, unlocking achievements rewards learners for repetitively using the application.

The tangible augmented reality app is intuitive to use and yields a high user experience, which positively impacts the overall learning experience.

Gameplay Overview

Horst at MuC 2020

Horst at MobileHCI 2021

Downloads

Here you can download the app of Horst - The Teaching Frog and test it yourself. To do this, unzip the downloaded folder and drag the .apk file to your smartphone. On the smartphone, the app can now be installed and you’re ready to go. The app is only available for Android devices.

Horst - The Teaching Frog as AR Smartphone App
Horst - The Teaching Frog as Smartphone App

News

Sebastian Oberdörfer and Philipp Schaper as guests at Arbeit Bildung Zukunft

Listen to the new podcast episode #66 of Arbeit Bildung Zukunft (Work Education Future): From Serious Games to Social Robots to Horst the Frog - Potentials of New Technologies in the Learning and Teaching Context of the Future

Sebastian Oberdörfer and Philipp Schaper as guests at Arbeit Bildung Zukunft

Presentation @ MobileHCI 2021

From 29.09.2021 to 01.10.2021 the paper Grab the Frog about Horst - The Teaching Frog will be presented at the virtual event MobileHCI 2021. Find more information under the following links.

Presentation @ MuC 2020

On 08.09.2020 the paper Horst - The Teaching Frog will be presented at the digital event Mensch und Computer 2020. This can be watched live at 15:30 on Youtube. Find more information under the following links.