Covent Garden Market picnic tables get a makeover from local students
A project that dresses up picnic tables at Covent Garden Market launched Tuesday, with the student creators on hand to explain their creations, included one with an augmented reality experience.
“Instead of just having like a picture of an animal, we can like have an animal walking around you. So that's just awesome,” said grade eight student Kirk Hallman.
Hallman was part of designing a picnic table that incorporated augmented reality into the design — a partnership between Mountsfield Public School and Exar Studios.
Students from different schools across Thames Valley have been working on these projects for a year-and-a-half, and have created beautiful designs for the tables at Covent Garden Market.
“This project began during full remote learning,” said Laura Briscoe, Thames Valley District School Board innovation coordinator. “And we were trying to find a way to bring community experiences and engage students. And while they were at home, how can we make an impact in our community even if we can't physically all be there in real life together?”
The students collaborated virtually with industry mentors to create the designs.
CTVNews.ca Top Stories
BREAKING Security guard shot, seriously injured outside of Drake's Toronto mansion
A security guard working at Drake’s Bridle Path mansion in Toronto was seriously injured in a shooting outside the residence early Tuesday morning, police said.
King Charles too busy to see son Prince Harry during U.K. trip
Prince Harry will not be seeing his father King Charles during his current visit to Britain as the monarch will be too busy, Harry's spokesperson said on Tuesday.
Your body needs these three forms of movement every week
Movement is movement, right? Not exactly. Here’s what your body is looking for in addition to your morning walk or yoga session, according to experts.
'It looked so legit': Ontario man pays $7,700 for luxury villa found on Booking.com, but the listing was fake
An Ontario man says he paid more than $7,700 for a luxury villa he found on a popular travel website -- but the listing was fake.
Canadian cadets rock mullets and place second at U.S. military competition
Sporting mullets, Canadian Armed Forces officer cadets placed second in an annual military skills competition in the U.S.
The Met Gala was in full bloom with Zendaya, Jennifer Lopez, Mindy Kaling among the standout stars
The Met Gala and its fashionista A-listers on Monday included Jennifer Lopez, Zendaya and a parade of others in a swirl of flora and fauna looks on a green-tinged carpet lined by live foliage.
Quebec to limit sperm donations per donor after 3 men from same family father hundreds of children
Quebec is looking at tightening the regulations around sperm donation in the province following the release of a documentary that revealed three men from the same family fathered hundreds of children.
How to overcome 'savings guilt' when you're living paycheque to paycheque
As the higher cost of living continues to squeeze household budgets, many Canadians find they have even less left over at the end of every month to squirrel away for the future.
There's actually no such thing as vegetables. Here's why you should eat them anyway
The rumours are true: Vegetables aren't real — that is, in botany, anyway. While the term fruit is recognized botanically as anything that contains a seed or seeds, vegetable is actually a broad umbrella term.