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We learned recently that Google Poly would be closing as of June 30, 2021. Uploads will be turned off April 30. As a 3D creation and viewer tool, students and educators are easily able to create low-poly objects with in-VR tools and share them with others, expanding the range of 3D objects available for education.

Many artists, creators, educators, researchers, developers, and historians have uploaded "irreplaceable" cultural artifacts to the service and consider it to be a "cultural museum" of 3D and VR history. They are demanding the archive be preserved and continue to be curated in some way. A petition on Change.org is inviting signatures to encourage Google to open source the Poly platform. We encourage you to join.

Many educators were able to find 3D models from around the world to share with students through AR and VR. Educators encouraged students to upload and share their dimensional creative works as well, sharing between classes and across borders.

Museums, archives, art galleries, and heritage and cultural sites uploaded tours of their facilities and archives for educational and preservation purposes in addition to sharing their archives and artifacts. The Australian Museum shared their specimens archive storage for students to explore and learn more through these behind-the-scenes tours.

The Hagia Sophia Mosque in Istanbul was open for nearly a century as a museum with millions of visitors. It was recently announced that President Erdogan has ordered it converted back to a mosque, limiting public access, making the 3D virtual versions of it precious for educational and historic purposes.

Integration with Tilt Brush, Tours, Google Blocks, Blender, Unreal Engine 4, and Unity makes Google Poly of exceptional value to many, especially with Poly's API that allows creators to port their 3D low-poly models to 3D experiences like VRChat, ARize, Mozilla Hubs, and The Wave.

Other benefits include:

Unlimited uploads without paying extra.

Animation created inside Tilt Brush.

Ability to "remix" some of the 3D objects which encourage creation and inspiration.

Common Supported Formats: .obj, .glTF, .glb.

100 MB maximum upload size per asset.

Finding replacement tools and services isn't easy as Google Poly serves multiple purposes. As a library, it allows users to browse, distribute, and download low-poly 3D objects and share and access them from across multiple platforms through the API for Web XR usage and platforms such as Mozilla Hubs and Android and iOS apps. The Poly Toolkit integrated Google Poly easily with plugins for Unity and Unreal developers.

The 3D object viewer works with Google Cardboard and the deprecated Google Daydream headsets, an affordable entry headset embraced by many schools, educators, and students for several years before Google ended support for it as well. It is unlikely there will be a one-tool-does-it-all free replacement.

Some of the low-poly alternatives we found took the term "low poly" to mean lego-like, 3D models with few vertices and many angles, better suited for 3D printing than VR and AR use with the improved resolution and quality of today's headsets. Still, these are often clever and usefully for educational purposes, so we've included some of these resources in the list.

Be aware that some of these sites have good filters and search options, and others are clunky or do not allow filtering for free downloadable objects or VR assets easily. Be patient as there are some wonderful creative 3D models and artists out there, and sometimes it's worth taking the extra time to comb through the interface.

Here is a list of alternatives, mostly free, to Google Poly.

If all you are looking for are free high and low-poly 3D models and templates for education, consider these resources. Be aware that free may mean both free and paid downloadable objects.

Also try STLFinder and 3dMdb, considered 3D model search engines. they index and search many of the sites we've listed and more to find 3D models for 3D printing and VR/AR use. Their filters also help narrow the results.

Going through this list, we found that while some of these sites and services offer a wide range of options, they lack the potential, power, and versatility of Google Poly. They often require registration, fees, subscriptions, and may come with limitations. Google Poly served the educators and students in a way that few of these do.

So which is the best alternative?

Sketchfab, The Best Alternative

We explored Sketchfab and found that while it is a suitable candidate, it is more a runner up than contender. In January 2020, Sketchfab announced they'd reached more than 300,000 free downloadable 3D models in their catalog, making it a good resource.

While there are many benefits and slick features with Sketchfab, the key concern is that Sketchfab's low poly section doesn't appear to be low poly nor low on use of textures, driving up file sizes and resolution. The loss of library and data on Google Poly is sad, and it would be a positive for Google products to seamlessly integrate with Sketchfab, but we're not holding our breath.

Sketchfab has a viewer, 3D asset management, and access to a growing number of 3D objects including VR and augmented reality, along with good collaboration, asset library and tools, and showcase opportunities. Artists with subscriptions may sell their work, and 3D models may be purchased. Sketchfab allows viewing of models, but doesn't feature the coolness of Google Tours on Google Poly. It's a professional alternative, but not an inexpensive one for educators.

Sketchfab may be used on Mozilla Hubs and other VR platforms, but those models tend to have high texture and large file sizes, thus don't work well without modification for AltspaceVR and other low-poly supported platforms. Sktechfab 3D models may be imported into Substance3D, Spark AR, Blender, Unity, and Unreal Engine.

Unfortunately, there are limits on uploads of non-downloadable objects through the use of credits. Educators appreciated that Google Poly didn't have a limit on non-downloadable objects. The Sketchfab free plan allows unlimited uploads of downloadable objects, but does limits artists who just want to share but not allow downloading, forcing them to switch to a paid plan.

We'd love to hear from you and your thoughts, experiences, and resource recommendations with low-poly 3D models for XR in education. Let us know in the comments and in the weekly discussion channel on our Educators in VR Discord.
Special thanks to Keely Canniff, Virtual Schooling Team Project Leaders for Educators in VR, for the additional research and help with this article.

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Three.js and AR.js Examples

The goal of this collection is to provide a set of basic and instructive examples that introduce the various features in the Javascript-based Augmented Reality (AR) library, AR.js. Advanced three.js examples are also included.

Viewing the AR examples will require a device with a camera and one or both of theHiro and Kanji marker patterns (either printed or displayed on a second device).

Source code hosted atGitHub.

Water Effect (AR version)

An animated effect (using shaders) that looks like water flowing out from a cylindrical hole (displayed above a Hiro marker), and being absorbed into the floor.
Video preview here.

Keyboard-Based Object Movement

Move a cube around the screen with the keyboard. Controls ( image):
W/A/S/D -- move Forward/Left/Backward/Right (standard),
Q/E -- rotate Left/Right,
R/F -- move Up/Down (think: Rise/ Fall),
T/G -- tilt Up/Down (think: look at Tower/ G round).

Portal Test

Creating a "portal to another world" effect. Camera moves using same controls as Object Movement example. Only visible from one side.
Not very robust -- see the following portal examples instead.

Portal View

A "portal to another world" effect. Portal visible through both sides.
Camera moves using same controls as Object Movement example; also, press 1, 2, or 3 to see the view from different cameras.
Uses stencil buffer and clipping planes for accurate rendering.

Portal View (AR Version)

An augmented reality version of the "portal to another world" effect. Portal renders above a Kanji marker.
Video preview here.

Refraction

Creates a rotating torus knot above a Kanji marker. The surface of the knot refracts the scene behind it.
Video preview here.

Parabolic Path

A basketball launches from a Letter-A marker and falls towards a Letter-B marker, following a parabolic path. The ball casts shadows, and a clipping plane (see above example) is used to make the ball disappear into the marker.

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Metaverse is the easiest way to create Augmented Reality experiences. No programming required.

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Lucia Diaz, also known as fearlessyaya, is determined to create a space for Latinas in the history books. The Colombian-American Illustrator proudly uses her heritage to illustrate Latinas, and brings her artworks to life with Augmented Reality.
From the late musician Selena Quintanilla Pérez to Spanish Singer Rosalía, Diaz has illustrated them all.

We talked with the Artist about how she began illustrating, her motivation for her artwork, and future projects like a unique NFT collection using Artivive!

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