Build your own viral Lens! AR with Snapchat's Lens Studio (OpenLearning)

Offered by Snapchat,
Build your own viral Lens! AR with Snapchat's Lens Studio (OpenLearning)

Discover how to create and publish your own AR lens using Snapchat's Lens Studio. Have you ever wondered what it takes to create your very own AR (Augmented Reality) content? Become a Lens Creator and join the Official Lens Creators (OLC) Community to inspire others with your imagination and talent.

Discover Lens Studio and its pre-built templates to get started with creating your own Snapchat lenses. Follow the steps and you'll be creating your first lens in no time at all.

What You Will Learn
Course Outcomes

  • familiarize with Lens Studio
  • Identify different types of templates
  • Create augmented reality lens using Lens Studio

What topics will you cover?

Module 0: Let’s Get Started
This module is for getting you set up and ready to dive into the course, including downloading and setting up the required tools to complete the course.

Module 1: Introduction to Lens Studio
Go through the basics such as the Lens Studio dashboard, lens vs. filter, and an overview of built-in templates in this module.

Module 2: Creating Your First Lens - Face Lens Basic Templates
In this module, you will create your first 'face lens'! We’re going to start with the basics and explore different face lenses that can be created using Lens Studio. Face lens is an AR experience that uses your smartphone selfie camera.

Module 3: World Lens Basic Templates
Make your first 'world lens' in this module! World lens is an AR experience from the world around you, hence we would use our smartphone’s rear camera for this.

What software or tools do you need?
To take part in the course you’ll need:

  1. A Snapchat account
  2. A Smartphone with the Snapchat app (iOS or Android) installed
  3. Lens Studio software (Windows 10 (64 bit); macOS 10.11+)
  4. Hardware (Minimum of Intel Core i3 2.5Ghz or AMD Phenom II 2.6Ghz with 4 GB RAM; Intel HD Graphics 4000 / Nvidia GeForce 710 / AMD Radeon HD 6450 or better; screen resolution of 1280x768 or higher)

Who is the course for?
This course is designed for anyone vying for a customised and personalised AR experience. Zero coding skills are required in order to successfully create your own AR lens.

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