For this 12th episode of the podcast ParolesArts et MĂ©tiers, "From passion to action: Foxar or augmented reality for education," join Louis JEANNIN, former studentArts et MĂ©tiers co-founder of the start-up Foxar, who, via a smartphone and tablet application, looks back on the story of a passion that began during his training at Arts et MĂ©tiers.
"From passion to action: Foxar, or augmented reality for education"
Paroles d’Arts Métiers welcomes Louis Jeannin, former studentArts et Métiers co-founder of the start-up Foxar, which offers augmented reality educational modules via a smartphone and tablet app. Louis Jeannin looks back on the story of a passion that began during his training at Arts et Métiers. He recounts the first steps, the progress made, and the plans for a start-up that has won the Pépite award and is looking to expand internationally.
In ParolesArts et Métiers, we talk about industry, innovation, ecology, health, materials, and many other topics related to engineering sciences and Arts et Métiers. Everyone in the Arts et Métiers community—students, staff, and alumni—is involved in the adventure. In each episode, a new guest discusses a topic that is important to them in their daily work related to Arts et Métiers.
Some highlights from the podcast
- Focus on the start-up Foxar
- Training that sparks a passion
- Decoding the concepts of virtual reality and augmented reality
- Apple's Vision Pro headset
- Tips for starting your own business
Introduction to Louis JeanninÂ
A graduateArts et MĂ©tiers Cluny Class of 2015), Louis Jeannin earned a national Master of Science degree Master of Science Industrial Engineering from the Institut Image in Chalon-sur-SaĂ´ne. His specialization Master of Science 3D Interactive Technology Management (MTi3D), with a focus Master of Science Digital Engineering.
In 2018, he co-founded the startup Foxar with Nicolas Caligiuri, also an alumnus ofArts et MĂ©tiers Angers Class of 2015). In 2020, the startup Foxar received the 2020 PĂ©pite Award. In 2021, Foxar was among the twelve winning startups of the French IoT program, a startup accelerator run by La Poste. Since 2023, Foxar has been a partner of Apple, alongside thirty other companies also involved in the field of education.Â
References
Foxar
- Foxar: Augmented Reality Education and Training - Foxar
- The Foxar app:Â https://app.foxar.org/library?id=foxar-home
- The Apple Vision Pro headset Â
- "Foxar or learning in 3D," article by Djamel Khames in Arts & MĂ©tiers Magazine, No. 450, May-June 2024.
- Two young graduate entrepreneurs win the PEPITE France award | Arts et métiers artsetmetiers.fr)
The National Master of Science Degree
Digital Engineering | Arts et métiers artsetmetiers.fr)
Enjoy listening!
- Find episode 12 of ParolesArts et MĂ©tiers : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6DV7nhG4NcÂ
- Find all episodes of ParolesArts et MĂ©tiers theArts et MĂ©tiers YouTube channelArts et MĂ©tiers https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0XGr5F6_s9h5bV9GTjclwtNW_8aV9s66&feature=sharedÂ
