The two have been working together for about six months on “Animal Heroes,” a monthly subscription box that the developers say delivers the collective knowledge of the aquarium’s programs and the immersive magic of cutting-edge digital technology into the homes of families through apps that are downloaded to computers, tablets and cellphones.

The Mystic Aquarium has collaborated with an emerging AR technology firm on a program that they hope will popularize their brand amidst the global pandemic and in a post-COVID era.

To address the public and private school closures in, ARSOME Technology Group of Manchester, CT, and Brooke Aiello, the Author and Illustrator of Tolerance Tykes, launched an augmented reality version of the series, aimed to promote diversity and inclusion in and out of the classroom.

Almost half of all teachers who were polled said that low student engagement was a very serious concern in the implementation of distance learning. Now, Manchester-based ARSOME Technology is looking to address those concerns through augmented reality software.

As a child that meant manning a lemonade stand in the summer and hawking homemade pretzels and comic books to his classmates during the school year.

When Eastern students graduate, they often stay in touch with faculty via e-mail. Benjamin Williams ’15, chief executive officer of ARsome Technology Group, a Manchester-based software company specializing in augmented reality (AR), went one step further. He went into business with his former Eastern instructor!

Nearly 40% of Americans have poor health literacy. New, free technology is helping educate patients. Chief executive officer Benjamin Williams and chief innovation officer and co-founder David Oyanadel of ARSOME Technology group explain how it works.

A statue of Mark Twain has begun to move and talk on the sidewalk in front of Hartford Public Library. He’s waving his bronze arms and speaking in a Southern drawl about the city.

Benjamin Williams was sitting in the living room of his friend and former professor David Oyanadel’s house a few years ago when they came across a Youtube video of someone flipping through a dinosaur coloring book on a tablet computer.

The app supplements the wax people-viewing experience inside the museum with little animations that pop up when you point your smartphone at its various exhibits. I’m sure it’s a lot of fun for the entire family to enjoy.