2. Execute - Exploring Bio-Inspired AI through Interactive Activities
2.3 Practical Activities (Overview with Examples)
Activity 1: Recognizing Patterns in Cells
- Description: Students explore interactive 3D cell models in AR (healthy vs. diseased) and observe differences in shape, size, and structure.
- Task: Use Delightex AR viewer to rotate/zoom cells; mark visual features AI would use for classification.
- Bio-inspired concept: Human visual perception → computer vision pattern recognition.
- Example: Use existing biology AR templates from Delightex gallery.
Activity 2: Exploring a Neural Network Model
- Description: Through an AR scene built in Delightex, students interact with a simplified neural network (connected nodes/spheres).
- Task: Activate input nodes, watch information flow through connections, observe how weights change outcomes (block-code animation).
- Bio-inspired concept: Biological neurons and synaptic learning.
- Example: Teacher-created template using Delightex block coding.
Activity 3: Evolution as a Learning Strategy
- Description: Students participate in an AR simulation where virtual "creatures" compete, adapt, and evolve over generations.
- Task: Adjust parameters (speed, size), run simulations, observe natural selection principles in action.
- Bio-inspired concept: Evolution and adaptation → genetic algorithms in AI.
- Example: Adapt Delightex evolution/competition templates.