I don’t have a word for what I do.
Moon sculptures, plant sensors, a garage full of canvas, and the AR course I'm building for storytellers.
Heather Dunaway Smith
I’m Heather Dunaway Smith, a storyteller and interdisciplinary artist exploring the relationship between people, nature, and imagination. Working across illustration, animation, immersive media, and emerging technologies, I create interactive experiences
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AR Design Checklist
Catch Problems Before You Ship
AR Platforms: How to Choose Where to Build
A brief overview of the current AR landscape, and a simple way to pick the right tool for the job.
AR Glossary: Augmented Reality Terms in Plain English
The words behind the work: AR and spatial computing jargon, made simple.
AR Creator Course 1: The Big Picture
Getting your bearings: what AR really is, where it lives, and the shift in thinking that turns you into a creator.
AR Creator Course: START HERE
A hands-on course on becoming an AR creator. Learn to think, design, and build augmented reality for phones, the web, and glasses, starting from the ground up.
Tuned to the Wrong Station
Learning to Listen to Plants
On the edge, together
Thoughts on AWE 2026 and the Specs reveal
Oregon's Ancient Forests Are Under Threat
And YOU can do something about it!
I Built an AR Scavenger Hunt About Endangered Plants and Lived to Tell the Tale
Platforms shut down, QR codes quit, and the festival started anyway.