Augmented Reality (AR)
Posted by Andrew on November 8, 2009
Imagine this … a tourist leaves their cruise ship and strolls along the Rotary pathway. As he walks along, his phone tells him about all the things around him: Cape Kidnappers and how it got it’s name, the Pania Statue and the story behind it, the Museum and what today’s exhibitions are …
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Carolyn said
IPHONE APPLICATION HOT PROPERTY
Tourism Auckland’s new iPhone application has proved a winner since its launch last month.
The innovative electronic guidebook allows visitors with an Apple iPhone or iPod Touch to hold travel information in the palm of their hand. The user-friendly iPhone application has more than 100 listings for Auckland events, attractions, activities, culture and heritage experiences, tours and i-SITE Visitor Centres.
Following a positive response from consumers Tourism Auckland is already working on an enhanced version of the application, which will feature a selection of hotels and restaurants.
- Check out the link for a demo
http://enews.aucklandnz.com//industry/newsletter.html#4
Andrew Siddles said
Just saw this …
Down at the Canterbury Museum, early Māori artefacts in the Ngā Taonga gallery are being brought to life with the aid of augmented reality technology. Developed by Christchurch company MindSpace Solutions, in association with HITLabNZ, the technology is housed in a coin-operated binocular station which visitors use to view the gallery. When the viewer focuses on certain objects they become animated and the visitor sees a story about that object.