April 18th, 2011
If you’re thinking of taking a weekend break any time soon, we can’t recommend the beautiful county of Denbighshire enough. Why? Because we’ve just completed work on a new augmented reality concept around tourism and found the area to be full of fascinating history, stunning scenery and an ideal place to get away from the hustle and bustle of the daily grind.
The concept is quite simple – help make visiting Denbighshire fun, provide easy access to local history and things to do, and increase tourism in the area.
Ok, so the last part is the tricky bit, but with the use of augmented reality and Layar, we’ve managed to build a system that’s easy to use and rich with local information which has the edge on traditional tourism methods.
The layer consists of many of the local places of interest (and there’s a lot to see), from churches and monuments, to the many castles and ancient ruins across the county.
There are videos to watch from local people describing their favourite places, and tourists can get involved through the social feedback links where they can show their appreciation for any of the locations.
Another great feature allows visitors to view historic photographs in the place where they were taken, at some point in the past. Many of the photo’s date back almost 100 years, so the fun of finding them and seeing the way the area has changed will be a day out in itself.
The whole layer is managed through a customised content management system that allows easy updates to the places of interest, management of user accounts and full analytics for reporting the usage.
Tagged with: Audio • CMS • Historic Photos • Layar • Location AR • Marketing • Report • Testing • Tourism • Video
Categories: Augmented Reality • Clients • Layar