From MOV:
The Museum of Vancouver (MOV) launches the Visible City, a virtual exhibition of Vancouver’s neon history, this April 30 – the first cultural institution in North America to have developed an app that makes use of augmented reality technology.
The Visible City is a free app and virtual exhibition that allows users to discover the rise, fall and revival of neon in Vancouver. Users can actively contribute to the history of 57 of Vancouver’s neon signs by uploading their own stories, sharing them with others and voting on their favorite signs and places.
Users can explore two digitally guided walking tours through Vancouver’s cultural heart (Granville Street) and the city’s original downtown hub (Chinatown and Hastings Street). By holding their cameras up to the present day scene, they can see the same Vancouver location appear as it did in the 1950s, 60s or 70s.
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Users can then listen to over 40 pre-curated stories on audio and video told by celebrated Vancouverites like Dal Richards (big band musician), Joe Keithley (of DOA), Judy Graves (City of Vancouver advocate for the homeless) and more.
The Visible City is free to download and is available via the iTunes App Store and Google Play. For more information visit www.museumofvancouver.ca/visiblecity
I though the light sabers were a good idea. Turns out they just distract from the buildings and other lighting. Plus the polls get in the way of peds and block people’s view of each other. Just more street clutters. Oh well, good to experiment I guess.