19th Century London Today on your smartphone with Augmented Reality
Posted on 28 May 2010 | 1 Comment
Source: GIZMODO
Augmented reality might be the future, but my favorite application of it yet transports you far into past. StreetMuseum—an iPhone app from the Museum of London—overlays four hundred years of historic images on today’s city streets.
StreetMuseum makes creative use of Google Maps and geo-tagging to show users how London used to look. You can use it to check out pictures and info about nearby historic locations, which is has more of a straightforward walking tour feel. But the fun starts when you’re actually standing in front of a location in the database. That’s when the AR “3D view” kicks in, with views that may look something like this:
Even better: it’s free. Well played, Museum of London. Now let’s get a Manhattan version so I can reenact Gangs of New York on my way to work. [Museum of London via LikeCool]
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June 22nd, 2010 @ 09:11
[...] In questa direzione va anche il progetto StreetMuseum di Museum of London. L’applicazione, che sfrutta Google Maps in modo creativo, fa si che mentre siete in giro per le vie della capitale inglese, si apra sul vostro smartphone una sorta di finestra sul passato, visualizzando immagini e fatti storici della location in cui vi trovate. Anche in 3D. StreetMuseum—an iPhone app from the Museum of London—overlays four hundred years of historic images on today’s city streets. StreetMuseum makes creative use of Google Maps and geo-tagging to show users how London used to look. You can use it to check out pictures and info about nearby historic locations, which is has more of a straightforward walking tour feel. (museummedia) [...]