Augmented reality is meant to be location based. Good to see the makers of the Falkland Ghost Hunt remembering that.
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Thomas K. Carpenter is a full time urban fantasy author with over 60 independently published titles. His bestselling, multi-series universe, The Hundred Halls, has over 35 books and counting. His stories focus on fantastic families, magical academies, and epic adventures.
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Pretty cool concept but how is it different than other AR apps such as Fairy Trails & ARGH which are just putting arbitrary AR info in the mobile viewfinder? Turn and pan and digital information appears vs. specific digital information that’s tied to GPS. Obviously given current limitations on civilian GPS, there’s not many options for finding different things in a 50 meter/164 foot area but there are outside of that. iButterfly is a great example of executing against technology available now for mobile. It’s actually my favorite mobile AR example right now along with Sunseeker…