augmented reality tourism Archives

RAF Museum puts augmented reality to use for new exhibit

10/15/201310/12/2013 L. Green

RAF Museum teams with Wargaming to make use of augmented reality The United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force Museum has announced that it has partnered with game developer Wargaming. Through this new partnership, Wargaming will develop a new augmented reality application for the museum. The application is meant to leverage the power of augmented reality to bring history to life and provide museum visitors with a more engaging experience. The application will be focused on a specific exhibit that will be open to the public beginning October 16 of this year.…

Augmented reality could be a boon for travelers

07/16/201207/16/2012 John Montgallo

Technology may solve some of the base problems with traveling to foreign countries Augmented reality may be an effective way for the tourism industry to engage frequent travelers. The technology has already proven itself to be a popular marketing and entertainment tool. In the wake of this success, the technology is beginning to expand beyond these two industries. Augmented reality may be an effective way to solve a problem that has long run rampant throughout the entirety of the tourism industry: Unfamiliarity. Unfamiliarity can often leave travelers with a sour…