Tag: National Geographic augmented reality

Outdoor planetarium creates unique augmented reality experience

Jesse Collins
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AR tech helps planetarium visitors understand the stars in the night sky. ObservEtoiles is a one-of-a-kind outdoor planetarium augmented reality experience located in Quebec, Canada. In fact, ObservEtoiles claims to be “the world’s first open air augmented reality planetarium. Visitors are taken on a detailed tour of the night sky. The unique 90-minute show enables visitors to take a virtual trip through the solar system, which includes a detailed tour of the actual night-time sky, reported CityNews. The newly launched show is currently held weekly every Saturday night and is…

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Augmented reality from National Geographic is live at Seef Mall

Stephanie Beck
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A shopping center in Bahrain is now offering a truly unique technological experience. The Seef Mall – a major Bahrain shopping center – has entered into a joint project with National Geographic Channel and has now launched that kingdom’s first significant augmented reality experience This experience is available to mall visitors who want to experience the world in a whole new way. The augmented reality world that will be available at the mall will allow visitors to get up close with the phenomenal global content from the channel. Currently, only…

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National Geographic enters the augmented reality field with new mobile app

Stephanie Beck
Augmeted Reality Video

National Geographic has launched a new mobile application that looks to blur the lines between the physical and digital worlds. The app uses augmented reality to bring exotic animals to life, allowing people to interact with them in a number of different ways. Augmented reality technology has been gaining a great deal of support in the marketing world due to its knack for making advertising much more immersive and engaging. Consumers have responded well to the recent deployment of augmented reality initiatives, which has encouraged companies and organizations to make…

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