TechFest 2014

“Location-aware applications for mobile devices use GPS to find the owner’s current location and then can display that in relation to specific objects, people, stores, and more on a map. These applications can help do things like find nearby restaurants and see reviews or view the property values in a neighborhood. Augmented reality takes this a step further by superimposing content (data, 3D images, photographs, etc.) over what you’re looking at. Unlike virtual reality, which displays a virtual environment, you see the real world with augmented reality—but with computer-generated content layered on top." From: Your Reality, Augmented: Location-aware mobile technologies by Meredith Farkas August 19, 2010

MCLA Library's Foray Into Location Based Tech Hung in the library stacks to not only let students know that the call numbers on books have meaning but also to alert them that the items on the shelf are only a small fraction of what the library has on their topic.

Walking Tours With Digital Collections

SCVNGR - Fee-based app game for iPhone and Android where players can complete challenges in specific locations.

More game based location apps for library orientation A quest or task based game, in which students actively engaged with library services and spaces, earning points and rewards as they did so. The NCSU Libraries Mobile Scavenger Hunt is an interactive, technology-rich way to introduce students to the library.

SCARLET – using AR to provide access to rare manuscript materials. Augmented Reality Los Angeles Public Library AR app for library art work

Some Augmented Reality Tools Augment – 3D tool AcrossAir - navigator app with info on points of interest nearby Junaio – recognized pictures and delivers AR content based on them Layer - Use camera to scan any building or street corners and Layar will bring you over 3000 layers of digital information to choose from. Layar even displays tweets from nearby areas.