Back to the City of the Sun A/R Experience

FAIN: MN-268881-20

Cahokia Mounds Museum Society (Collinsville, IL 62234-7617)
Jack Kerber (Project Director: June 2019 to October 2022)

Production of an augmented reality app for the Cahokia Mounds historic site and a complementary website.

This project is to produce an augmented reality application for Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site. This experience will enable visitors to see structures, people, and other features of this ancient site through the lens of their smartphone or tablet. There will be extra audio and vision opportunities loaded to the experience as well as a complementary website. The website will include curriculum for school use. Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site is a UNESCO World Heritage and US National Historic Landmark. This project will greatly enhance the visitor's experience and bring awareness of the site.

Associated Products

Back to the City of the Sun A/R Experience (Game/Simulation)
Title: Back to the City of the Sun A/R Experience
Author: Jack Kerber
Abstract: This project is to produce an augmented reality application for Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site. This experience will enable visitors to see structures, people, and other features of this ancient site through the lens of their smartphone or tablet. There will be extra audio and vision opportunities loaded to the experience as well as a complementary website. The website will include curriculum for school use. Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site is a UNESCO World Heritage and US National Historic Landmark. This project will greatly enhance the visitor's experience and bring awareness of the site.
Year: 2021
Primary URL: https://cahokiamounds.org/augmented-reality-project/
Primary URL Description: An augmented reality app for the Cahokia Mounds historic site and a complementary websi
Access Model: Open Access
Source Available?: No

Prizes

AR/VR/Mixed Reality Gold
Date: 1/1/2020
Organization: MUSE

Award of Excellence
Date: 6/1/2023
Organization: AASLH

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