Google Augmented Reality Platform Enters Museum Sphere at DIA

  • January 09, 2017 21:59

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Lumin at DIA
Detroit Institute of Arts photo

Verge reports that Google is partnering with select museums to bring its augmented reality platform called Tango to devices that will enhance visitor experience. Detroit Institute of Arts is the first institution to partner with Google in the endeavor, along with mobile developer GuidiGO.

DIA visitors can get a Lenovo Phab 2 Pro (the first Tango-enabled smartphone) from the front desk, and use it to explore exhibitions and artifacts in-depth. Verge reports: "The handset can peer inside sarcophagi to reveal mummified bodies, visualize lost architecture like the six-story Babylonian Ishtar Gate, and restore ancient limestone reliefs to their original, bright coloring."

Lumin is the name of the DIA's "groundbreaking interactive, mobile tour using augmented reality and 3-D mapping."

Read more at The Verge


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