Objectives of the service
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Simplifying the way people create and access meaningful information and cultural experiences.
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Using AI and Augmented Reality content to help disabled travellers navigate station or airport layouts and access real-time information.
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Empower station/airport staff to deliver critical messages to the right place in near-real-time,
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Engage people with their communities
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Regenerate locations of heritage
It starts with a Content Management System and delivers immersive experiences triggered in locations using geolocation, ensuring that information can be accessed in the right place at the right time.
Users and their needs
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For Disabled travellers, navigating global travel hubs can be a nightmare. Our product allays their anxiety/confusion/distress when wayfinding.
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Travel hubs need to increase passenger convenience, confidence, and engagement.
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Station/airport staff need the ability to deliver messages and information to the right location in near- real time (especially during disruption and delays)
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Heritage and tourist sites need to bring culture and education to deprived areas in an affordable and sustainable way.
Our solution is designed to be:
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Easy to access on most smart devices
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Easy-to-use with no-code Content Management System
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Provide content options that are engaging and innovative
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Affordable and sustainable
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Reach people with information where they need it most
Service/ system concept
A Content Management System where assigned “creators” develop AR experiences using simple copy-and-paste functions. Experiences can be accessed within moments. End-users download the app and uses an interactive map to locate and open the experiences.
Creators can:
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import a variety of experience content (video, photos, text, maps etc)
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choose the location of their experience
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choose to host this in an AR portal
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choose 3D avatars and a range of voices
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type in the speech they want the avatars to say
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choose hyperlinks/DeepLinks
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update content whenever they want
Space Added Value
GNSS-triggering: geolocation
Experiences are triggered when the end-user crosses a geofence i.e., when satellite signals configured by the CMS are received by the mobile and interact with our software solution.
Current Status
Work achieved so far includes:
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New UX design, wireframes, flow developed ready for developers, for both CCP and app.
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New UI for both Content Management System and app
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Basic map design
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New animated AR avatars researched, designed and created
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Text to speech software company sourced and tested
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Accessibility compatibility research and design
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Content created for testing
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Issue of battery drain and poor performance of prototype researched, with various solutions
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Design of landing page from where the AR experiences are activated to reduce battery drain
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Conducted online surveys with user groups
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Conducted workshops with user groups
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Conducted meetings with key partners Green Bean, Crocodile Media, MMU, Music In Mind
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Appointed new Accessibility and Inclusivity advisor roles
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Explored experience design re optimisation (offline elements to save drain & using less data-
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heavy AR “skins”)
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Business analysis and development: partnerships developed with: Network Rail, Costain, Kenya Airways
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Support secured from UK Edge
Potential solutions explored or issue o battery drain and poor performance of prototype researched.
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