
Museum uses augmented reality to identify 500+ works of art
Unofficial Uffizi AR app allows visitors to scan and instantly recognize artworks to reveal relevant information.
THE COMPANY
ItalyGuides is a travel website that offers a rich collection of more than 200 virtual panoramas of Italy’s most famous city monuments. These can be explored in 360° and come with text descriptions written by professional art historians. The company also provides free downloadable audio guides, high-definition videos, a 3000+ image gallery, and more.THE CHALLENGE
- Digitally identify paintings within a 500+ piece gallery
THE SOLUTION
- AR app with Image Tracking capability
THE RESULTS
- More engagement & satisfaction during museum visits
THE AR APP DEVELOPER
ComPart Multimedia is an experienced creative agency that offers the widest and most innovative forms of communication, from visual graphics to the latest multimedia systems. They have been working with Wikitude augmented reality technology since 2018.Why Wikitude ?
The Wikitude AR platform was very easy to work with, and we were especially satisfied with the offline Image Tracking performance – essential to this project, as often times mobile connections are unreliable within large building compounds.
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