iPhone app uses multiple devices to extend gaming experience

Posted by Becky Horsfall in Apps, Blog Posts, Design, Digital, Innovation, Interactive on Friday, January 27th, 2012 at 2:06 pm | No Comments

In my role as a Digital Producer it’s my duty to play with apps, iPhones, iPads and any bit of kit I can get my hands on. I regularly download apps and look out for innovative uses of technology to help inspire the work we do here at Imagemakers. Now I’ve justified spending many hours playing on my iPhone I’d like to share with you an app that allows a multiplayer, shared-screen gaming experience using Bluetooth technology. The game, Johnny Test: Roller Johnny stretches across multiple iOS screens (iPhone, iPod touch and iPad) using Bluetooth to create a larger...

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Exploring heritage sites in 3D

Posted by Becky Horsfall in 3d, Blog Posts, Design Media, Digital, Heritage, Interactive on Tuesday, January 17th, 2012 at 10:48 am | No Comments

With the recent launch of the iPhone 4S and reports that Apple have bought 3D mapping company, C3 Technologies, it is thought that the future of iOS Maps are likely to include a third-dimension. Now for the non-technical heads out there this means in the future maps on iPhone handsets are likely to be in 3D, transforming Apple’s basic Google Maps into something much more powerful, fun and engaging. If these reports are true then what does this mean for Google and how can heritage sites use this technology to engage a wider audience? Google Street View, Historic Centre of...

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Is gamification the future of interpretation?

Posted by Paul in Apps, Blog Posts, Digital, Heritage, Interactive, Social Media on Monday, November 28th, 2011 at 12:48 pm | No Comments

After speaking earlier this year at the Dehongli Cymru / Interpret Wales conference, ‘Knowing your apps from your elbows’, I am really pleased to have been asked to contribute to the latest Dehongli Cymru / Interpret Wales newsletter. At the conference I shared my thoughts on how the psychology of motivation can be used when thinking about interpretation in order to get visitors interested in learning and participating. Coming from a psychological background it’s something that I feel very strongly about but is so often overlooked or not thought of at...

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ALFA the Alien Rides Again!

Posted by Liz in Blog Posts, Design, Design Media, Digital, Interactive on Thursday, November 10th, 2011 at 1:41 pm | No Comments

ALFA the Alien first came to these shores as part of an e-game to help school children in Somerset learn about their countryside. After rebuilding his spaceship, we’re pleased to announce that ALFA has returned to explore the Somerset coastline. Funded by the Somerset Coastal Pathfinder project, this is the second web based e-game we have developed for primary schoool children in Somerset.   Travelling with ALFA they’ll learn about coastal history and marine environments as well as important subjects such as the impact of sea level rises, coastal management...

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Bugs Count App Recognised at National Lottery Awards

Posted by Liz in Apps, Blog Posts, Design, Digital, Interactive, Social Media on Monday, November 7th, 2011 at 1:59 pm | No Comments

Great news that OPAL and Natural History Museum has been recognised as one of the UK’s best environmental projects at the National Lottery Awards 2011 and that our Bugs Count app is featured! Read all about it...

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