Jewish Cincinnati Bicentennial Celebration
Mobile Walking Tour
Virtual Grounds collaborated with the Jewish Cincinnati Bicentennial working committee to design, develop, and implement a historic walking tour as the central part of this year-long celebration. The walking tour visits current, former, and now-vanished Jewish places of worship and landmarks in Cincinnati's West End and Downtown area.
Services: Interactive 2D map development with GPS integration, audio narration production, content authoring for tour stops, and Augmented Reality (AR) experiences for web and social media.
Interactive Map Walking Tour
The web-based application includes a complete Signature tour and two shorter paths through the West End and Central Business Districts, so visitors can tour the area at their own pace.
Audio Narration and GPS Location
Each stop accesses a page with historic images and information about the landmarks, in both written and audio format. The interactive 2D map includes GPS capabilities and a suggested tour path overlaid on the map tiles.
Augmented Reality and Social AR
Selected tour stops feature a re-interpretation of historical photographs and images as part of augmented reality features, experienced on-site and as Social AR filters, overlaying the modern-day landscape with significant historical moments.
Walking Tour Gallery
Three tour paths, plenty to visit. Tour the area at your own pace and learn about the rich history of the Jewish community in Cincinnati, OH.
Augmented Reality as Web and Social AR Effects
The mobile tour includes a set of augmented reality (AR) experiences with virtual assets selected from images created by native Cincinnatian J. Miles Wolf. The virtual panels are also available as effects on the @ishfestival Instagram account.
A Way to Connect to the Bicentennial Celebration
“I'd like people to say that they learned something about both the history of Cincinnati and the history of the Jewish community in Cincinnati. I would like for them to be excited because we are involving so many different groups of people in this celebration.”
Kim Heiman, co-chair, Jewish Cincinnati Bicentennial