Challenge question

• How might the City and RMG (Robert McLaughlin Gallery) further engage the public in Public Art with the use of augmented reality?

Educational partner

• Durham College

Course

• Interactive Media Design

Faculty

• Linda Cheng

City branch & Partners

• Recreation and Cultural Services

• Innovation and Transformation

• RMG (Robert McLaughlin Gallery)

Student Solutions

Media, Art & Design

Over 60 students designed, created and implemented a mobile app to showcase Public Art. The app will include an interactive augmented reality experience.

The Interactive Map uses GPS coordinates to store each public art location. Visitors on-site will scan the QR code allowing the app to open the appropriate artwork within the map. Audio with transcript is in place for accessibility.

The Group Portrait, 1957 by Douglas Coupland, which is featured on the front of the RMG building, was selected to create rich content for an augmented reality experience, hoping to increase the engagement and interaction of visitors.

The app will be launched soon on the RMG website... stay tuned!