Functionality: The proposed website will use a responsive web design approach to optimize the site for different device characteristics. There won’t be separate layouts for different devices and all elements will be full-sized and fluidly adjusted to screen dimensions. Users will be able to access the experience via their mobile device as well as online. At the start of a tour, guided or not, visitors can scan a QR code that switches them to AR mode and enables virtual overlays of Bison grazing, tools, hoof prints, and other aspects of Indigenous lifeways related to Bison. This will include pop-up facts or animated reconstructions about the location and tools. At the end of the tour, visitors will be invited to a survey
Technology:
- Web AR: Unity AR Foundation to embed AR features into a responsive web design, b) CSS media queries and touch/mouse controls, c( the museum servers for storage, d( museum created video resources for images/animations.
- Wi-fi zone extension/upgrade to existing infrastructure: The center on the property has wi-fi access for the meeting spaces, however, for ease of access for the AR experience on the trail, we would like to propose an upgrade to the current infrastructure.
- Museum Technology: Propose to the institution to get in-house mobile devices to support using AR tech during the guided tours (e.g tablets for school trips, visitors without access).
