Being featured in the Economic Times had many people wondering what FlippAR Go was planning to do to improve tourism in Karnataka. Well, to put things in perspective, the heritage sites of Karnataka will be given a twist with AR.<\/p>\n
From granite pillars that produce musical notes to stunning domes to rare temples, from the royal heritage to the rare temples, a journey across Karnataka is nothing short of fulfilling.<\/span><\/p>\n Weathering, war, habitation and tourist tampering – some reasons why you can’t view them in their full splendour. However, extensive work is being done towards restoring, maintaining and developing these sites through combined efforts of both the Government of Karnataka and the Tourism Board of Karnataka. There were, of course, roadblocks and there were challenges.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The board and the govt. sought innovative ideas to enhance tourists’ experience for which they invited solutions from different companies. This is where FlippAR stepped in.\u00a0FlippAR was invited to the conference and selected to take on the challenge. FlippAR, along with the Government of Karnataka, and the Tourism Board of Karnataka, set out to identify the hidden gems in the state.<\/span><\/p>\n Twenty sites across the state were selected. The aim was to bring to life the state’s rich heritage that spans a period of over 1000 years, through augmented reality.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Many months of intensive research (NOT Wikipedia – by which we mean that many weeks on the road into the hinterland, sunburns, catching up on sleep in buses or trains, boat rides and stomach bugs, overcoming many phobias – claustrophobia, agoraphobia, vertigo, insects and reptiles. We’re not kidding about research.) went into creating the content for FlippAR.<\/span><\/p>\n Today, FlippAR has launched the country\u2019s first ever AR-enabled travel app, FlippAR Go, which lists the stories of these 20 heritage sites, amongst many others. FlippAR Go acts as your travel companion and helps you explore these places through stories narrated in the form of video, audio, and pictures.<\/span><\/p>\n The interactive content on the app further helps you experience stuff, otherwise inaccessible. Use it to listen to the musical pillars at Hampi, which are now closed for tourists or see the Queen’s bath as it was in its original avatar or have fun while taking a selfie flaunting a virtual <\/span>petta <\/span><\/i>at the Mysore palace.<\/span><\/p>\n Here’s the list of the Karnataka 20 we’ve got covered for you and what you can look forward to seeing there:<\/span><\/p>\n\n