experiment (in progress)

 
Here are "trigger" images, being coded trees on the hillside behind Hardie, starting with lower trees (in vicinity of dumpster), and moving up to the right, and then left descending along the chainlink fence.

This is an experiment, and is not fully functioning at present.

afterthoughts —

believe that the bark patterns themselves may be sufficient, to differentiate 10-12 triggers. If so — will test — could get by with only a single blue dot (just to indicate center of a trigger area); alternatively, could use circular-shaped metal labels (with hole for pin or nail), as suggested by Chelsea, or some other more permanent/dependable mark that is immune to weather.

Thinking, for example, of numbered nails (nails with figures on them) —
date nails
letter nails

John McVey at aurasma : asfaltics
 

01

02

03

04

aside
I've removed images 5-11, because I've not yet created "auras" for them. One of my primary texts is Thomas A. Clark, his In Praise of Walking. Text (marred by some typos) here.

 

Lets see if someone can find this special rock located in the park next to Hardie, it comes with a silly surprise :)

in the spirit of PIRACY, 

and it's not-so-known close ties to the North Shore area

contradictory to the old sentiment, my project allows for dead men 

to actually tell tales

PART#1
experiment #1: not so much

my first attempt at this, entitled 'cap'n low', failed. the image above is of this first experiment.
the image has no 'graphic' depicted, despite hoping the pole, bench, signage, and horizon would suffice as such. conclusion: not so much.



experiment #2: nailed it
in my second attempt, after a series of photos taken along the shore of Dane Beach, i selected an image that actually HAD  clear graphic. i.e. text.

when you click on the overlay that appears--the pirate ship--a link opens to a specific tale.




PART#2

                                         

just in case the first aura does not work and/or the weather turns poor, i made a backup

triggered by the painting of the woods on the first floor of hardie near the restrooms

this will trigger an edited etching of Captain Edward Low

Threatening another male, drink and pistol in hand

when this overlay is double tapped

Edward Low's pirate flag takes over the woods

ooooo *symbolism*

Balloon Gif

gazebo graffito

 
This image, at the gazebo on Beverly Commons, loads an overlay which, if clicked, brings viewer to an external website.

I'll need to experiment further with the overlay "actions" : it was not intuitively obvious how to make it work. I did notice that I needed to change the order (by selecting and moving within the aurasma editing space) one of the two overlay boxes.
 

one doorknob : three aspects, three triggers.

 
one of a series of experiments, to test how well a 3D object can work as a trigger. Here is same doorknob, three different orientations. Aurasma sees them as three different triggers when viewed close (on site, in library). Chelsea's iPhone read them as one trigger, when viewed from further away.

1

2

3
 

two LC call numbers, as trigger images

 
Two LC call numbers on spine of books in Montserrat's library stacks.

aurasma app reads both as image only, but different enough to function as two separate triggers.
 

Selected writings of Charles Olson (1967)
PS 3529 L655 A6 1967

Charles Olson, The Maximus Poems (1983)
PS 3529 L655 M3 1983