☰ History Alive

History Alive

A proposal by Andrew Norquist.

Imagine being able to go back in time and meet one of your heros. Or perhaps you would like to visit Gettysburg and see the action on the field from that fateful day. Or maybe you are a tourist in New York and would like to see the skyline as it was in the 1920's. With HISTORY NOW, you can experience all these and more. Using existing augmented reality technologies, users of this application can experience what was once only possible on the big screen in the context of a movie format. The viewer wears a pair of clear glasses that can project a 3d image into the viewer's field of vision. Popular games like Pokémon Go and AR Dinosaurs already take advantage of this tech. For the purposes of this project proposal, I will be taking us to the Washington Monument on the date August 23rd, 1963.

Existing Technologies

Many applications already take advantage of this kind of technology. Here are a few examples of how it is used.

Furniture companies are creating their own apps so customers can see what the products will look like in their home before purchasing. Do you remember the Pokémon Go craze? It was based on existing augumented reality technologies! Augmented reality can be integrated into books to create dynamic diagrams. The applications for education and technical training is exciting.
Google glass augmented reality glasses didn't catch on largely because it was considered clunky looking. As designers continue to find ways to streamline and give renewed attention to the appearane, these kinds of devices may become more mainstream. AR glasses would integrate very nicley into existing GPS and maping programs. Imagin being able to have a trail of breadcrumbs lead you home The airforce has used HUD (Head's Up Displays) for decades. This is an early form of AR.
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OSI Services

1. Client’s phone has “History Alive” app installed. Application contains GPS location tracking. In this case the user is on the Washington Mall facing the Lincoln Memorial. The application uses GPS to establish precise location. Application is further enabled with visual anilization capabilities so it can key augmented reality projection of Martin Luther King to the top steps of the Lincoln Memorial.

2. “History Alive” app sends open session request to server.

3. Layer 6 adds user authentication to message.

4. Information is further encoded by the presentation layer so it is “device independant.” The message is then sent by to the transmission layer using TCP/IP (layers 3 and 4).

6. The message travels through the air to the cell tower wher it is passed through to ground cable and on to a WAN. A pathway is established to get the message to the final server.

7. Server receives the message and passes the requested video file back along the passtha to the clinet.

OSI Services Diagram

Video

Further Applications

Fully emmersive view of the Gettysburg Address with option to see the battle up close and personal. Troop movements, artillery actions, and cavalry charges. Play a massive game of capture the flag in New York City. Play with friends or strangers. There's only one flag though so hurry up. Your team must capture the flag and get it to Central Park without being captured yourselves!
Now while on the Washington Mall you can immerse yourself in the crowd and watch Martin Luther King's history speech. Love dressing up? Maybe you're a Comicon junkie. Now you can go as your favorite character.

  • Further upcoming experiences with History Alive:

  • The Mayflower experience
  • Battle Alive - First person shooters with optons for D-Day, Waterloo, or Zombie Apocalypse
  • Create your own AR avatar for ComicCon
  • Avatar's for LARPing (Live Action Role-Playing)
  • Paul Revere's tour of Boston
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Andrew Norquist
Web Architecture
Professor: Bruce Campbell