Project uses augmented reality to showcase Schoharie
The interactive app and website would use GPS coordinates to present users with video or audio commentary that matches their current location, like a museum audio tour but for an entire county.
For example, when someone walking along the Schoharie County Quilt Barn Trail comes across a large green turtle quilt, a pop-up on the person's phone would give more info on what the quilt is about. In this case, it would be a short video of the quilt's designer, Carla Hemlock, who is from the Kahnawake Mohawk Nation Territory near Montreal, explaining that "the turtle signifies two things: the Turtle Clan family ... and it also signifies the land, we call this place Turtle Island."
Since 2013, Spina-Caza and a dozen other interviewers gathered more than 50 hours of oral histories about residents and their experiences during the flood. "From there, the idea was, 'What to do with the interviews?'" Spina-Caza said. "How do we get them into the world?"
These videos and audio narratives are being edited into 30- to 90-second clips that match locations on the Schoharie County Quilt Barn Trail, the Schoharie County Beverage Trail and the Schoharie County Farm Trail.
The project has been in development in collaboration with Schoharie Area Long Term Inc., and received a $90,000 grant from the New York State Council of the Arts.
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