Not any old walk, but a stroll down the beautiful streets of Savannah GA.
The quaint city of Savannah is famous for its rich history, which makes the city a popular tourist site. The city advertises a plethora of tours. For example, trolley tours, horse and carriage tours, and ghost tours. The choices are endless.
Although the destinations may prove to be pretty awesome on their own, let’s face it, after a few hours, reading, listening, and or walking through these tours can be a bit of a snooze.
How could we make these tours more engaging?
We bring to you TOUCHPOINT!
How It Works
App
Tourists will download the Touchpoint app and select tour of choice
Explore
With the app open and tour selected, tourist walk the route
Marker based
Using marker based technology and augmented reality, specific landmarks can be interacted with via Touchpoint
Discover
Interactions consists of animated 3D models appearing
Dream Team
These are the lovely faces behind touchpoint
Imani Campbell
Shelby Miller
Elizabeth Ponson
Neha Sinha
Previous Work
Wireframe
Project Plan
Blog Post
Poster
Handout
Learn More!
We're more than happy to answer any questions
Wireframe
To start our creative process, we created an interactive wireframe demonstrating the flow, functionality, and look of our application It later took on a completely new look as our project transformed into something new.
Project Plan
This project plan served as an initial description of our project, and it was built with Medium.com
The poster hung behind our booth, and sparked the curiosity of those who passed our booth.
Handout
These were given out to the attendees at Slam in order to provide guests with information about Touchpoint in a creative fashion.There were four different handouts. The front of all of them looked the same, but the back photo changed. Each was one of the destinations on the tour. When attendees came to our booth they would flip the handout over to see a beautiful photo of Savannah. Then we opened up Touchpoint, and each handout showcased a different 3D model. Attendees not only were amused, but they wanted to see what our other handouts looked like and hear the story behind the models.
A 3D model of a wrecked car appeard sitting on top of this handout.
The Cotton Exchange Fountain: Crafted in 1889, the original terra cotta lion was a commanding presence. In 2008, a car smashed through the fence, ripped through the lion and banged into the doors of the Cotton Exchange before finally coming to a stop. The old lion was shattered far beyond repair, only a few of its toes were left in place. A replacement, carefully crafted and colored to match its predecessor, was put up in December 2009.
A skeleton stood on top of this handout.
Colonial Park Cemetery: This six-acre, mid-city cemetery at 201 Abercorn St. was open for burials from 1750 until 1853 and contains more than 9,000 graves. It’s the final resting place for many of Savannah’s prominent early citizens, including James Habersham, a superintendent of Bethesda orphanage and successful merchant and planter, and Archibald Bulloch, a Revolutionary War soldier and the state of Georgia’s first chief executive. It also holds the remains of bitter Revolutionary War rivals Button Gwinnett and Lachlan McIntosh. Gwinnett was one of Georgia’s three signers of the Declaration of Independence.
An Eiffel Tower stood on top of this handout.
Forsyth Park Fountain: The pleasing centerpiece of the park’s 30 acres, this cast-iron fountain was billed as the largest fountain in the United States at its 1858 unveiling. Based on a work that was featured in the 1851 Crystal Palace Exhibition in London, it’s been a must-see, must-photograph, must-enjoy attraction since the water was first turned on. Union Army photographer George Barnard shot it in 1866; a haunting Jack Leigh image of its tritons and swans was the centerpiece of the poster for the 1980 Piccolo Spoleto in Charleston; and Burt Reynolds filmed a wild car chase around it in “The Longest Yard.” There is also a sister fountain in Paris.
A pile of rocks was placed on this handout.
Tomochichi's Grave: In Wright Square, a distinct granite monument is there to honor Tomochichi. He was the Creek Indian chief who befriended Gen. James E. Oglethorpe and aided in the early development of the colony, sits off to one side. It was customary for his people to place a pile of rocks on a grave.
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