If you are anything like us, you’ve been bingeing on Netflix during the last several weeks of this COVID-19 crisis. Did you know that Forbes Magazine once called Boulevard Arts the “Netflix for the Arts?” So, it got us thinking. You know how Netflix suggests shows or movies based on your previous picks and preferences, well, we could do the same with our augmented reality (AR) experiences…
These are our Boulevard AR recommendations:
If you enjoyed Hidden Figures or The Theory of Everything, you will really like our Dorothy Hodgkin experience. Hodgkin was a pioneering figure in the realm of chemistry/crystollagraphy, who, despite facing constant sexism and limited technology (in a pre-computer era), managed to decode insulin and make other globally-important discoveries.
If you liked watching The Tudors or Wolf Hall TV series, you will be intrigued by Sir Henry Unton, the engaging story of a well-traveled diplomat from Queen Elizabeth I’s court, who attended Oxford, threw lavish parties at his manor, battled in the Netherlands, and was given a spectacular sendoff after he passed.
Or, if Angels and Insects, Desperate Romantics, and The Picture of Dorian Gray, is more your style, you will truly appreciate Dante Gabriel Rossetti and Theodore Watts-Dunton. This slightly creepy experience explores the friendship between a famous Pre-Raphaelite artist and a poet, at the nexus of a creative and eccentric group living in London during the Victorian era.
Each augmented reality experience offers a window onto a very different time and place in history, and includes special effects enhanced through AR.
Fortunately, you don’t have to choose just one. Our app includes all three AR experiences. Download Boulevard AR today from the app store, for free. Place art in your own space, and get your exploration on!