How to bring history to life using location-based mobile services?
HISTORYTM is the leading destination for revealing,
award-winning, original non-fiction series and event-driven specials that connect
history with viewers in an informative, immersive and entertaining manner across
multiple platforms. Programming ranges from military history to contemporary history,
technology to natural history, as well as science, archaeology and pop culture.
HISTORY’s core product is historical content, and they needed a mobile application
that would allow consumers to use their Windows Phone to discover all historic
points of interest in their current vicinity, as well as to explore points of interest
based on selected criteria.
History worked with IdentityMine, Inc.’s team of UX experts to create a Windows
Phone 7 user experience.
In addition to mapping features, the application allows users to select the historical
criteria they’d like to explore, launch maps with points of interest, and provides
links to deeper content in the form of video, articles, photo galleries, and more.
A simple shake of the phone while the app is running will take the user to a random
point of interest.
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