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Envision Innovative Solutions Announces Release of Augmented Reality App for U.S. Capitol Visitor Center

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Screenshot of Who Are the People App

Screenshot of Who Are the People App

“Envision’s AR technology immerses users in an interactive experience that tells the stories of diverse American heroes featured at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center,” said Envision President and CEO, Alexander Cortez, Jr.


WASHINGTON (PRWEB)

Envision Innovative Solutions, an extended reality technology developer, announced the release of “Who Are the People,” a free augmented reality (AR) app the company developed for the U.S. Architect of the Capitol. Users can interact with statues displayed in the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center by using their camera phone to virtually place statues in any location and experience interactive content paired with audio from museum curators.

Inside the app, users can resize, rotate, and walk around each statue to explore the sculpture up close. After completing special activities, users will engage with app “rewards” such as haptic technology that makes mobile phones vibrate or unique multimedia experiences. For example, the activity featuring NASA astronaut John “Jack” Swigert, Jr., includes the actual recording of Swigert’s historic radio message to the control room during the Apollo 13 mission. Users can also learn information about the artists who sculpted each historical figure from the Curator for the Architect of the Capitol.

“Envision’s AR technology immerses users in an interactive experience that tells the stories of diverse American heroes featured at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center,” said Envision President and CEO, Alexander Cortez, Jr. “We see a lot of potential for AR in the tourism industry, particularly for museums where visitors want to learn more about exhibits before, during, and after their trip.”

“Who Are the People” is available to the public for free, and can be downloaded from the App Store for iOS devices, or from Google Play for Android devices. Statues that are featured within the app include:


  • Statue of Freedom by Thomas Crawford

  • Sarah Winnemucca by Benjamin Victor, given by Nevada in 2005

  • John “Jack” Swigert, Jr., by George and Mark Lundeen, given by Colorado in 1997

  • Kamehameha I by Thomas Ridgeway Gould, given by Hawaii in 1969

  • Helen Keller by Edward Hlavka, given by Alabama in 2009

  • Sojourner Truth bust by Artis Lane, donated by the National Congress of Black Women in 2009

About Envision Innovative Solutions Established in 2006, Envision Innovative Solutions is a leading technology developer in the field of eXtended Reality (XR)—the umbrella technology branding that includes augmented, virtual, and mixed reality. Other Envision extended reality clients include Fortune-100 energy corporations and educational institutions, including K-12 and higher education. Envision XR is highly focused on immersive training and education, simulation, and real-time learning. For nearly two decades, Envision has been an industry leader in software development, systems engineering and integration, and managed IT services for the U.S. Departments of Defense and Interior. Additionally, Envision offers remote virtual education and tutoring services, including XR, to help combat the educational sector loss of in-person learning and hands-on lab exercises due to COVID-19 circumstances and closures. Learn more about Envision’s extended reality technology at envision-is.com/xr.

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