Charlie Harman,
Almost half of the global population – that’s about 3.5 billion of us – live in cities. These cityscapes have grown organically, over hundreds of years, with little consideration for the well-being of those living in them. They’ve been designed for the quantity of dwellers, rather than the quality of…
App Insights Engineering Mobile Technology
Jo Reid,
The Internet of Things promises us a world where billions of devices talk to each other, constantly adjusting and responding to the data they send and receive. It’s a world where you can turn your TV on with the wave of a hand or set your alarm clock by talking…
App Insights Digital Placemaking Heritage Mobile Technology
Jo Reid,
If you’ve been inspired by the enthusiasm for Pokémon Go and its popularity, this ebook should be a first port of call; for inspiration, food for thought and a sense check to make sure it’s right for your heritage site.
Jo Reid,
Internet of Things: stats and facts The term ‘Internet of Things’ (IoT) was coined in 1999 by Kevin Ashton to describe a wireless network that connects devices and objects remotely. Almost 20 years on, 87% of consumers still don’t understand what IoT actually is – we hope to make things…
Jo Reid,
Back in 2006, the media got quite excited about a piece of software from an American virtual experience company called Linden Labs. Second Life was their new product, and this, we were told, was the future – a virtual world where everyone could escape the drudgery of their ‘first life’…
Charlie Harman,
From Nostradamus to Biff’s copy of the Grays Sports Almanac in Back to the Future (II), humans have long been fascinated by predictions of the future. And while our crystal balls are no more effectual than Mystic Meg’s, when you work in an industry, you can certainly see trends on…
App Insights Mobile Technology
Tom Melamed,
As we move into 2017, we’re faced with an uncomfortable truth: fewer people are downloading and using apps. 49% of users download no apps at all over any given three month period; of the remainder, 95% abandon their downloads within the same 90-day span. Retention – always a key performance…
Charlie Harman,
Picture a night out to see your favourite band. The excitement doesn’t start when the guitarist strikes their first power chord, it begins long before. From the moment you book your tickets, anticipation mounts, and in the days leading up to the gig, you’ll have listened to the tracks you…
App Insights Heritage Mobile Technology
Jo Reid,
Traditionally, museums and heritage sites pulled in the crowds with material objects to tell their historical stories; visitors were lured on the promise of seeing for themselves a famed Viking helmet or rare painting. While the public still desire physical attractions – monuments, artwork, buildings – it is now as…
Jo Reid,
Any discussion about developing a heritage app or placemaking experience has to start with the question, ‘why do we need one?’. It might sound like a simple question at first, but it can be difficult to answer. If the answer is ‘because every other heritage site has one,’ you might…
Jo Reid,
What constitutes the past – and how we imagine the future – is continually changing. Heritage no longer just refers to castles and dungeons; instead, the term now includes anywhere that has meaning for inhabitants and visitors, from city parks to the streets of Soho. This change brings with it…
App Insights Heritage Mobile Technology
Charlie Harman,
From July to September 2016, visitors flocked to London to explore the hidden spaces of Whitehall Palace for Historic Royal Palaces’ The Lost Palace. There, they interacted with the rich history of a site which saw the executions of Guy Fawkes and Charles I, performances by Shakespeare and the reign…