TC Disrupt 17 1st place with Augmentify
Augmentify Gets 1st Place on Techcrunch ESRI Challenge
[Collaboration with Paul Kunze and Ferdinand Lösch. Berlin. 2017]
Preceding the Disrupt Conference is Hackathon weekend on 2-3 December, where developers and engineers descend from all over the world to take part in a 24-hour hacking endurance test. Teams join forces to build a new product, present it on the Disrupt stage to a panel of expert judges and an audience of tens of thousands and compete for a variety of prizes, including the chance to win free tickets to the Disrupt Conference. Products created at the Disrupt Hackathon have seen great success beyond the event, like GroupMe which was created overnight and ultimately acquired by Skype for $80M.
Inspiration
If you are new in a city - whether as a tourist, a workshop participant or a new inhabitant - it can be pretty hard to find the best locations around you for the specific thing you want to do. You are a tourist and want to make sure to not miss any important sight that is just around the corner? You just arrived in a yet unknown city to attend a workshop and need to get around quickly, find an ATM and your hotel in time? Or you just moved in and want to experience the best local restaurants, bars, and events nearby? We have the perfect solution for all of these cases!
What it Does?
Our mobile app shows you important places that are just around the corner by augmenting the real world with different markers that indicate your goal. Just hold the phone in front of you and turn around while you see all the important places and their distance from your current position.
According to your use case, you can even filter what should be displayed. Let the app show you famous monuments and historic buildings on your holiday trip until you get hungry and change the filter to only see the best restaurants nearby.
When arriving in the city of your next workshop you can highlight the position of the hotel that was already booked for you and easily finds the workshop location when you arrive at the nearest train station.
If you just moved in, your top priority might be to know the most important shops for your daily grocery shopping. If you are vegetarian, a sushi lover or just on a low budget, the app can adapt to your needs and show you only what is really relevant to you.
Accomplishments that we're Proud of
We managed to integrate all the necessary features into a very user-friendly interface that can be used without any prior knowledge about the app. Everything is efficiently connected and works fluently which leads to an effortless use and creates a great user experience.
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If you are new in a city - whether as a tourist, a workshop participant or a new inhabitant - it can be pretty hard to find the best locations around you for the specific thing you want to do. You are a tourist and want to make sure to not miss any important sight that is just around the corner? You just arrived in a yet unknown city to attend a workshop and need to get around quickly, find an ATM and your hotel in time? Or you just moved in and want to experience the best local restaurants, bars, and events nearby? We have the perfect solution for all of these cases!
What it Does?
Our mobile app shows you important places that are just around the corner by augmenting the real world with different markers that indicate your goal. Just hold the phone in front of you and turn around while you see all the important places and their distance from your current position.
According to your use case, you can even filter what should be displayed. Let the app show you famous monuments and historic buildings on your holiday trip until you get hungry and change the filter to only see the best restaurants nearby.
When arriving in the city of your next workshop you can highlight the position of the hotel that was already booked for you and easily finds the workshop location when you arrive at the nearest train station.
If you just moved in, your top priority might be to know the most important shops for your daily grocery shopping. If you are vegetarian, a sushi lover or just on a low budget, the app can adapt to your needs and show you only what is really relevant to you.
Accomplishments that we're Proud of
We managed to integrate all the necessary features into a very user-friendly interface that can be used without any prior knowledge about the app. Everything is efficiently connected and works fluently which leads to an effortless use and creates a great user experience.
