Coming soon: Augmented reality library @ STARLib app
Following
the launch of an augmented reality-equipped art
gallery, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) announced its
newest mobile app that aims to give library researchers an enhanced experience.
DOST's
Science and Technology Information Institute (STII), the information and
marketing arm of the department, will soon launch its STARLib app, or the
Science and Technology Augmented Reality Library.
According
to STII Director Richard Burgos, the STARLib app will "will add new
creative dimension to the experience of DOST visitors, library users, and even
beneficiaries."
"We
will redesign the library user experience by incorporating augmented reality,”
Burgos revealed.
With
the STARLib app, The DOST-STII library will be the first library to use
augmented reality in the country, according to Burgos.
"We
will also include virtual reality and gaming in the experience of a science and
technology library without physical books," he added.
Researchers
will also get to see virtual reality in action. With the STARLib app,
descriptions will pop out when the app is used to shoot a certain part of the
library.
"The
app may also run a 2D or 3D animated object with an audio," said Alan C.
Taule, chief of STII's Information Resources and Acquisition Division, which
handles the STII Library.
The
enhanced experience will initially be available in selected locations in STII,
and will be expanded to include the whole DOST Compound in Bicutan, Taguig
City.
The
STARLib also has a gaming component that will encourage researchers to visit
the library and read books to earn more points.
Regards
Pralhad
Jadhav
Senior
Manager @ Library
Khaitan & Co
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