This segment is part of a larger presentation series titled "The Digital Public History Landscape" created for the fall 2019 Introduction to Public History course at California State University, Fullerton.
Example: GPSmyCity
"GPSmyCity's mobile apps – iOS and Android – feature self-guided city walks and GPS-powered travel articles for 1,000+ cities worldwide. Once installed on your smart phone or tablet, the app turns your mobile device into a personal tour guide." (Source: GPSmyCity)
Using the App
This tutorial video shows you the main functions in the GPSmyCity app.
Learning Activities
- Download the free IOS or Android app and explore local tours, or
- On a regular computer, use their website to search for a location and sites of interest to you.
Example: NOLA Slave Trade Marker Tour
"The New Orleans Slave Trade Marker and Tour App is a project of the New Orleans Tricentennial Commission...the New Orleans Slave Trade Marker free audio guide is an immersive and dramatic self-guided tour of sites that played an important role in the domestic slave trade of New Orleans. The multi-track guide incorporates historical overviews of the sites, explorations of intersecting themes, including the rise of the cotton and sugar economies, and the first-person testimonies of enslaved individuals who were bought and sold in the New Orleans Market." (Source: New Orleans Slave Trade app)
The mobile tours are available as an iOS app, and Android app, and through a mobile browser version.
This short news video explains more about the app and tour.
Learning Activities
- Download the free IOS or Android app and explore local tours, or
- On a regular computer, use their take the mobile browser version of the tour.
Example: Doane Castle Audio Tour
Doune Castle is a medieval castle located in the Stirling district of Scotland. It is has also served as a popular filming location. Like many historical sites, Doune Castle provides visitors with the opportunity to listen to a narrated audio tour. However, Doune Castle also lets visitors learn about the film locations.
"Today, you can walk in the footsteps of rulers both real and fictional. Doune is a popular filming location and has featured in Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Game of Thrones and Outlander." (Source: Historic Environment Scotland)