Wikiscope

Wikipedia + AR

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Wikiscope uses your phone's current location to find Wikipedia articles tagged to the world around you and overlays them on to your camera using Augmented Reality. You can view articles on a 2D map too.
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Launch tags:Augmented Realityโ€ขMapsโ€ขApple
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James Potter
Hey everyone ๐Ÿ‘‹ I started working on this a couple of years ago, but it lay dormant in my filesystem while I was distracted by other projects. Finally I got my act together and submitted the app to the App Store. It's written in React Native, Expo, Three.js and uses ARKit under the hood. I wanted a way to find nearby points of interest when landing in a new city so I started playing around with Wikipedia's API. I was surprised by what I found even in my own city. My partner Daria started to learn web design a few months ago and she expressed an interest in creating a landing pageย for this as a portfolio piece. I think it's amazing! She's available to hire - James
Fajar Siddiq
@rahrahyah one word, disruptive! ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿ’ป congratulations on the launch
Akshay Kadam(A2K)
@rahrahyah that looks amazing ๐Ÿ‘Œwould love an android version too. https://viromedia.com/viroreact should help u i guess :)
James Ivings
Any plans for an Android version?
James Potter
@jamesivings possibly! I'd need to look into the ARKit equivalent for Android and see if React Native has bindings for it.
Victor Meunier
It looks fantastic! I could use that when travelling, and maybe even in my own city.
Hannah Milan
@mreliptik this is what i wanted to say too! It will be helpful!
Van Ognyan
Good and useful use of the AR trend. Thanks for making this James
johnny makes โšก๏ธ
An awesome idea, well executed! Look forward to trying it out in Budapest
James Potter
@johnny_makes Let me know how it goes.
Achala S
Very good use-case of AR. Excited to see it live
Graham Park
Nice, I know the Wikipedia app used to have a very useful feature for what is around you, but last I checked they broke it by trying to only show popular pages (or something along those lines, it's been awhile). Excited to check it out
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