Book about spies and the French resistance during WW2. The book was already written (Alex Gerlis) & published, and the author wanted a locative AR mockup/ working demo to present to Publisher (agents). The concept was to expand the book using AR and Layar.
![](http://davemiller.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/best_spies_cover-671x1024.jpeg)
The solution needed to use image recognition (to recognise markers in the book) and also location.
Images/ icons in the book via AR open up layers of additional info. These are maps, sounds, videos, materials ideally that exist already through the original book research – and the AR brings them to life.
![](http://davemiller.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Alex_Gerlis_schematic_7may_2013.png)
Location based Points of Information (POI’s) – places described in the book. The idea is to show interesting things at these specific locations, which are relevant to the story, and in doing so extend/ expand the story. Much of the story was based in Northern France in WW2 and the AR pulled in photos and videos.
![](http://davemiller.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/best_of_spies_schematic.png)
Here are some of the drawings used in the demo (images that were triggered by the AR):
![](http://davemiller.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/brooch.png)
![](http://davemiller.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/meal.png)
![](http://davemiller.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/pimlico_flat.png)
![](http://davemiller.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/woman_cooks.png)