The University of Wisconsin’s Games, Learning and Society research group have released ARIS (Augmented Reality and Interactive Storytelling), a tool for making location based educational games, stories, and tours.

Features

- Use GPS location and QR Codes to link to virtual characters, items and media

- Create and Place virtual Items that can be picked up by players, exchanged, used and moved around in a persistent AR world.

- Author virtual characters that talk with your players, giving them information, exchanging items and responding to their choices.

- Design Quests for players to find particular information/items, talk with characters and collect media recordings at particular locations.

While it is currently available only on the iPhone, ARIS provides another excellent opportunity for librarians and libraries to get involved with augmented reality, mobile technology and gaming.