New App Shows Virtual Statues of Historic Women

This week, a marketing firm named Y&R launched a new campaign called "The Whole Story Project". The project incudes an app that allows users to see, share, and add virtual statues of important women alongside existing statues of men. The app uses augmented reality ("augmented reality makes digital images appear on top of real-life objects when you look at them on a smartphone or tablet") and GPS to allow users to find statues and subsequently learn about women's contributions. "The Whole Story" app is avaiable for free on iOS and Android. I think this is a wonderful thing to help showcase great women throughout history..

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