An AR-based app for iOS allows fans to create an AR portal by pointing a camera onto a surface and enter it to explore virtual rooms created by their favorite artists. The user can decorate the rooms with art pieces and merchandise available as 3D objects and share videos or pictures of their AR experiences with friends, or buy selected objects in an NFT marketplace. The key components of the app are:
Augmented reality
Upon start, the app turns on the phone’s camera, inviting users to choose an icon of a virtual room they want to explore and find a surface for initiating the AR portal into this room. Available options in the room include:
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Interacting with available 3D objects by rotating or resizing them
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Using the objects for decorating the room
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Retrieving a popup description of an object to see if it’s available for sale, and if yes, going straight away to an external marketplace
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Making a video or a picture of their decorated room
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Sharing their experience with other fans
In the main feed, designed to foster community, users can see their rooms and rooms decorated by other community members. They can also like or comment on other people’s content and share theirs on outside social media networks.