StoryTrails

A journey through time and space

StoryTrails allows local people to experience their town in a completely new way through the magic of augmented and virtual reality. Audiences can time-travel via the wonder of these new immersive technologies to experience untold local stories in the heart of their communities. These stories are brought to life in the places where they happened, reanimating public spaces and creating a free, entertaining and playful family-friendly experience.

Town squares, local libraries, streets and cinemas are transformed into virtual portals through which to explore stories of historical change in 15 locations across the UK in 2022.

PLAY.

 

AR Trails

How AR will help me dive into history?

Guided by a mobile AR app, travel through a neon portal to begin a journey through different story points on location on the streets where you live, or remotely.

What is augmented reality?  
What is augmented reality?  
What is augmented reality?  
What is augmented reality?  
What is augmented reality?  
What is augmented reality?  

Library Installations

What are spatial maps?

Explore 15 new “spatial maps” of different towns and cities across the UK. These maps were produced by curating a selection of amazing audio stories and 3D scans of people, places and objects in each town and city.

Get Punked

VR Experiences

How VR will help me dive into history?

Immersive yourself into 6 different VR experiences that reinterpret national media archives and reshape storytelling as you know it.

What is virtual reality?  
What is virtual reality?  
What is virtual reality?  
What is virtual reality?  
What is virtual reality?  
What is virtual reality?  

StoryTrails App

Download The Free StoryTrails App

Our Team

Meet the dynamic team behind StoryTrails

Maddie Bates

Programme Manager, StoryTrails

Professor James Bennett

Director, StoryTrails

Professor Will Saunders

Creative Lead StoryTrails, Chief Creative Officer, StoryFutures & StoryFutures Academy

Tom Bonnett

Mobile AR Producer, StoryTrails

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Partners

Find out more about the talented partner organisations who brought StoryTrails to Life.

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