Voices of Oakland

A prototype wearable electronic system designed to facilitate a self-guided audio tour of Oakland Cemetery in Atlanta, Georgia. The system comprises a backpack with a tablet computer and personal GPS tracking system, a set of headphones and a handheld controller. As the visitor approaches various sites around the cemetery, the system plays audio clips that combine sound effects, narrative re-enactments and spoken information about architecture, history and the lives of the deceased.

Steven Dow, Jaemin Lee, Christopher Oezbek, Blair MacIntyre, Jay David Bolter, Maribeth Gandy

Steven Dow

Jaemin Lee

Christopher Oezbek

Blair MacIntyre

Jay David Bolter

Maribeth Gandy

Dow, S., Lee, J., Oezbek, C., Maclntyre, B., Bolter, J. D., & Gandy, M. (2005). Exploring spatial narratives and mixed reality experiences in Oakland Cemetery. Proceedings of the 2005 ACM SIGCHI International Conference on Advances in Computer Entertainment Technology, 51–60. https://doi.org/10.1145/1178477.1178484