{"id":1610,"date":"2017-10-30T13:29:41","date_gmt":"2017-10-30T13:29:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/2017\/10\/30\/see-ufo-take-digital-flying-saucer-heralds-arrival-manchester-plinth\/"},"modified":"2017-10-30T13:29:41","modified_gmt":"2017-10-30T13:29:41","slug":"see-ufo-take-digital-flying-saucer-heralds-arrival-manchester-plinth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/see-ufo-take-digital-flying-saucer-heralds-arrival-manchester-plinth\/","title":{"rendered":"See UFO take off! 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The plinth allows the audience to explore cultural artefacts in entirely new ways.<\/p>\n<p>A &#8216;Buzzin&#8217; app allows users to experience Manchester with augmented reality for the first time with an unlimited choice of points of interest.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GzMJtque5Uw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Karolina Skyut from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cityverve.org.uk\/\">CityVerve <\/a>said: \u201cThe project is the first of its kind in the UK and we aim to revolutionise and champion new ways of engaging with museum artefacts in a virtual reality both locally and globally.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis initiative shows how technology can enhance the way we see the world around us, and how we can interact with it to improve our daily lives. 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