History Here is a new app that interactive travel guide that allows in the United States to learn the history of their neighborhood or new travel destinations. Each fact was rewritten by history experts from HISTORY and displays walking or driving directions to intriguing points of interest.
Winner of the Webby Award, the new location-based app is perfect for individuals looking to learn about architecture, battlefields, famous homes, and more. Moreover, the tool also allows users to explore tours surrounding historical themes like Al Capone's Chicago, Marilyn Monroe's Hollywood, and Civil War Atlanta. Plus, users can share their location with friends via Twitter, Facebook, and email.
The History Here app is compatible with both Androids and iPhones as well as the Apple Watch.
Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Interactive History Guides
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop a personalized history guide app that incorporates augmented reality for an immersive learning experience.
- Location-based Travel Apps
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create a travel app that uses GPS technology to provide historical information and directions to interesting landmarks in various destinations worldwide.
- Social Sharing in Historical Exploration
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Build a platform that allows users to create and share their own historical tours and discoveries with friends and other history enthusiasts.
Where This Applies
- Mobile App Development
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Explore the potential of developing educational apps for historical exploration that combine GPS technology, expert content, and social sharing features.
- Tourism and Travel
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Introduce interactive and gamified historical tours as part of travel packages to enhance visitor experiences and engagement.
- Education and E-learning
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Incorporate location-based history guides into school curricula as a way to make learning history more interactive and engaging for students.
