This app restores Kolkata to its 19th century glory
This is augmented reality (AR), a technology that can overlay text, pictures, videos, and more on the real world around you in real time. Dozens of AR apps exist, but this particular one called Timescape: Kolkata, is a product of a collaborative effort between Kolkata’s Jadavpur University and the British Library, with grant from the University of Liverpool in UK. It is an offshoot of a two year-long UGC-UKIERI project, Envisioning the Indian City.