Hungarian auction exhibition at the world's 22 most iconic locations
An augmented reality solution using Apple ARKit – spiced up with a bit of GPS
About the project
This was perhaps the world's first virtual fine art exhibition built with ARKit, made possible by the newly launched Dobossy Auction House's openness to innovation. For the preview event ahead of the auction held in mid-December, we built an augmented reality solution that let visitors view the auctioned artworks on the walls of a life-size gallery appearing at 16 iconic, world-famous locations as well as 6 domestic venues. Whether it was Times Square in New York, Trafalgar Square in London, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, or the square in front of the Sydney Opera House, among many other locations, the life-size Dobossy Gallery appeared everywhere with the artworks up for auction. As users approached the images, they grew larger – just as they would in reality – and tapping on them revealed the necessary information: artist, title, size, catalog number, and starting price. The app is available on iOS 11 and requires at least an iPhone 6S. Gallery locations: Brody Studio Budapest, Vörösmarty u. 38 Budapest Szent István tér Debrecen Kossuth tér Pécs Széchenyi tér Szeged Dugonics tér Győr Széchenyi tér New York Times Square Miami Miami Beach Boardwalk Los Angeles LACMA London Trafalgar Square Berlin Alexanderplatz Dubai Burj Park Abu Dhabi Khalifa Park Singapore The Foothills Hong Kong Hong Kong Museum of Art Tokyo Science Museum Sydney Opera House Moscow Red Square Johannesburg Parkview Athens Olympion Rome Colosseum Vienna Heldenplatz
