Barcelona Looksee AR is an Augmented Reality (AR) viewer used to find places of interest directly within your cameras view and add fun, knowledge and interest to your adventures and tours.
Ideal for both tourists and locals wishing to explore their Catalan surroundings and beyond, whether by foot car, bus, cab or Uber!
Its simple to use - you just point and go! It includes a choice of Map or Satellite Image in view and a Search function to help locate things.
Once downloaded no wi-fi or cellular network is necessary, so you can use when out and about in Barcelona even when there is no or poor signal coverage.
Whether you are a visiting Barcelona as a tourist or are local to the area we are sure you will discover something new about what is around you using this App.
This version is for Barcelona and locates places in and around Barcelona City Center and the much wider Catalonia Area. In total an area of over 1000 km2.
Categories that can be viewed and selected include Tourist Attractions, Hills, Lakes, Parks & Woodlands, Cities, Towns, Suburban Areas, Villages & Hamlets, Cafes, Restaurants, Cafes, Airports, Train & Major Bus Stations, Municipal Buildings, Places of Worship, Historic Sites and Museums & Arts.
Some of the helpful Looksee features include:
- Interactive objects (that you can touch for more information on them)
- Magic EYE (to declutter the visuals and select only objects within)
- Satellite or Map image in view (can select which or disable completely)
- Search menu (with on-screen directional arrow and indicator graphics)
- Filters menu (using which the categories of points of interest you wish to display can be easily filtered out or selected)
- Distance slider (for an interactive depth of view filter up to 10km)
- Zoom (using an on screen pinch to zoom gesture)
- Snap-shot camera (for annotating your photos)
- Video recorder for saving and sharing interesting places on social media (accessed by holding the camera icon for 1 second)
- Radar view of everything around you on map (hold face down)
So please enjoy adding interest to your Barcelona outdoor adventures!
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