ARoglyph
[əɪ-ar-əu-glɪf]
People, institutions and businesses need better exposure of their offerings to those nearby. ARoglyph helps its users build a versatile communication channel by using virtual marks with any text, pictures or audio marks that are visible within a limited distance.
With ARoglyph you can place marks on the new layer of reality and let people nearby see and interact with those marks.
ARoglyph is a mobile service which gives you a possibility to place virtual marks anywhere in the world without binding them to the particular address. The mark is visible on a limited distance to anyone or to the audience by you. The mark can be created from a text note, picture or audio record.
Individuals, communities and businesses need better exposure of their offerings to people who are nearby. ARoglyph is a mobile service which helps them to build a versatile communication channel with everyone around. ARoglyph gives a possibility to place virtual marks anywhere without binding them to the particular address. Marks can be short-living or long-term, public or addressed, but in all cases visible only within a limited distance.
ARoglyph helps introverts and people with disabilities in socializing by means of a “delayed conversation” which is not addressed to anyone in particular, nor requires making friends with people before reaching them.
Youngsters get a virtual canvas for public graffiti or private notes, and ARoglyph makes it easier to keep walls and fences clean from such drawings.
ARoglyph assists travelers with relevant on-site information from locals or from other travelers who are already familiar with the place of interest.
ARoglyph gives neighbors a way to discuss topics of common interests without face to face meetings and without knowing each other in person.
ARoglyph can help retailers to expose their offerings to people around and replace posters and other ATL advertisements with virtual marks containing pictures, prices, descriptions etc.
With help of ARoglyph city communities and other institutions can mark important places such as bus stops or tourist locations and make them visible in the virtual space thus making city navigation easier.
ARoglyph mark can keep a text note, a picture or an audio record. Those who see a mark can share their opinion or add information in comments. One can vote for or against a mark and comments, positive votes increase mark’s lifetime. Users can also publish the contents of a mark to social networks and invite friends to try ARoglyph. To notify when one comes across a mark of a certain type or with specific content ARoglyph uses Alerts mechanism.
ARoglyph is available for free at Google Play.
What is ARoglyph
Individuals, communities and businesses need better exposure of their offerings to people who are nearby. ARoglyph is a mobile service which helps them to build a versatile communication channel with everyone around.
ARoglyph gives a possibility to place virtual marks anywhere without binding them to the particular address. Marks can be short-living or long-term, public or addressed, but in all cases visible only within a limited distance. Marks can hold text, image or an audio record.
Solution for youngsters
Teenagers and young adults look for new ways to express themselves and to communicate confidentially with members of their group. ARoglyph offers a virtual canvas for public graffiti or private notes, and makes it easier to keep walls and fences clean from drawings.
Solution for introverts and people with disabilities
There exist a large number of people who need help in socializing. ARoglyph allows introverts to initiate a “delayed conversation” by leaving a mark that is not addressed to anyone in particular. And there is no need to make friends before or later.
Solution for travelers
When one travels to a new place, any relevant on-site information provided is welcome (e.g. recommendations from locals or advice from other travelers). ARoglyph provides the possibility to leave textual, graphical or audio information related to the place of interest.
Solution for neighbors
Neighbors often don’t know each other but still have common interests to discuss and common problems to solve. With ARoglyph neighbors can share and discuss common topics with no face to face meetings by placing and commenting marks at their buildings.
Solution for retailers
Retail businesses face limited possibilities to expose their offerings to people around – those who live in adjacent buildings or just passers-by. ARoglyph brings a handy replacement of posters and other ATL advertisement. Prices, descriptions, open hours and other details can be updated easily when they are exposed in a virtual mark.
Solution for institutions
City communities and other institutions often need to mark places such as bus stops or tourist locations to make them visible from farther away than just a few meters. ARoglyph allows placing a mark for any place or object. One can build a live bi-directional communication channel via mark comments.
Other set of descriptions
Share experience with people nearby
With ARoglyph you can place marks on the new layer of reality and let people nearby see and interact with those marks.
With ARoglyph you can place notes, voice comments or pictures to locations on the new layer of reality. Those marks can be seen by any or only chosen people, and those people can read, listen, comment and share marks.
ARoglyph offers a service that lets you share experiences with people nearby by leaving marks, visible to others within limited range and for certain time.
The service addresses wide range of people communication and interaction problems, especially in cities. In particular ARoglyph helps people who are not in the same regular communication group establish new contacts and connections. Youngsters and introverts get a handy way of expressing themselves and communicating with people nearby in an unobtrusive manner. Neighbors who are not acquainted with each other get a chance to know about offers and planned local events. Communities can use ARoglyph in touristic or infrastructure projects (eg. marking touristic places, transport stops).
Use of the service doesn’t require previous contacts with other people – the mark is seen by anyone or chosen people within a specified range from the mark.
Monetization is planned via paid premium accounts and in-service electronic goods.
ARoglyph offers a service that lets you share experiences with people nearby by leaving marks, visible to others within limited range and for certain time.
The service addresses wide range of people communication and interaction problems, especially in cities. In particular ARoglyph helps people who are not members of the same regular communication group establish new contacts and connections.
Youngsters get a handy way to express themselves and to build their own private local communities. Introverts have new possibilities for communicating with people nearby in an unobtrusive manner.
Neighbors who are not acquainted with each other get a chance to know about planned local events and offers made by local shops.
City communities can use ARoglyph in touristic or infrastructure projects (eg. marking touristic places, public transport stops).
Unlike social networks use of the service doesn’t require a previously established contact with other people – when one creates the mark, it can be seen by any person passing by within a specified range from the mark.
Quality of the marks is ensured by social mechanisms of the service. The mark expires and becomes inactive after certain time, so all marks are actual.
Also people can provide feedback about quality of the mark by voting for or against the mark and by commenting on the mark. One can also share the mark to social networks for better visibility.
The service is offered as an App (application) for mobile devices (currently Android smartphones are supported; iOS, Windows Phone and other platforms to be supported later).
Monetization is planned by offering paid premium accounts with extended features and by offering in-service electronic goods for purchase by users.
With ARoglyph you can share experiences with people nearby by leaving marks, which are visible for up to 90 days to passers-by within limited range (up to 1 km).
Unlike social networks the use of the service doesn’t require a previously established contact with other people – when one creates the mark, it can be seen by any person passing by (or you can limit visibility to certain people or groups).
Quality of the marks is ensured by the social mechanisms of the service. The mark expires and becomes inactive after certain time, so all marks are actual. People can vote for and against marks and marks with negative reputation are hidden or even deleted. Also people can comment on the mark or spread it to social networks.
ARoglyph addresses a range of people communication and interaction problems, especially in cities. In particular it helps people who are not acquainted with each other make new occasional contacts and possibly establish longer-term connections. For example, youngsters can express their feelings and stop painting walls with graffiti, neighbors can announce garage sales, tourists can share their experiences and tips for other travelers etc.
The service is currently offered as an Android Application with other mobile platforms to be supported later.