WWF Free Rivers Software
Company Name: World Wildlife Fund
About: WWF's mission is to conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of life on
Earth.
Headquarters: Washington, District of Columbia, United States.
WWF Free Rivers Overview
Through this immersive, augmented reality experience, you’ll discover a river that flows through the lives of people and wildlife, and how their homes depend on those flows.
• Five distinct habitats based on real places: the Himalayan mountains, tropical jungles, African savannah, South American grasslands, and Southeast Asian deltas.
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Product Details and Description of
WWF Free Rivers puts an entire landscape in your hands. Through this immersive, augmented reality experience, you’ll discover a river that flows through the lives of people and wildlife, and how their homes depend on those flows. Dam the river to see what happens, and then try different options for sustainable development that keeps the river healthy and flowing. Collect stories of people and animals along the way! Features • In-depth, educational storytelling experience for environmental science • Stunning, animated, augmented reality model users can interact with and learn from • Five distinct habitats based on real places: the Himalayan mountains, tropical jungles, African savannah, South American grasslands, and Southeast Asian deltas. • Opportunity to get involved and help protect rivers, and the people and wildlife that depend on them • An augmented reality map of the world’s rivers—and some of the biggest threats and opportunities they face.
Top Reviews
By Poke your belly
Some reviewers clearly don’t get it
Q: Why not make this an app that allows you to manipulate the screen with just your fingers alone? A: Because then it wouldn’t have augmented reality. Q: Why not make it so it doesn’t have to access your camera? A: Because then it wouldn’t have augmented reality. The biggest selling point of this app is that it allows you to try out AUGMENTED REALITY. If not for that feature, most people (including myself) would never have downloaded it. This is the first AR app I’ve ever used, and the chance to try out AR on my device is the reason I (and many others, no doubt) downloaded it. In the process, I learned a few things about dams and their impact on the environment. For the WWF, that’s a win. No, this is not an app you’re going to use for months and years. You’re going to explore it, maybe show it to some family and friends that haven’t seen AR before and then delete it when the newness if it all wears off. It’s sort of a proof-of-concept demo for AR that takes advantage of the relative newness of the technology to get a message across to people. Maybe in a year or so AR will be old hat for everyone and that window of opportunity will have closed for the WWF.
By Gemstar1337
Great Idea Good execution
I think this app is a beautiful demonstration of the negative effects that growing civilizations can have on natural processes. I enjoyed the fact I had to get out of my chair and actually go close with the camera to see the whole environment and interactive with all the people/animals. There was slight lag when you would get up close to the river but it was slight and nothing to complain about or leave a bad review. Overall the experience was great and I’m glad I got to interact with the storytelling.
By Pascel
5 STARS! Something’s wrong with the 1-star reviews
AR is not a gimmick, and it’s exactly what you’d expect it to be. I wouldn’t exactly call this educational app a toddler’s toy, and AR does require the use of a camera. This developer accomplished something incredible, and people are here complaining that they don’t like AR, complaining that their cat can’t play it? Give me a break. Great job, dev! Also, complaining when something free is provided? An excellent contribution to the community.
