Maps of My Life

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Built and tested an AR channel on Layer AR browser, deployed to Android and iPhone 3GS but not to original iPhone/iPhone 3G because they lack a compass, and found AR initially "sexy" but users report usability problems and prefer contextual small maps instead. Notes platform fragmentation across Android variants and Apple devices, measures adoption risks (three steps to delete native apps), and pivots to immutable web channels using WebKit (present on ~96% of browsers) plus SMS/MMS/phone fallbacks.

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" chapters (5)

1. 0:00The evolution of maps
2. 0:32Dynamic maps and mobility
3. 1:32Platform fragmentation
4. 2:17Augmented reality experiment
5. 3:36Web vs native applications

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