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Texas 1836 1.2
Explore the historic siteofWashington-on-the-Brazos with this magic window intohistory. See the town of Washington as it looked in 1836, whendelegatesfrom all parts of Texas came to write the DeclarationofIndependence and Constitution of the Republic of Texas. Throughthemagic of augmented-reality, the app presents a virtual townofWashington, full scale and overlaid on the historic site for youtoexplore.IMPORTANT:• This app is primarily designed for use attheWashington-on-the-Brazos Historic Site, southeast ofCollegeStation, Texas. To track your location and align the virtualworldof 1836 with the real world, you must have an Android phonecompassand GPS.• To explore the 1836 town elsewhere, choose the OffsiteTour.This does not require a device with GPS; you can explorethevirtual town using the onscreen navigation buttons.Discover the town by walking around the historic site,meetingthe people and exploring the buildings as they were in 1836.Togglebetween the full virtual world and the augmented-reality viewthatsuperimposes buildings and people against themodernenvironment.Washington-on-the-Brazos, the birthplace of Texas, was acrucibleof Texas democracy, the place where Texans gave voice totheirgrievances, forged their Declaration of IndependenceandConstitution, and brought forth a new nation: the RepublicofTexas. Download the app and see it like never before!Developed by:The Star of the Republic Museum, Blinn College, andWashington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site, Texas ParksandWildlifeApp development by Eduweb, Inc.The project was funded by a grant from the TexasPioneerFoundation, with support from the Washington on the BrazosStatePark Association.NOTE: Due to technical issues, the augmented view does not workonthese Android phones. We hope to release an update in thefutureonce this is fixed:-Samsung Galaxy Nexus-Samsung Galaxy W-LG Optimus Thrill 4G-Asus Eee Transformer TF-101-Motorola Droid-x-HTC One X
