Sherlock Holmes & the Internet of Things is an ongoing prototype developed and run by the Columbia University Digital Storytelling Lab that explores new forms and functions of story. Designed to be an open R&D space that experiments with shifts in authorship and ownership of stories, the massive collaboration also uses a detective narrative to examine the policy and ethical issues surrounding the Internet of Things. For more information: http://sherlockholmes.io/

1. Make your own AR “magnifying
glass” with Aurasma

2. What is Aurasma?
Aurasma is a free app that allows you to see and
create augmented reality content.
It brings tagged images, objects and even physical
locaCons to life with interacCve digital content,
whether video, animaCon, or 3D.
The app works with iOS and Android telephones
and tablets alike.
To create your own, you will need to download the
app and create an account in Aurasma Studio.
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3. Some vocabulary you’ll need to know
• Trigger: this is the staCc image that will literally “trigger” the augmented reality.
This image will be the base for what you are building and will also be what you
share with others.
• Overlay: This is the photo or video that will start when people look at your trigger
image through the Aurasma app.
• AcCon: This is how the overlay behaves when people look at your trigger image
through the app. You can choose whether you want your overlay to fade in, to go
full screen, etc...
• Aura: This is the combinaCon of your trigger image and the overlay together
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4. Steps to building your own auras
1. Create an account in Aurasma Studio: hOps://studio.aurasma.com/home
2. You can name your “channel” anything you want. In this case, I named ours
“SherlockIoT”, as we are using it to create a virtual magnifying glass during the
“Sherlock Holmes and the Internet of Things” connected crime scene on October
24, 2015
3. Create your first aura by clicking on the “+ Create New Aura” link to the upper
right of your screen.
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5. And now it begins!
4. Upload your Cgger image, save and click on “Next”
5. Upload your overlay
6. Adjust your
overlay so it
covers your
trigger image
7. Click on
“Add acCons”
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6. Add your acCons
8. You have choices at each step. For the sake of this example, I have chosen to trigger
an acCon when the overlay is tapped. (click on the downward arrow to the right for
more choices)
9. Choose your next acCon.
10. Click on “+ Add Overlay”, click
on the right hand arrow, and
choose your overlay.
11. When you’re done, the save
buOon will turn purple. Click on
it.
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7. Add your Ctle and hashtags
12. Aber you have saved your acCons, click on Next again, which will take you to this
page. Add your Ctle (Aura Name) and hashtags for people to find your auras.
13. Last but not least, be sure to click on save.
When you’re ready to make your auras public,
you must also click on share.
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8. How can people find you?
Aber parCcipants have downloaded the app, give
them the following simple instrucCons:
PS. Don’t forget to replace SherlockIoT with your own channel name!
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9. For the Paris Meet-up
ParCcipants will be using Aurasma as a virtual
magnifying glass.
The trigger images will be the crime scene
evidence tents that parCcipants will be
placing themselves.
When examined through the “magnifying
glass”, the evidence tents will reveal the
object clues that the parCcipants will use to
create their collaboraCve narraCve.
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Photo courtesy of the London Meetup

10. If you have followed SherlockIoT
Take a look at some of our triggers through the Aurasma app:
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An image will appear. Tap it once to have it go full screen
Tap twice to exit full screen

11. If you have followed SherlockIoT
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Take a look at some of our triggers through the Aurasma app:
An image will appear. Tap it once to have it go full screen
Tap twice to exit full screen

12. If you have followed SherlockIoT
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Take a look at some of our triggers through the Aurasma app:
You can add video

13. If you have followed SherlockIoT
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Take a look at some of our triggers through the Aurasma app:
Or you can add a link

14. And now, the game is afoot!
Have fun experimenCng...
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