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31 10, 2023

Med Satan i hasorna – En dramatiserad audioguide på Historiska museet

Lagom till höstlovet har Historiska museet lanserat en ny dramatiserad audioguide producerad tillsammans med oss på OnSpotStory.

I guiden är det Satan himself som leder dig runt bland kyrkokonst och altarskåp. Du får möta medeltida figurer som berättar legender om sina blodiga öden, om mörker och mirakel. Guiden finns i Historiska museets webbapp och biljetter till den kan köpas på museet.

Här kan du provlyssna på första spåret i guiden.

Det är en lite otäck men också humoristisk berättelse och rekommenderas från 13 år.

Manus är skrivet av Anna Wilson och Linda Wåhlander på Historiska museet i samarbete med oss på OnSpotStory. Vi har också stått för inspelningen av alla röster och ljudläggning.

Rollistan:
Satan – Adam Wilson
Prästen – Joakim Nilsson
Heliga Birgitta – […]

19 12, 2019

Spark Engagement With Gamification

Tags: app, gamification, guide app, lerum live, quiz, trends|

Adding a quiz to your app is a great way to get visitors enthused and offer something that appeals to young and old. As well as this, it’s a way of sparking an interest in what’s around you. With the right incentive (getting an answer right) we are more likely to engage!

We are not surprised an increasing number of customers are asking about the quiz feature and wanting to gamify their apps. As a result the last month has seen some significant improvements to the quiz both in terms of UI and UX.

Basically, this is how it works:

Add a quiz to a guide, one multiple choice question per location
Choose whether to get the answer straight away or […]

6 09, 2019

Navigate the artworks at Göteborg International Biennial with new app!

Tags: app, art, art app, biennial, exhibition, gibca, göteborg, gothenburg, guide app, history|

The Göteborg International Biennial for Contemporary Art (GIBCA) is here! We are happy to have a small part in GIBCA this year, creating the pinkest, most art-packed OnSpotStory app to date ?

The biennial team have done a really great job making the app fit their unique graphic profile, using custom map markers, fonts and colours throughout the design.

Get your art on

The app offers tours of each of the biennial’s exhibitions with information about artists and their works. The event calendar feature is used for the programme of the biennial, keeping visitors up to date with art events such as film screenings and workshops.

Can your phone become a […]

12 06, 2019

Marvelous Sunne Launches New Guide App

Tags: app, audio guide, event calendar, history, selma lagerlöf, stories, storytelling, sunne, tourism|

Sunne, Marvelous Sunne, is located right in the middle of Värmland, a landscape full of contrasts. Culture and the tradition of storytelling are strong in Sunne. This is where the author and Nobel laureate Selma Lagerlöf lived and worked, and her legacy remains strong.

The new OnSpotStory app ‘Sagolika Sunne’ (Marvelous Sunne) offers several tours, packed with inspiring stories. Get to know Selma Lagerlöf’s Sunne, find your way to some of Sunne’s gems and experience Mårbacka estate, the country house where Selma Lagerlöf lived for much of her life.

–We are investing in a guide app so that visitors can find ‘the marvelous’. We are making history accessible through every smartphone, where visitors can easily engage in the […]

22 05, 2019

Search, and you will find…

Tags: app, feature, function, search, tech|

We have built a search function for the app! Users type what they are looking for into the search field and results appear below in a list. They can then click on a result and go straight into that location or tour.

Want to know more about the search function and how to get it on your app? Contact us.

13 03, 2019

Case: The Viking Museum – Vikingaliv

Tags: app, audio guide, film, languages, museum, tourism, viking museum, vikingaliv, web app|

Vikingaliv is an experience museum in Stockholm dedicated to the Viking Age and experiencing it in a fast, modern and interesting way.

They wanted a mobile guide solution that was easy to get started with and would match their graphic profile. In addition to this it was important to find a long-term solution that would cater to an international audience as they have many tourists visiting from abroad.

Check out the case film we did together with Vikingaliv to learn more about the collaboration!

26 02, 2019

Get Your Map On

Tags: app, customization, design, illustration, mapbox, maps|

We don’t have favourites. Well, that’s a lie- of course we do. And when it comes to personalised maps, we really like Coastal Past’s illustrations.

Maps – What’s the Story?

If you have an own (native) app, you have the option of customising your map or using a Mapbox link. Using a Mapbox link means you have an existing map “base”. You can, however, choose what information the map should include, such as names of places and types of roads. Also, you have the option of changing colours and icons.

If you want to really brand your […]

4 12, 2018

Selma Lagerlöf’s Sunne is getting an app

Tags: app, audio guide, event calendar, guide app, stories, sunne|

We are excited that Sunne kommun has decided to get an app. Sagolika Sunne sees this technology as a helping hand for visitors to find their way to the many gems it has to offer. Sunne is Selma Lagerlöf’s home region and there’s plenty to see and discover in the area. The app will make it easier for visitors to experience Sunne by implementing e.g. an event calendar and incorporating exciting stories about the region’s culture and nature.

The app will be launched in the spring of 2019. We look forward to getting to know Sunne and Selma better!

18 09, 2018

Get to know your visitors

Tags: app, audio guide, data, museum, statistics, trends|

How many visitors are using your app? What language is getting the most hits? Which guide is most popular and how long do visitors stay on one guide location?

We know that this information is valuable to our customers and have therefore redesigned our statistics for both new and existing customers. When you become an OnSpotStory customer you receive a Google Data Studio link that enables you to get a detailed overview of how your app is used. The document is continually updated and can be re-visited whenever you like, you set the timeframe 😉

The statistics include:

Number of visits and length of visit
Visits per guide
Visits per location
Visits per language
Operating system
Visitor country of origin

11 07, 2018

New app at The Gotland Museum links stories with places

Tags: app, audio guide, gotland, museum, onspotstory plus, stories|

The Gotland Museum is the Mecca of Gotland’s cultural history. The museum recently launched a new app to complement their exhibitions. Henrik Ramberg, the Project Manager, tells us about their app aspirations: “We hope to lift stories and objects that for various reasons have ended up in the dark. An ambition we have is to link the stories with the physical locations on the island where the stories and objects come from”.

Add-on:

The Gotland Museum will have 10 OnSpotStory PLUS units to offer visitors. These are all-inclusive solutions that replace the traditional audio guide device with a modern smartphone that you can lend or rent to your visitors.

Download the app on App Store or […]

22 05, 2018

Something for everyone at Läckö-Kinnekulle

Tags: api, app, calendar, destination, läckö-kinnekulle, nature|

The destination Läckö-Kinnekulle is located in Skaraborg between Sweden’s two biggest lakes Vänern and Vättern. The area has plenty of beautiful nature to offer, especially for cycling, hiking and paddling. They’ve decided to let tourists explore this fascinating landscape with a new app, starting out with three tours: Kållandsö and Kinnekulle by car, and a city walk around Lidköping.

Keeping visitors in the know with an events calendar

The Läckö-Kinnekulle app will include an events calendar, a great way of informing visitors about what is happening in the area. We will create a software-function that regularly updates and syncs the calendar in the app from their EPI. The software will get data via an API from Läckö-Kinnekulle’s EPI […]

16 04, 2018

Holistic thinking at Medelhavsmuseet

Tags: app, audio guide, medelhavsmuseet, museum, storytelling, UX, video|

Friday afternoon offered not only sunshine and Cypriote antiquities, but a good meeting with Mathias Bergendahl at Medelhavsmuseet. The museum is in the process of taking their digital and marketing strategy to the next level. They want to offer visitors an experience with a low threshold, where the different information channels – signs, website, audioguide etc. – interact sensibly and seamlessly, from the first image that meets you as you come into the museum.

Having seen an increase of 33% visitors in the last quarter, the museum is doing something right. Mathias puts it down to a new marketing strategy, coordinated together with the program and exhibition departments. Investing in moving image material, making well-produced films about the museums, […]

11 04, 2018

A Tale of Two Trends

Tags: app, attention economy, customisation, museums, selfie, social media, trends|

1. Custom is King

Museums and tourist destinations continue to offer visitors options that tailor the visit to specific needs and desires. From what we see, customisation will continue to be in high demand. The attention economy we find ourselves in makes us increasingly choosy and our expectations on any experience continue to grow ever higher.

When entering a museum or tourist destination, visitors may encounter certain annoyances such as long queues, being short on time, a mobile phone running out of battery, needing the toilet, not knowing where to start etc. These situations can be overwhelming and digital tools have a clear role in providing assistance, for example via an app in your phone or an audio guide device handed to […]

8 03, 2018

New guide app about Kulturväg Skaraborg launched!

Tags: app, guide app, nature, skaraborg, tourism|

With Varnhem expanding as a tourist destination, Kulturväg Skaraborg launches a new guide app!

“Feel the air of history and enjoy the magnificent nature as you travel along Kulturväg Skaraborg. Discover the many gems along this trail, which stretches from Karleby, past Hornborga lake and Varnhem, through Vallebygden and coming to an end in Tidan.”

Download the app here: