October 27, 2004
Call of the Wild
networked_performance reports on a a project by Amos Latteier, Call of the Wild "a series of audio tours of downtown Portland that are accessed by cell phone.
"The tours focus on plants and animals in downtown, contrasting them to their human cohabitants. Using natural history, philosophy, and humor the tours reveal urban biological systems that we see everyday but seldom notice."
Other city tour guides by cell phone:
-- Dream On: Celebs Lead Local Walking Tours - Would you like Steven Tyler to tell you to "walk this way" in Boston?
-- Cell phone walking tour - A cell phone walking tour of New York City's Lower East Side launched September 15, 2003 narrated by Jerry Stiller.
-- Call up the past! - Handheld History is a new service launching this Spring, which allows you to use your mobile phone to access history based on London's famous Blue Plaques.
-- Talking Street - In May 2004, Minute Man National Historic Park became the first in the country to offer a cellphone guide. For $5.99, visitors can call up an hourlong take on Paul Revere and the North Bridge.
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