“Eastern Market Murder” takes place in Melbourne, Australia, so if you want to get the full on-site experience, you’ll have to go there. There is, however, an off-site version as well. The story follows an 1899 murder case in Melbourne’s Eastern Market, which is still in operation today. Users can go to the actual location where the suspect’s stall was in the market and see it exactly as it was in 1899 through their phones. The game will then take them to different locations throughout the city as they follow the investigation, letting them see things as they were at the time through their phone screen.
This app uses what tech to let users solve true crime cases?
Answer: Augmented reality.
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If you’re a fan of true crime, then this smartphone game is for you. Developed by True Crime Mysteries, “Eastern Market Murder” is a location-based augmented reality game in which players solve a real-life true crime case in the actual location where it happened.
“Eastern Market Murder” takes place in Melbourne, Australia, so if you want to get the full on-site experience, you’ll have to go there. There is, however, an off-site version as well. The story follows an 1899 murder case in Melbourne’s Eastern Market, which is still in operation today. Users can go to the actual location where the suspect’s stall was in the market and see it exactly as it was in 1899 through their phones. The game will then take them to different locations throughout the city as they follow the investigation, letting them see things as they were at the time through their phone screen.
“Eastern Market Murder” is the second game of its kind from True Crime Mysteries. The first, “Misadventure in Little Lon,” also took place in Melbourne, but the team hopes to expand to other cities in the future.
“Eastern Market Murder” takes place in Melbourne, Australia, so if you want to get the full on-site experience, you’ll have to go there. There is, however, an off-site version as well. The story follows an 1899 murder case in Melbourne’s Eastern Market, which is still in operation today. Users can go to the actual location where the suspect’s stall was in the market and see it exactly as it was in 1899 through their phones. The game will then take them to different locations throughout the city as they follow the investigation, letting them see things as they were at the time through their phone screen.
