Google has recreated a series of fascinating prehistoric animals with the help of augmented reality (AR) so that they can roam freely in your living room via your smartphone, if you wish.
Creatures like the Cambropachycope, an ancient crustacean with a distinctive pointed head covered with tiny eyes from the Lower Cambrian, have been brought back to life with the help of ARCore.
“In collaboration with institutions such as the Darwin State Museum in Moscow and the Natural History Museum in London , we have brought a collection of prehistoric animals back to digital life. Thanks to AR, you can see them up close through your phone ”, explained the experts from Google Arts and Culture.
If unusual creatures are not your thing, Google has also recreated with augmented reality a collection of extraordinary cultural objects for people to experience in this same augmented reality technology as the pre-Inca "smiling god" Lanzon from around 500 BC. C., the Apollo 11 command module and thousands of paintings such as Frida Kahlo's self-portraits or Klimt's kiss .
You can find them in the Google Arts & Culture app, which is available for free on Android and iOS.
