EMILY WAS HERE

Our Journey, Our Bridge – an XR Storytelling Experience

What is an XR Storytelling Experience?

XR stands for eXtended Reality. You might have also heard it called mixed-reality or real-world metaverse. This experience merges digital and physical. You will go  beyond the proscenium and use the real world as the stage.

In Emily Was Here, the Brooklyn Bridge is our stage.

Using your smartphone, the ChalkNotes app, a pair of headphones and comfortable shoes, you will be virtually guided across the Brooklyn Bridge by Emily Warren Roebling, the woman responsible for completing the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge.

Step by Step, Emily is with you along the way. She introduces you to a New York love story, a series of poems, and shares personal historic moments of her life, while watching the sunset over the New York City skyline.

Use the ChalkNotes app visual and audio directions to guide yourself through the story, from location to location on the Brooklyn Bridge. If an mixed reality moment is present, you will see an icon to push to activate the camera on your app. Scan the area to reveal hidden artifacts on the Bridge.

While our characters aren’t physically with you on the Bridge, their voices and spirits are very much with you throughout your experience.

Sometimes you will be asked a question on how to proceed – enter your response on the app to choose your experience. For the best overall experience, use the text directions at each location to know if you should stop or continue walking while you listen.

Enjoy this original NYCXR storytelling experience – it is your journey, your bridge – Emily Was Here

-Disclaimers-

BRING HEADPHONES & COMFORTABLE SHOES. We cannot be responsible for you while you walk the bridge. You will be walking for 45 – 90 minutes, so set a comfortable pace that is good for you, and rest on a bench if you like. Listen to the audio at a moderate level – we suggest noise cancelling if you have it. If you bring wireless earbuds hold on to them, we are not responsible for them dropping and falling in a crack in the floorboards and into the East River.

When you are on the Bridge, bring attention to your surroundings. Please be aware at all times. The Brooklyn Bridge is one of the busiest tourist attractions in New York City, so be aware of those around you.