Clarkson University and Arizona State University Professors Develop “Stories from the Circle” Augmented Reality App
The project aims to promote civil discourse and mutual understanding through an augmented reality experience of a contested statue of Christopher Columbus in downtown Syracuse.
- The project aims to promote civil discourse and mutual understanding through an augmented reality experience of a contested statue of Christopher Columbus in downtown Syracuse.
- In 2020, Mayor Ben Walsh announced plans to remove the statue, and the Columbus Monument Corporation launched a legal challenge.
- In 2022, the State Supreme Court ruled that the city could not remove the statue.
- Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in the project do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities or Clarkson University.