OVERVIEW
This is an iPod-guided walk along the critical 1.2-mile section of the Big Dig known by the contractors as “The Missing Link.” Starting at the World Trade Center, you walk over this critical section of the project, using your iPod like a spyglass to see the historical evolution, underground structures, and building techniques that made the Big Dig one of the most challenging infrastructure projects in U.S. history.
Tour Length: 30 minutes
Start Point: World Trade Center Stop on the Silver Line
Recommended times: Before 10pm (parking garage roof stop closes then).
Formats: iPod Video, desktop computer viewing.
DOWNLOAD "WALK THE DIG" TO YOUR IPOD VIDEO!
File size: 90 MB
Download time: Approximately 5-10 minutes (high speed conection)
Another mobile walking tour from Untravel Media
'Untravel started with research CEO Michael Epstein conducted as a graduate student at MIT looking at storytelling techniques, audiences, and technologies. His thesis focused on industry and experimental projects bringing mobile technologists and storytellers together. He was awarded a grant from the European Union, Motorola and Dell to create a walking tour in Venice Italy from 2004-5. From there the concept of terratives developed into a Business and in 2006 he incorporated Untravel Media, Inc. a unique production and software company focusing on mobile storytelling. Working with a range of clients and grants, the company has grown to a diverse, Boston-based studio of developers, designers, writers, and producers.'
(source here: http://www.untravelmedia.com/aboutus/)
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