How McClatchy built its AR app, Actual Reality!
Ben Connors from McClatchy’s New Ventures Lab shares how (and why) they’ve built its first augmented reality app, Actual Reality! This article originally appeared on McClatchy NVL’s Medium account and…
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Putting the audience at the center of immersive journalism
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