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Walking Cinema: Murder on Beacon Hill

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Walking Cinema: Murder on Beacon Hill is an iPhone application designed by Untravel Media, based on the Parkman–Webster murder case, where John White Webster was accused of the murder of George Parkman. The case was the first one to use the budding science of forensics. The iPhone application was recognized to be the first iPhone application to be accepted to a major film festival, based on the PBS documentary, Murder at Harvard. The application is a mixed-reality storytelling experience, combining a roughly one-mile walk with audio, video, a live map and location-based adventures to guide participants through the story.

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Stops on the tour

  • The Etherdome at Massachusetts General Hospital
  • The Liberty Hotel
  • Black Ink
  • Blackstone's
  • Harvard Musical Association
  • Acorn Street
  • Parkman's House, 8 Walnut St.
  • Appalachian Mountain Club, 5 Joy St.

    • Awards

  • "Indie Spec New Media", 2010 Boston International Film Festival

    • References

    Walking Cinema: Murder on Beacon Hill Wikipedia
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