Museum Guide startup announces public launch of the Periplus audio-guide platform

Over 20 audio guides for major museums released as free downloads for Smartphone users.
 
BUONA VISTA, Singapore - Aug. 19, 2014 - PRLog -- AUGUST 20, 2014 (Singapore, Singapore) – Singapore-based startup Periplus announced today the public launch of their flagship museum audio-guide platform. The system uses cloud-based servers to host the guides, and a mobile app to display and narrate the exhibit content. While the platform is designed to work like a conventional audio-guide, it leverages on the innovations in text-to-speech and mobile technology to reduce development time and costs by 90% compared to current audio-guide solutions, thus making it affordable for smaller museums with limited funding. Periplus is currently offering to develop audio-guides for free, to encourage museums to join the community and try the platform out.

Museum visitors can also expect to save on audio-guide rental costs, which may add up to $10 per day depending on the institution. Periplus guides are free to download and use, and are now available for several major museums, including the British Museum, the Louvre and the Rijksmuseum.

“With the Periplus platform, audio guides are no longer big ticket expenses for museums”, said co-founder Gary Low. “Visitors are currently expected to pay an additional fee on top of their admission ticket, to cover the costs of developing and maintaining an audio-guide system. By building their guides on Periplus for free, we hope more museums will explore the use of audio guides and other digital technologies to improve the visitor experience.”

The audio guide app is designed especially for tourists, who make up a large percentage of museum visitors worldwide. Individual guides can be downloaded before visiting a museum, and then run off a Smartphone without requiring internet connectivity. Other features of the app are the support for different languages, and the display of the audio transcript for deaf users. The app is currently only available for download from the Google Play Store (search “Periplus”).

ABOUT PERIPLUS

Periplus is a mobile app development startup headquartered in Singapore. It was founded in early 2013, with a focus on designing solutions for the arts, heritage and cultural scene. The company is self-funded and privately held. As a partner to museums around the world, Periplus aims to empower visitors with relevant and timely information, and encourage independent exploration aided by technology. More information is available at www.peripl.us.

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