ARpoise vs PassTheStory

ARpoise is an augmented reality app that enables you to view the AR artworks like "Evolution of Fish", "Lotus Meditation" or "Suspended Spring." "Lotus Meditation" is a geo-locative artwork that can be viewed anywhere in the world to mediate on the Lotus Sutra. It was developed for the Kennin-ji Zen Temple in Kyoto, where it premiered on March 14 2019 as part of the "Art Innovation" Exhibition and Symposium. To use "Lotus Meditation," start the app, then cup your smartphone between your two hands. Search for the lotus flowers that surround you. Gently focus on one of the flowers in the middle of your screen until it enlarges to envelope you. In its heart you will find a special surprise.

One phone. Two people. Same room. Parent and child open the app. One speaks or types a single sentence. Pass the phone. Add the next sentence. Back and forth, as long as you want. When finished, the story saves to your private library. That's it. That's the whole app. THE RITUAL The physical hand-off is the design. Turn-taking. Eye contact. Presence. The story only moves forward when the phone changes hands. The phone becomes what the campfire was—not a portal to somewhere else, but a place where you meet each other. VOICE-FIRST FOR YOUNG CHILDREN A four-year-old who can't write becomes a co-author because her voice is enough. Voice input is built in and works beautifully for early readers and pre-readers alike. YOUR PRIVATE MYTHOLOGY Families don't tell one story. They return. They elaborate. They build worlds. The Kingdom of Soggy Pancakes. The fox in the Misty Clearing. The spaceship that only flies when you're kind. The library grows into a shared mythology that belongs only to you. When they're teenagers and the distance widens, it's still there. "Remember when we made that story about the brave sock?" NOTHING EXTRACTED No ads No data collection No cloud—stories stay on your device No account required Works offline: cars, camping, bedtime No AI writing for you Free forever Human imagination is the original generative engine. PassTheStory protects and exercises it.