Scopify is an interactive

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designed to help users explore selects objects in a museum. The first app in this collection is ScopifyROM, designed by

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for the

Royal Ontario Museum The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) is a museum of art, world culture and natural history in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is one of the largest museums in North America and the largest in Canada. It attracts more than one million visitors every year ...

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. Scopify offers museum visitors a number of tools to investigate the museum piece in front of them and reveal the larger story behind its cultural and historical significance. ScopifyROM was launched in October 2013 as a free mobile app available for iPhone and

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smart phones. The app is suitable for children and has been positively reviewed by a number of media including CBC, Techvibes, and Newstalk1010. ScopifyROM was nominated for a Digi Award in 2013 in the category of Best in Mobility. The app was developed with support and the participation of The Ontario Media Development Corporation and with participation from

Bell Fund The Bell Fund (formerly the Bell Broadcast and New Media Fund) is an independent private Canadian fund that finances interactive digital content associated with Canadian television programs owned by Bell. These digital extensions can include thing ...

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, RTA Transmedia Centre, Government of Canada and Ontario Centres of Excellence.

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External links

Scopify
- official site 2013 software IOS software Android (operating system) software