Modern Polaxis

Modern Polaxis is an augmented reality comic book created by interactive comic artist Stu Campbell. The comic is paired with an iPhone/iPad app which in conjunction with the comic has 50 pages of audio visual content.

## Contents

* 1 Story
* 2 Format
* 3 Reception
* 4 References

## Story

Modern Polaxis tells the story of a time traveller, Polaxis. He has a journal in which he writes about all his peculiar experiences and in which he hides his paranoid delusions and conspiracy theories. Polaxis keeps a secret layer of augmented reality hidden in his journal.

## Format

Modern Polaxis is a dual concept, the comic book works alongside the Polaxis app. Readers can use their smart phones and unlock the augmented reality layer of the journal to discover the additional information.

## Reception

Modern Polaxis was turned into a product through a crowd funded Kickstarter campaign. Modern Polaxis was funded at the end of the campaign 139 backers had pledged $11, 942 AUS, $3,000 over the campaign target.

Technology from the app went viral,[1] when creator Campbell's video of the software being used on his tattoo reached millions of viewers.[2] reporting on it. The tattoo was an image from the comic book and he was able to use the app to animate the tattoo.

## References

1. ↑ "Modern Polaxis is an eye-popping Augmented Reality comic | Stuff". http://www.stuff.tv/news/modern-polaxis-eye-popping-augmented-reality-comic.
2. ↑ "Comic creator gets awesome augmented-reality tattoo". http://www.cnet.com/news/comic-creator-gets-awesome-augmented-reality-tattoo/.

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