The Murmur Project

I was listening to the CBC the other day, and heard about this interesting project that combines urban history and technology (pardon the goofy brackets, they’re not mine and utterly twee):

[murmur] is an archival audio project that has collected stories set in specific locations throughout Vancouver’s Chinatown. At each of these locations, a [murmur] sign marks the availability of a story with a telephone number and location code. By using a mobile phone, people can listen to the story of that place while engaging in the full physical experience of being there. Some stories suggest that the listener walk around, following a certain path through a place, while others allow a person to wander with both their feet and their gaze. Stories will be available in both English and Chinese.

The project is also ongoing in Toronto and Montreal.