Here’s a nice write-up from the Baton Rouge Advocate on an app for Android and iOS that I worked on with Frank Eakin and Justine Boyer. I did the software development for both apps, in Java and Objective-C.

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App allows tourists to experience ‘12 Years a Slave’

The app officially launches at noon on Saturday, November 1, 2014 at the Louisiana Book Fair on the grounds of the State Capitol in Baton Rouge. Steve McQueen, the director of the movie “Twelve Years a Slave”, and Louis Gossett, Jr., actor and the narrator of the audiobook, are helping to kick off the app launch.

On Sunday, November 2, 2014 Frank Eakin and the descendants of many of the characters in the book will take a tour of the app sites, followed by a celebration in Marksville, Louisiana.

I had a great time working on these apps, as they combined my love of history with a great design, great content, and a very interesting story. Many were introduced to the story of Solomon Northup through the movie, Twelve Years a Slave, and I hope they can now easily visit the historical sites associated with his story of being kidnapped as a free man in New York and brought to slavery in Louisiana.

Purchase the Twelve Years a Slave Tour Guide app for the iPhone and the Twelve Years a Slave Tour Guide app for Android.