"Have you ever wished you could experience and explore Lehi’s vision of the tree of life for yourself?
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is releasing an interactive mobile app that uses augmented reality to engage members—particularly children and youth—to learn from the scriptures in a new way and apply what they learn to their lives.
The Tree of Life AR app—developed using content from the Book of Mormon Videos—focuses on the tree of life vision from 1 Nephi 8 in the Book of Mormon. The vision was selected as the subject for the app “because it’s rich in metaphor and appeals to a wide group of people,” said Bryan Lefler, an animation writer and director in the Church’s Publishing Services Department.
In addition, “many of the 3D assets, video, and photos we needed were captured during the production of the Book of Mormon Videos created by the Church,” said Michael Murdock from Murdock Motion, who partnered with the Church on the project. “This made Lehi’s dream ideal for the creation of the content and mobile app experience.”
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is releasing an interactive mobile app that uses augmented reality to engage members—particularly children and youth—to learn from the scriptures in a new way and apply what they learn to their lives.
The Tree of Life AR app—developed using content from the Book of Mormon Videos—focuses on the tree of life vision from 1 Nephi 8 in the Book of Mormon. The vision was selected as the subject for the app “because it’s rich in metaphor and appeals to a wide group of people,” said Bryan Lefler, an animation writer and director in the Church’s Publishing Services Department.
In addition, “many of the 3D assets, video, and photos we needed were captured during the production of the Book of Mormon Videos created by the Church,” said Michael Murdock from Murdock Motion, who partnered with the Church on the project. “This made Lehi’s dream ideal for the creation of the content and mobile app experience.”