Overhear

iOS Universel / Divertissement

Overhear records and geotags creative audio content to locations in the physical world via the app. Creating a meta map of poems and stories and sound design for users to find and collect. This digital audio layer augments space, place, and location. Overhear gives users a new perspective on where they are.

Overhear’s purpose is to move people, physically mentally and emotionally, inviting them to reconsider their physical environment and contribute their own creative audio to that environment.

Quoi de neuf dans la dernière version ?

Bus Pins are here — celebrate 100 years of Birmingham's No 11 Bus Route.

Overhear 3.4.0 introduces Bus Pins: a new way to discover poetry and stories while you travel. For the first time, you can pair with a live bus on the map, board in the app, and collect audio as your journey unfolds.

Our launch project marks the centenary of Birmingham’s 11 Routes — one of the city’s best-loved bus services. Hop on, listen in, and hear voices from along the route as you ride.

What you can do

See bus pins on the map and pair with your bus as you board
Collect recordings in order as your episode unfolds across the route
Get a gentle prompt when the next part of the story is ready to collect
Keep everything you collect in your Library to replay anytime
Whether you’re a regular on the 11 or exploring Birmingham by bus for the first time, this release is built for the ride.

We’d love to hear what you think — if you have any project ideas for live Bus routes get in touch!