WHICH BAG IS GREENER?

by Victoria Bieniasz

This interactive Augmented Reality project was created using BlippAR. To view, download the BlippAR app on your phone or tablet. Open the app, point the camera at the image(s) below, and tap "tap to scan." Make sure your device sound is on and the volume is turned up. Interact with the augments by tapping. Enjoy!

As you wrap up your weekly grocery shopping and get in line at the supermarket, it's time for you to pack everything up and be on your hike with bags back to your home. But what kind of bag are you using? Plastic? Paper? Cotton? So, what's it gonna be? Find out the correct answer while experiencing this AR project installation by hovering over the "Thank you for shopping here" tote below. You will not only get an answer but also learn the the negative environmental effects that grocery bags have and also read up on several projects that are in effort of making a statement about these bags.

If you can't get a grasp of how the application works, click here to watch a screen recoding of the project.

Credits:

https://sciencing.com/plastic-grocery-bags-bad-environment-7746.html

https://stanfordmag.org/contents/paper-plastic-or-reusable

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-47027792

https://youtu.be/DQW5w9yAWgE

https://www.designboom.com/design/american-grocer-designs-embarrassing-plastic-bags-to-stop-people-using-them-06-11-2019/

http://www.plasticbagstore.org/