Understand OVERHEAR Projects
Transform your locations into immersive audio experiences. Explore the features available to help you engage your audience in meaningful ways.
Basic Geo-location Collection
Create immersive location-based audio experiences. Perfect for guided tours, historical walks, and place-specific storytelling that brings locations to life.
Key Benefits
Precise Location Targeting
Deliver audio exactly where it matters most
GPS-based collection ensures listeners experience your audio at the right place and time seamlessly, not clicks or scans needed
Perfect for outdoor locations, landmarks, and public spaces
Enhanced Visitor Engagement
Turn passive visits into active, memorable experiences
Increase dwell time at key locations
Create deeper connections between visitors and your spaces
Cost-Effective Audio Delivery
Reduce ongoing maintenance costs
No need for physical signage or printed materials
Update audio remotely without physical changes
Project Legacy
Create lasting experiences that endure over time
Build a longstanding record of your location’s stories and history
Preserve and share your location’s heritage for future generations
Ideal For:
Heritage sites and museums, Tourist attractions and landmarks, Educational institutions, Public parks and gardens, Historical walking tours, Cultural districts
QR Codes for Audio
Key Benefits
Indoor & Multi-Level Support
Deliver audio in buildings, museums, galleries, and underground spaces
Overcome GPS limitations in dense urban environments
Perfect for multi-storey buildings and complex architectural spaces
Precise Aduio Placement
Place QR codes exactly where you want audio accessed
Ideal for exhibits, displays, and specific points of interest
Flexible Installation
Easy to install and update
No technical infrastructure required
Can be printed on any material or displayed digitally
Proximity Notifications
Automatic instructs listeners when within 40 metres of QR codes
Guide visitors to audio locations
Increase discovery and engagement rates
Ideal For:
Museums and galleries, Shopping centres and retail spaces, Conference centres and event venues, Libraries and archives, Hospitals and healthcare facilities, Corporate headquarters and offices
Perfect for indoor spaces, multi-level buildings, or precise location targeting. QR codes enable audio delivery where GPS accuracy isn’t enough.
Audio/Text Responses to Recordings
Turn passive listening into active engagement. Enable listeners to respond with audio or text, creating two-way conversations and building community around your recordings.
Key Benefits
Build Community Engagement
Transform one-way audio into interactive dialogues
Foster a sense of community and belonging
Create spaces for listener feedback, stories, and experiences
Gather Valuable Insights
Collect listener feedback directly within the experience
Understand how visitors respond to your audio
Gain qualitative data about listener experiences
Enrich Projects Over Time
Listener responses add depth and multiple perspectives
Create living, evolving audio that grows with community input
Build richer, more diverse narratives
Increase Return Visits
Listeners return to see responses from other
Create ongoing conversations that keep audiences engaged
Build anticipation for new responses and discussions
Ideal For:
Community projects and public engagement initiatives, Educational programmes seeking student feedback, Cultural projects wanting diverse perspectives, Tourism boards collecting visitor stories, Research projects gathering qualitative data, Organisations building engaged communities
Submissions to Existing Pins
Key Benefits
Crowdsource Authentic Stories
Tap into the collective knowledge and experiences of your community
Gather diverse perspectives and voices
Create recordings that reflects real community experiences
Scale Creation
Reduce your recording production burden
Leverage community expertise and local knowledge
Build comprehensive recording libraries with community support
Increase Community Ownership
Give community members a stake in your project
Build stronger connections between your organisation and listeners
Create a sense of shared ownership and pride
Cost-Effective Project Expansion
Grow your recording
library without proportional cost increases
Access local knowledge and expertise you might not have
Build comprehensive location coverage through community contributions
Ideal For:
Community heritage projects, Local history initiatives, Tourism boards wanting local perspectives, Cultural organisations building community archives, Educational institutions engaging students, Organisations seeking authentic, community-driven audio
Crowdsource recordings from your community. Allow the community to contribute audio, stories, and experiences to your established project locations, building richer, more diverse libraires.
Offline Mode
All recordings can be downloaded to the device prior to collection for low signal areas.
Key Benefits
Seamless Listener Experience
No interruption to the audio experience
Recordings available instantly when needed
No waiting for downloads at the location
Works in Low Signal Areas
Download data when connected
Access recordings in areas with poor or no signal
Perfect for remote locations, underground spaces, and rural areas
Reliable Access
Ensure all data is always available
No dependency on network connectivity at location
Guaranteed access to your audio experiences
Data Efficiency
Download once, use multiple times
Reduce mobile data usage
Save on data costs for listeners
Ideal For:
Remote heritage sites, Underground locations, Rural tourism experiences, Areas with poor mobile coverage, International visitors wanting to avoid roaming charges, Organisations requiring guaranteed audio access
Transport Collection
Key Benefits
Transform Commute Time
Turn travel time into valuable, engaging experiences
Make journeys more enjoyable and memorable
Add value to transportation services
Real-Time Location Tracking
Audio delivered based on actual location along routes
Automatic collection as listeners board transport
Seamless integration with transit systems
Route-Based Storytelling
Tell stories that unfold along specific routes
Connect locations through narrative journeys
Create unique experiences for different routes
Increase Transit Engagement
Make public transport more appealing
Add cultural and educational value to journeys
Differentiate your transit service
Ideal For:
Public transport authorities, Tourism boards creating route-based experiences, Heritage organisations with transport connections, Educational institutions with campus shuttles, Event organisers with transport to venues, Organisations wanting to enhance travel experiences
Transform journeys into experiences. Deliver audio along bus routes, walking trails, cycling paths, and transit systems, turning travel time into engaging storytelling moments.
Episodic Collection
Release audio in episodes like a podcast, but location-based. Perfect for serialised stories, ongoing series, or projects that grow over time, keeping audiences engaged and returning.
Key Benefits
Multiple Access Points, Shared Episodes
Create multiple pins across your project area
All pins share the same episode collection
Listeners can visit any pin to collect the next episode
Flexible access encourages exploration while maintaining narrative flow
Progressive Audio Delivery
Listeners collect episodes in sequence from any pin
Each visit unlocks the next episode
Create reasons for repeat visits
Flexible Release Schedule
Add new episodes over time
Respond to audience feedback and interests
Keep audio fresh and relevant
Increased Return Visits
Episodic structure encourages multiple visits
Build habit and routine engagement
Create ongoing relationships with your audience
Ideal For:
Serialised historical narratives, Ongoing educational programmes, Seasonal audio series, Multi-part tours and experiences, Story-driven projects, Organisations wanting to build long-term engagement
Sequential or Branching Collection
Key Benefits
Sequential Collection: Guided Journeys
Create structured, linear narratives that unfold in order
Ensure listeners experience audio in the intended sequence
Perfect for guided tours, educational programmes, and story-driven experiences
Branching Collection: Interactive Experiences
Offer multiple paths and choices
Create personalised experiences based on listener decisions
Build replay-ability as listeners explore different paths
Enhanced Storytelling
Control narrative flow and pacing
Build suspense and anticipation
reate immersive, engaging story experiences
Educational Value
Present information in logical learning sequences
Allow listeners to choose their learning path
Support different learning styles and interests
Ideal For:
Guided walking tours, Educational programmes and curricula, Interactive fiction and storytelling, Museum exhibitions with narrative arcs, Heritage trails and historical journeys, Organisations wanting structured, engaging experiences
Tell stories that unfold as listeners explore. Create linear narratives or interactive choose-your-own-adventure experiences that adapt to listener choices and movement.
Subscribe to Project Additions
Build a loyal audience with ongoing updates. Keep subscribers engaged with regular recordings, new episodes, and fresh audio
that keeps them coming back.
Key Benefits
Build Long-Term Relationships
Create ongoing connections with your audience
Transform one-time visitors into engaged community members
Develop a loyal following that returns regularly
Increase Return Visits
Regular audio updates encourage repeat engagement
Keep your project top-of-mind with subscribers
Build anticipation for new releases
Flexible Notification Options
Local Notifications: Alert subscribers when they’re near new recordings
Global Notifications: Notify all subscribers regardless of location
Listeners can choose their preferred notification style
Project Evolution
Add new pins and recordings over time
Respond to subscriber interests and feedback
Keep your project fresh and relevant
Ideal For:
Museums with rotating exhibitions, Tourism boards with seasonal audio, Educational institutions with ongoing programmes, Cultural organisations with evolving projects, Heritage sites with new discoveries, Organisations building long-term audience relationships
Closed Organisation Logins
Key Benefits
Complete Privacy & Security
Only authorised members can join your organisation
Access codes ensure only intended members can enter
No unauthorised browsing of your recordings
Perfect for Educational Settings
Create private projects for specific classes or cohorts
Control access to age-appropriate recordings
Build internal audio libraries for educational use
Simple Member Management
Members join by scanning a QR code or entering an access code
No complex registration process required
Quick setup gets members accessing audio immediately
Isolated Environment
Members see only your organisation’s projects
No distractions from public projects
Clean, focused interface showing relevant projects only
Ideal For:
Schools, internal projects, educational programmes, and exclusive experiences that require controlled access.
Create a private, controlled environment for your audio projects. Organisation Login enables schools, educational institutions, and organisations to build closed systems where only authorised members can access your projects.
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