Marcel and Rio Tinto bring $20 notes to life to support the Royal Flying Doctor Service

August 22, 2019 3:37

Marcel Sydney and Rio Tinto have created an augmented reality experience for the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS).

Users of the browser-based AR platform will be able to bring Reverend John Flynn, founder of the RFDS, to life by scanning his image on the Australian $20 note with their phones.

The animated version of Flynn will tell the story of the RFDS, and ask that people donate $20 to the cause.

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Zoe Wilkinson

Zoe Wilkinson was a reporter at Mumbrella and the producer of the Mumbrellacast from March 2019 to May 2021.

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Chris Salisbury Daniel Galeano Facundo Martinelli Marcel Sydney Rebecca Tomkinson Rio Tinto Royal Flying Doctor Service

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Marcel and Rio Tinto bring $20 notes to life to support the Royal Flying Doctor Service

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