Conjure
Overview
Conjure allows you to experience the best of aspects of owning physical media (CDs, tapes, Vinyl)
while enjoying the convenience of modern digital music platforms.
Some benefits of owning physical music media
support to artists
Sense of ownership
Experience a different sound experience / quality
Viewing the album artwork on a larger scale
More engagement in the act of listening to music
Some benefits of using a modern digital music platform
Ease of access
Discovering new music has never been easier
Scale of availble artists and genres
Easily shared
Generally less expensive than purchasing physical media
Conjure gives the music lover a way to make the most out of owning physical media by utilizing modern convienences.
Some examples of how Conjure can accomplish this include:
Quickly sample albums while perusing albums at your local music store
Interaction with the physical media while quickly jumping between artists and albums
Providing low-barrier of entry to listen to music (no CD/Tape/Vinyl player, speakers, etc required)
while still allowing for the benefits of physically interacting with it
How it works
Conjure is an Android application combining augmented image recognition with music. It is built with ARCore and the Spotify SDK.
Try it out today:
Launch the application
Download the application from the Google Play Store (in progress)
Authorize Conjure to interact with your Spotify account
Position an album with the artwork clearly visible in front of your phone
The music should automatically start playing, enjoy!
Conjure works with a digital image, vinyl, CD, and tape. Currently, Conjure works with a small sample of albums used for testing the application.
Prerequisites
Spotify Premium Account
Android mobile device running API level 24 (Nougat version 7.0) or higher