Solar: Walk Sheffield app for iPhone and iPad

SOLAR is a new art walking app for Sheffield. Funded by Sheffield Hallams Catalyst Fund and produced by the Walking Arts Research Group, Epiphany VR and Opus Independents.

The SOLAR app consists of 8 original pieces of artwork inspired by the planets designed by award winning artists from Sheffield Hallam University. The Solar system has been scaled down to span the distance from the city centre out into the Peak District but the ratios of distances between the planets have stayed the same and are designed so that the average walking speed is close to the Speed Of Light. The app uses your phones GPS coordinates to unlock each piece of artwork as you pass each planet.

To use the app all you have to do is download it, and begin the trail at the Peace Gardens. The entire walk would take roughly 8 hours continuously, but it can be navigated in sections and the first four planets run from The Peace Gardens to Ecclesall Road.