why i am kickstarting the 110 stories augmented reality twin towers application

I worked in New York City when the twin towers fell. I have lived in NYC, I have commuted from New Jersey into NYC, and I used to work in a building on the Jersey City water front (Pavonia Station), and have direct sight of the towers. When working on late night projects in the office, I would look out the window and watch the lights go on and off on various floors of the towers.

In 2001 I built a network for a financial company on the 25th floor of the South Tower. I still have the building pass for WTC today. There is a deep excitement in me about the new construction in Battery Park and WTC, however there is a realization that these amazing towers that once stood on the skyline of New York City will never be there again. But wait?! Maybe occasionally they will be; this iPhone application – to create a augmented reality and super impose the towers on the skyline is a ray of sunshine to my spirit.

I have been watching Kickstarter.com for a while now, and finally found a project that is calling out to me to help fund and push towards a future. There are eight days left to get $25k to launch the application, and “we” are at 23k. I have selected the $75 pledge, and I hope to sport the cool T-shirt as well as use the application next time I am in NY or NJ, and I look at the souther tip of Manhattan and look up to see 110 stories in their glory.

The 110 Stories iPhone app, showing the twin towers drawn back onto the Lower Manhattan skyline

More details: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/110stories/110-stories-augmented-reality-twin-towers-iphone-a

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