City Layer Tours
Touchdown LA, operating as City Layer Tours, offers guided smart-glasses walking tours in New York City that overlay archival film and TV clips onto the real-world locations where they were shot. The 2.5-hour Midtown Manhattan route from Rockefeller Center to Grand Central includes 14 stops, with AI-generated multilingual subtitles displayed in the glasses for international visitors. Tours are available in three formats: supplied smart glasses ($70), bring-your-own compatible glasses ($45), or classic phone/tablet viewing ($35).
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Product
Problem
Traditional walking tours rely on static narration and printed materials, making it difficult for visitors to visualize the cinematic history of the locations they are viewing. Standard tours often fail to convey the spatial context of famous film scenes, leaving travelers with a disconnected experience between the physical environment and the media they know from movies and television.
Solution
Touchdown LA, operating as City Layer Tours, provides guided smart-glasses walking tours that overlay archival footage and film clips directly onto the streets where they were originally shot, creating an augmented reality experience of New York City's cinematic history. The company supplies XREAL, Rokid, Viture, or TCL smart glasses that connect to participants' smartphones via USB-C, allowing movie scenes to appear in real-time over the actual physical locations. A knowledgeable local guide leads small groups through a flat, half-mile Midtown Manhattan loop, connecting stories from cinema, television, music, and news across a century of entertainment history. The experience includes live AI-powered multilingual subtitles displayed in the glasses, making the tour accessible to international visitors regardless of their native language. The tour is powered by the Immersia platform, which syncs slides, movie clips, and narration to every guest's screen in real time via a single QR code with no app download required.
Target Audience
Primary customers are tourists and visitors to New York City interested in film and television history, as well as locals seeking a unique perspective on familiar locations. The tour appeals to movie enthusiasts, pop culture fans, and travelers looking for an interactive alternative to traditional sightseeing experiences.
Features
- AR smart glasses with archival film and TV footage layered onto real-world filming locations in real time
- Live AI-generated multilingual subtitles displayed directly in the glasses for international accessibility
- Guided 2.5-hour walking loop through Midtown Manhattan covering 14 iconic film set stops including Rockefeller Center, Times Square, New York Public Library, and Grand Central Terminal
- Three viewing formats: provided smart glasses ($70), bring-your-own compatible glasses ($45), or classic tour on phone/tablet ($35)
- Smartphone-based operation requiring only a USB-C connection (iPhone 12+/Android 12+ with DisplayPort Alt Mode); Ray-Ban Meta glasses are not compatible
- Small group sizes capped at 10 people with daily departures at 10:00 and 14:00
- Powered by the Immersia live guided-tour platform, which syncs slides, movie clips, and narration to every guest's screen in real time via QR code with no app download