On the front page of our web pages you will find links to installation for Apple (iOS) and Google (Android).

Hidden is the app you use to find stories and interesting points near where you are or where you are going.

HiddenAR is the app that gives you Augmented Reality (AR). You can play with the “Trofètrolle” so you can see how AR works. HiddenAR is also the AR engine used when you show AR through Hidden by trolls and sea worms and other creatures we work to bring to life.

Hidden works on most phones and tablets. But you need to give it access to positioning, in order for it to know where you are and show the norwegian map for your area.

HiddenAR places greater demands on the device itself, due to the advanced technologies required to run AR. Older smartphones and tablets may not be good enough. And newer but simple or affordable appliances may not be able to display AR. That’s what the tech world is like right now.

Hidden with its positioning and map logic needs mobile coverage to work.

HiddenAR works without mobile coverage. This means that you can show off the Trofètrollet anywhere, even on mountain walks or other places where there is bad or no mobile coverage.

AR is an abbreviation for augmented reality. In Norwegian, it is often called augmented reality.

In short, putting a layer of digital content on top of reality is the case. You see the digital and the real, at the same time.

You may have heard of VR, or “virtual reality.” In Norwegian, it’s called virtual reality.

AR gives you the real + the virtual, and is perceived by many as more real and real than pure VR.

Currently we have the following places with AR experiences:

1: At Slottsplassen in Oslo, with the story “The troll on Karl Johan”
2: At Ekeberg in Oslo, with the story “Ekebergkongen”
3: At the Opera Roof in Oslo (sea worm)
4: By the Vatsfjord in Ål in Hallingdal (sea worm)

When you are within the radius of these stories, you can open the story in Hidden so that you can read the whole story. Then you also see the “Open AR” button. When you click that button, the AR motor starts. The first thing you need to do is follow the instructions to find the right motive (key). Then the AR experience begins. Now that you have visited the site and gained access to the entire story, you have access to the AR experience as long as you keep the Hidden app on your device.

We are working on producing new and other AR experiences, and these will be available in the Hidden app as they become ready.

In addition, you always have access to the AR experience that we call the “Trophy Troll” in the HiddenAR app.

You need to take a screenshot of what you see. How you do this depends on the phone or tablet you are using. Search online to find the recipe for your particular device, and practice taking screenshots so you can.

You can also take video if your device supports it.

We believe there will be photos and videos of many spectacular AR experiences on social media in the time to come.

That message pops up when your device does not support running AR.

The AR logic requires a part of your device to function. Many older appliances, and some new ones, simply do not have the right, or good enough, properties.

We are working to get our AR scenes running on multiple devices. Maybe we’ll do it for your device in a while. Feel free to try again at a later date. But maybe it’s impossible, and then we can’t help you, even if we want to.

Hidden has international ambitions. But we start with Norway, and this is where we have content, for now.

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Nothing, it’s completely free.

Absolutely! After submitting a story, there will be a button you can press to submit more stories. Each story increases your chances of winning. 

No. The more fields are filled in, the more chance you have of winning the trip to Svalbard, but only those fields marked with an asterisk (*) are fields that MUST be filled in.

Yes. Just make sure you submit a story you’re allowed to use. Whether it’s your own or if you’ve been given permission from the author. If the artist or author has been dead for more than 70 years, the copyright no longer applies and you can freely upload to us. If you need help finding stories or photos, the National Library (nb.no) has thousands of stories and stories marked “access for everyone.”

See more here if you’re not sure what you can and can’t use: https://lovdata.no/dokument/NL/lov/2018-06-15-40

If the story is properly completed and confirmed with a link to original history, your story will be posted in the Hidden app that will be available for everyone to download during the summer.
Want your name on the story if it’s posted in the Hidden app? Fill in the name field in the submission form and check to make your name visible and you’ll be listed as a contributor to the story in the app.

Yes, it doesn’t matter if the story you want to submit has already been submitted by someone else. We want to end up with as many and as good stories as possible. The more versions of a story, the better.

If you have trouble submitting your story, we would first recommend closing your browser, wait a while, and try again later. If the problem repeats itself, get in touch, and we’ll help you solve the problem.

No. All travel, board, lodging and activities we pay. All you need to bring is pocket money.

If you have a story in a language other than Norwegian, it’s nice if it translates before you submit it. 

We’ll take everything. Whether your story is short and concrete or long and detailed doesn’t matter, we want it all.

No, but that doesn’t mean the story has to be true. We want to bring in old folk lore stories and legends that you have either found in old books and the like, or who have lived in the public mouth for generations. If you have “proof” of history, whether in the form of old documents, books and the like, this is a big plus.

Yes. Image is not mandatory, but we very much appreciate it. Submitting a related image improves the quality of the story and can increase your chance of winning.
PS: Both Kittelsen, the National Museum and the National Library have thousands of images and illustrations that are allowed to use. Maybe you’ll find one that fits your story perfectly?

Then you can take a picture of the story in the book (make sure the picture is of good quality, so that it is easy to read what is there) and upload as a picture. Or you can type it into an electronic document and upload it. 

If you have images that are related to a story you don’t have yourself, see if you can find the story on the Pages of the National Library. In their archives, you can search for location names, years, and other things that can make it easier to find the story you’re looking for.

For each submission you will be rewarded with up to 5 stars. Each star equals a lottery ticket, and the more stars you have the more chance of winning. Stories with less than 5 stars will not join the raffle of the trip to Svalbard (but it will still be published in the Hidden app). Telia and Hidden will together choose a random winner among all submitted stories. 

No. All travel, board, lodging and activities we pay. All you need to bring is pocket money.

Telia Norway covers travel from Gardermoen to Longyearbyen by plane, hotel two nights at Funken lodge in Longyearbyen, normal diet for the whole journey and shared activities in Svalbard. We also cover travel to Gardermoen with a stay of a night in a hotel if the travel distance is longer than 200 kilometers from Gardermoen.

The winner of the tour can choose a friend to bring. If the winner is under the age of 18 or not of legal age, they must bring a guardian or other guardian.

Absolutely! After submitting a story, there will be a button you can press to submit more stories. Each story increases your chances of winning. 

Yes. If you do not want to participate, or for other reasons want to remain anonymous, you can not check the box “I want my name visible as the submitter of the story” in step 4 of the submission form.

No, but if you are under the age of 18, you must get permission from a guardian to submit the story, because you are simultaneously joining the draw of a trip to Svalbard.