Sawtelle Stories Interactive (SSI) is a location-based, interactive storytelling platform that will allow visitors, residents, and work people to learn about the history of Sawtelle Japantown in a fun and engaging way.
SSI uses a mixed reality (MR) platform that features augmented reality (AR) objects along with various digital media, including video, audio, images, and digital characters, integrated with the real-life world of Sawtelle Japantown.
SSI will feature an engaging narrative that takes users from location to location in Sawtelle Japantown. The narrative is titled, “Sawtelle Spirit,” and is about a guardian spirit who is protecting Sawtelle Japantown’s history from disappearing.
Pilot Launch: May 2026. Please contact us if you have any questions.
Sawtelle Stories Interactive is co-sponsored by The George and Sakaye Aratani CARE Award and UCLA’s Asian American Studies Center.