Location Based Augmentation For Story Reading

One or more computer readable storage media embodying computer readable instructions which, when executed, implement a method comprising:

• receiving a touch input of a user interface element associated with an electronic story that is being shared with one or more remote participants;
• responsive to receiving the touch input, augmenting one or more properties or characteristics of the electronic story;
• and
• enabling the remote participants to consume the electronic story as augmented.

A computing device comprising:

• one or more processors;
• one or more computer readable storage media;
• an augmentation effect module embodied on the one or more computer readable storage media and configured to be executed, by the one or more processors, effective to implement a method comprising:
• capturing a gestural input associated with an electronic story that is being shared with one or more remote participants;
• responsive to capturing the gestural input, mapping the gestural input to an augmentation effect;
• augmenting one or more properties or characteristics of electronic story using the augmentation effect;
• and
• enabling the one or more remote participants to consume electronic story as augmented.