Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorCrimeDoor, whose augmented-reality app provides recreations of true-crime scenes, has scrapped plans to produce an AR-based depiction of George Floyd’s killing.Earlier this week, a PR agency enlisted by the L.A.-based startup sent reporters a pitch touting CrimeDoor’s upcoming slate of historical crime reenactments, promising to let users “experience final moments in history” — including including the death of Floyd — “for the first time in-person via augmented reality.”A CrimeDoor spokesperson contacted by Variety said that was “a very early and unapproved draft” of the company’s announcement about the series on famous murders from history.
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