Thank you so much to the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) for making this possible. This is the first Filipino comics with augmented reality (AR) feature, alongside a mobile app for edutainment purposes. Everything is free to the public. Tuldok produced a special comics release paying homage to the traditional Pinoy komiks entitled Bernardo Carpio Komiks, the Philippines' first comics with augmented reality (AR) in 2023. This comics, AR, and mobile app venture was made possible through the RISE Project under the CCP
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Bernardo Carpio (Animated Short Film): Behind the scenes
Bernardo Carpio (Comics with augmented reality): Behind the scenes
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