THE ANCIENT AGORA OF ATHENS
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- Full name
- DIGITAL VIRTUAL REALITY COLLECTION “THE ANCIENT AGORA OF ATHENS”
- Acronym
- ---
- Website
- http://www.athens-agora.gr/
- Keywords
- Photo-realistic rendering, interactive learning, entertainment, cultural heritage
- Budget
- € 550000
- Start date
- 1/1/2004
- End date
- 1/1/2006
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Partners
Funding Bodies
Contact
- [[Georgios Giannoulis-Giannoulopoulos (ggg@fhw.gr)
Foundation of the Hellenic World 38, Poulopoulou St., 118 51, Athens, Greece]] (mailto:useremail@useremail)
Objectives
The project aims to develop and document an original digital collection of the buildings in the ancient Agora of Athens, to be used for educational activities in virtual reality environments
Main Results
- Preservation and promotion of the unique characteristics of the archaeological site through innovative technological applications - Acquisition by the wide public of an innovative tool of comprehension and learning - Increased numbers of museum visitors - Upgrade of existing services to visitors - Acquisition of technological know-how
End Users
Evaluation Methodologies
Interviews, laboratory and on-site experiments, observation studies, expert reviews
Design Approach
Human-Centred Design, Task/User Analysis, Usability engineering
