DOTSOFT S.A. signed a new award contract. with the Municipality of Kalymnia for the project “Applications of Virtual and Augmented Reality for the promotion of the cultural and tourist stock of Kalymnos”. The aim of the project is to develop innovative ICT applications with increased user interactivity experience to highlight the rich cultural stock of Kalymnos.
More specifically, the project will develop:
- Virtual dive application through which the user will be able to discover findings within fantastic shipwrecks related to the important historical periods of the island
- Application of a digital interactive map of augmented reality with audio-visual content for diving, but also in general for monuments, cultural and archaeological sites and cultural events of Kalymnos
- Interactive Documentary on Diving
The expected benefits of the project are the increase in traffic to places of tourist interest, the attraction of the new generation of tourists and visitors through the integration of culture into the tourism chain of experience and the strengthening of awareness regarding issues of the protection of the cultural/archaeological heritage. The project will offer the residents and visitors of Kalymnos a unique experience of getting to know the history, traditions and natural beauties of the island.
The implementation of the project is expected to be completed within 2025. The contract is financed by the European Union (European Regional Development Fund) and by national resources through the PDE.
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