Ref.No: | 68162000 |
Start date: | 14.10.2022 |
End date: | 03.05.2024 |
Approval date: | 14.10.2022 |
Department: | ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING |
Sector: | COMMUNICATION, ELECTRONIC AND INFORMATION ENGINEERING |
Financier: | ΕΣΠΑ 2014-2020, EUDEP - EIDIKI UPIRESIA DIAHEIRISIS EPIHEIRISIAKOU PROGRAMMATOS PERIFEREIAS ATTIKIS/GGEK |
Budget: | 159.000,00 € |
Public key: | 9ΕΠΤ46ΨΖΣ4-ΒΜΖ |
Scientific Responsible: | Prof. PAPAVASILEIOU |
Email: | papavassiliou@mail.ntua.gr |
Description: | RESPONDING TO THE GROWING DEMAND OF MUSEUM VISITORS FOR A PERSONALIZED DIGITAL TOUR EXPERIENCE, ESPECIALLY IN THE MIDST OF THE RECENT COVID-2019 PANDEMIC, THE V-PALM PROJECT AIMS TO DEVELOP A PLATFORM FOR OFFERING VIRTUAL GUIDANCE AND EDUCATION SERVICES AT THE MUSEUM OF PALEONTOLOGY AND GEOLOGY THAT IS HOSTED AT THE NATIONAL KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PLATFORM WILL BE BASED ON INNOVATIVE INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES (ICT), INCLUDING CONVERSATIONAL AGENTS, MACHINE LEARNING (E.G., FOR TEXT PROCESSING), PERSONALIZED RECOMMENDERS, DEVELOPMENT OF MOBILE APPLICATIONS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF GAMIFICATION TECHNIQUES AND CONTENT DIGITIZATION USING 3D SCANNING DEVICES. THE V-PALM SOLUTION WILL CREATE A VIRTUAL MUSEUM OFFERING TO VISITORS USER-FRIENDLY ACCESS TO THE AVAILABLE MATERIAL, SO THAT THE INTERESTED PEOPLE, DEPENDING ON THEIR INTERESTS, WILL BE ABLE TO ENJOY THE VIRTUAL TOUR SERVICES, INCLUDING EDUCATIONAL AND ENTERTAINMENT SERVICES FOR THE MUSEUM, FOCUSING ON CASES WHERE PHYSICAL ACCESS IS NOT POSSIBLE. THE SOLUTION WILL BE ALSO APPLICABLE WITHIN THE MUSEUM, ONTRIBUTING TO THE UPGRADED OFFERING OF TRADITIONAL SERVICES BASED ON A PHYSICAL VISIT IN THE MUSEUM |