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TravelAR Slovenia is an innovative project that uses immersive technology to bring cultural heritage to life. Through expanded reality, it offers interactive experiences that connect visitors with historic sites while empowering local communities to create and share their own stories.
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Bringing Cultural Heritage to Life
TravelAR Slovenia is an exciting and groundbreaking project that uses augmented reality (AR) technology to breathe new life into cultural heritage. Through an immersive and interactive experience, the TravelAR apps allows visitors to explore multiple cities across Slovenia in an entirely new way. At its core, TravelAR Slovenia is a community-driven initiative, designed to preserve and promote local cultural heritage while enhancing regional tourism. The project aims to create an AR heritage trail spanning historic sites and landmarks across Slovenia, with active involvement from local communities in content creation and storytelling.
A Community-Powered Innovation
The driving force behind TravelAR Slovenia is the community itself. This initiative empowers municipalities, cultural institutions, and local organizations to create their own AR-based projects, integrating education, tourism, and cultural preservation. Through collaborative workshops, these communities can develop 3D content, digital storytelling, and immersive experiences to showcase their unique heritage.
This nationwide network not only educates young creators in digital production but also helps preserve and present cultural heritage to the public while enhancing the tourism experience. Each municipality involved in the project tailors its AR experiences using archival footage, 3D models, text, and multimedia materials, ensuring a truly engaging and high-impact visitor experience.
This nationwide network not only educates young creators in digital production but also helps preserve and present cultural heritage to the public while enhancing the tourism experience. Each municipality involved in the project tailors its AR experiences using archival footage, 3D models, text, and multimedia materials, ensuring a truly engaging and high-impact visitor experience.
More Than Just an App – An Immersive Cultural Experience
The result of this initiative is a dynamic AR tourism app that transforms how visitors interact with Slovenia’s cultural landmarks. By integrating high levels of interactivity and immersive storytelling, TravelAR Slovenia ensures a "wow-factor" experience for users, making history tangible and engaging.
The project bridges three key areas: education, cultural heritage, and tourism, creating a platform where users don’t just learn about history—they become part of it.
The project bridges three key areas: education, cultural heritage, and tourism, creating a platform where users don’t just learn about history—they become part of it.
Empowering Communities Through Education & Co-Creation
At the heart of TravelAR Slovenia lies a community-centered approach. From the very beginning, the goal was not just to create an AR travel app, but to empower local communities to take part in preserving and showcasing their own stories. The project was built on the principle of co-creation, where residents, cultural institutions, and educators actively contributed to shaping the experiences within the app.
To achieve this, early workshops were organized in the towns of Kocevje and Crnomelj, where participants were introduced to 3D modeling, animation, and digital reconstruction using Autodesk Maya and other industry-standard tools. These hands-on sessions equipped locals with the skills to digitally recreate historical landmarks, transform intangible heritage into engaging narratives, and bring forgotten stories back to life through AR.
Following the success of the initial workshops, the project expanded to other municipalities across Slovenia, forming a nationwide collaboration between local communities, schools, cultural institutions, and tourism boards. This network not only preserved historical sites but also engaged younger generations in digital content creation, providing them with valuable skills in 3D design, storytelling, and AR technology.
To achieve this, early workshops were organized in the towns of Kocevje and Crnomelj, where participants were introduced to 3D modeling, animation, and digital reconstruction using Autodesk Maya and other industry-standard tools. These hands-on sessions equipped locals with the skills to digitally recreate historical landmarks, transform intangible heritage into engaging narratives, and bring forgotten stories back to life through AR.
Following the success of the initial workshops, the project expanded to other municipalities across Slovenia, forming a nationwide collaboration between local communities, schools, cultural institutions, and tourism boards. This network not only preserved historical sites but also engaged younger generations in digital content creation, providing them with valuable skills in 3D design, storytelling, and AR technology.
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