Students create and launch technological/cultural product, aiming worldwide
With their innovative virtual tour to the Temple of Epikourios Apollo at Peloponisos, the students of 2nd class of B’ ARSAKEIO LYCEUM PSYCHIKO established a cultural “ Virtual Enterprise” providing the opportunity to innovating technology to reach through a different path the Greek civilization
Children speculated and created a mobile application that combined with virtual reality device enables users to browse virtual Temple of Epicurean Apollo, which also called ‘ the Peloponnese Parthenon “. Named after the famous temple, children called their cultural business EPEIKON ( ΕΠ = Epikourios , ΕΙΚΟΝ = a ” digital ” pictures ) and their product ” APPOLLO ” (APP = Application for Apollon).
The tour of the digitally restored temple is indeed audiovisual in 4 languages (Greek, English, German, Russian) and will soon be available in French and Chinese.
“APPOLLO” was presented to the public at the Shows of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Trade, organized by Junior Achievement Greece, at The Mall Athens, impressed the judges of the SEN/JA GREECE and won the second place of the 67 teams that took part in the competition. The EPEIKON group travels with claims to the final to be held on June 24 to highlight the “Best Virtual Enterprise 2016 “.
This innovative product, that puts technology at the service of culture, is a student -run perspective as there is something similar in the Greek market, has a worldwide audience and the technology can be used to tour in many other temples and ancient monuments, so emerged and in this way the ancient Greek civilization. It also, enables people with disabilities who can not visit the temple to have an almost real experience tour. Inspiring people to visit Greece and is a valuable educational tool.
The implementation of children’s idea was not easy as it was complicated and expensive. Funded by issuing shares of the student company and with the help of sponsors. Students worked with practitioners and scientists while the projector is designed by Google.
The reason for the creation of cultural enterprise, was given by the cooperation of the European Program “DIAZOMA” (with a view to adoption of Ancient Monuments) with B’ Arsakeio Lyceum Psychiko, while the general supervision of the application is the internationally renowned Professor of Archaeology, Mr. Vasileios Lambrinoudakis.
Children have sold many ” APPOLLO ” at a price of 12 euros each, and proceeds will go to the Association of friends of children with cancer , “ELPIDA”.
You can read the article in the newspaper “Time Link” here