Mixed Reality Tourist Routes
Description
The application of new technologies and innovative approaches in the field of tourism will take place through " "WU5. Mixed Reality Tourist Itineraries". The aim of this EU is the research in relation to mixed reality (MR) and gamification for the development of tourism applications.
Mixed Reality (MR)
The research team will document points of tourist interest along each trail (buildings and structures of historical and archaeological significance, areas of historical events, locations of natural beauty) to create electronic material (e.g., representation of demolished buildings in their original form, representation of historical events). The goal is to promote the mountainous areas of the Western Macedonia region as destinations for hiking tourism and to develop thematic tourism related to the lignite/metallignite period.
Gamefication
Serious games are innovative experiential tools that educate and train users within an attractive artificial environment with specific objectives and challenges. It's a research challenge to create scenarios for a serious game related to augmented and virtual reality technologies (mixed reality). In the form of a serious game, visitors will be invited to explore selected mountain trails and use Mixed Reality (MR) technologies to collect digital evidence. As a reward for their visit, they will unlock an application specially designed for high-quality three-dimensional and augmented reality content, enriched with content from areas in Western Macedonia.
Project Objectives
- Development of mixed reality tourism applications
- Application of Gamification techniques in tourism
- Promotion of the mountain trails of Western Macedonia and strengthening of special forms of tourism (such as walking and thematic tourism)
The research team
Georgios Lappas
Professor - Supervisor of WU5 Department of Communication and Digital Media
University of Western Macedonia
glappas (at) uowm.gr
Yannis Ziogas
Professor - Supervisor of WU5 Florina School of Fine Arts
University of Western Macedonia
yziogas (at) uowm.gr
Domna Mihail
Professor Department of Communication and Digital Media
University of Western Macedonia
dmihail (at) uowm.gr
Konstantinos Dinas
Professor Department of Preschool Education
University of Western Macedonia
kdinas (at) uowm.gr
Vasilios Bouzas
Associate Professor Department of Visual and Applied Arts
University of Western Macedonia
vasbouzas (at) gmail.com
Markos Tsipouras
Associate Professor Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Western Macedonia
mtsipouras (at) uowm.gr
Mihalis Vrigkas
Assistant Professor Department of Communication and Digital Media
University of Western Macedonia
mvrigkas (at) uowm.gr
Anastasia Giannakopoulou
Assistant Professor Department of Communication and Digital Media
University of Western Macedonia
ayannacopoulou (at) uowm.gr
Alexandros Kleftodimos
Assistant Professor Department of Communication and Digital Media
University of Western Macedonia
akleftodimos (at) uowm.gr
Maria Matsiola
Assistant Professor Department of Communication and Digital Media
University of Western Macedonia
mmatsiola (at) uowm.gr
Stamatis Poulakidakos
Assistant Professor Department of Communication and Digital Media
University of Western Macedonia
spoulakidakos (at) uowm.gr
Amalia Triantafyllidou
Assistant Professor Department of Communication and Digital Media
University of Western Macedonia
atriantafylidou (at) uowm.gr
Stefanos Goutzios
E.T.E.P Department of Communication and Digital Media
University of Western Macedonia
sgoutzios (at) uowm.gr
Alexandros Abatzoglou
PhD candidate Department of Visual and Applied Arts
University of Western Macedonia
pionero531 (at) gmail.com
Foteini Gramouseni
PhD candidate Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Western Macedonia
dece00059 (at) uowm.gr
Nikos Theodoropoulos
PhD candidate Department of History and Archaeology
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
nstheod (at) gmail.com
Χρήστος Μπέλλος
PhD candidate Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Western Macedonia
c.bellos (at) uowm.gr
Giorgos Prappas
PhD candidate Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Western Macedonia
g.prapas (at) uowm.gr
Antonis Sarantidis
PhD candidate Department of History and Archaeology
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
antsar80 (at) gmail.com
Rania Schoretsaniti
PhD candidate Department of Visual and Applied Arts
University of Western Macedonia
raniascho1 (at) gmail.com
Πηνελόπη Αδαμακίδου
Προπτυχιακή Φοιτήτρια Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Western Macedonia
pinelopiadamakidou (at) gmail.com
Κωνσταντίνος Γεωργίτσαρος
Undergraduate Student Tμήμα Ηλεκτρολόγων Μηχανικών και Μηχανικών Υπολογιστών
University of Western Macedonia
kgewrgitsaros (at) gmail.com
Grigorios Koutsikos
Undergraduate Student Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Western Macedonia
ece01176 (at) uowm.gr
Αναστασία Μίμου
Προπτυχιακή Φοιτήτρια Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Western Macedonia
anastasiamimou (at) gmail.com
Iris Bournazou
Postgraduate Student Department of Visual and Applied Arts
University of Western Macedonia
irisbournazou (at) gmail.com
Αιμιλία Ντέτσκα
Προπτυχιακή Φοιτήτρια Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Western Macedonia
aimili.10detska (at) gmail.com
Κωνσταντίνος Παλέγκας
Undergraduate Student Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Western Macedonia
ntinospalegas (at) gmail.com
Δώρα Σιαφλά
Προπτυχιακή Φοιτήτρια Department of Visual and Applied Arts
University of Western Macedonia
dorasiafla@gmail.com
Giorgos Toulios
Undergraduate Student Department of Visual and Applied Arts
University of Western Macedonia
6organ (at) gmail.com
Christos Tsakmakoglou
Undergraduate Student Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Western Macedonia
xristos.tsak.1 (at) gmail.com
Μπρισέλντα Τσεκάνι
Προπτυχιακή Φοιτήτρια Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Western Macedonia
briselda.tsekani (at) gmail.com
Activities
Publications:
- Glavas, Κ.; Prapas, G.; Tzimourta, K.; Tzallas, A.; Giannakeas, N. and Tsipouras, M. “Intra-User Analysis Based on Brain-Computer Interface Controlled Game “, 45th International Conference on Telecommunications and Signal Processing (TSP 2022), 2022, [Online], Accepted, https://10.1109/TSP55681.2022.9851336
- Prapas, G.; Glavas, Κ.; Tzimourta, K.; Tzallas, A.; Giannakeas, N. and Tsipouras, M., “Motor Imagery Approach for BCI Game Development”, 7th South-East Europe Design Automation, Computer Engineering, Computer Networks and Social Media Conference (7TH SEEDA-CECNSM 2022), Ioannina, Greece, 2022, Accepted, https://10.1109/SEEDA-CECNSM57760.2022.99322937.
- Glavas, K.; Prapas, G.; Tzimourta, K.D.; Giannakeas, N.; Tsipouras, M.G. Evaluation of the User Adaptation in a BCI Game Environment. Appl. Sci. 2022, 12, 12722. https://doi.org/10.3390/
app122412722
Conference presentations:
- Triantafillidou, A. and Georgios Lappas (2022), Virtual and Augmented Reality in Serious Tourism Games: Opportunities, Tourist Motives, and Challenges, in Proceedings of the 4th ETLTC International Conference on Information & Communications Technology, Aizuwakamatsu, Japan, January 25-28.
- Kleftodimos, A., Lappas, G.; Vrigkas, M. and Gkoutzios, S. (2022), Taleblazer vs Metaverse: A Comparative Analysis of the Two Platforms for Building AR Location-Based Educational Experiences, paper presented at the 4th ETLTC International Conference on Information & Communications Technology, Aizuwakamatsu, Japan, January 25-28 and further considered by editorial board for publication in the International Journal of Entertainment Technology and Management.
Results
D5.1.1: Theoretical Approaches to Serious Games in Tourism.
D5.1.2: Determination of Requirements and Technologies for Creating the Interactive Serious Treasure Hunt Game.
D5.1.3: User Requirements Report for AR Applications in Tourism.
D5.2.1: Research on Creating Suitable Scenarios for Mountain Destinations.
D5.2.2: Tourist Points of Interest.
D5.3.1: Algorithm for the Integration of MR and BCI.
D5.4.1: Primary Material of Tourist Points of Interest.
D5.4.2: Implementation of AR Tourist Points of Interest.
D5.4.3: Design and Implementation of Serious Games.
D5.5.1:Design and Implementation of High-Quality Mixed Reality Experience Scenarios.
D5.6.1:Evaluation of the Use of Serious Games and High-Quality Experience Scenarios.
D5.6.2:Evaluation of the Final AR Application for Tourist Points of Interest.
D6.1.1: Project website.
D6.1.2: Social Media Profiles.
D6.2.5: Publications (12) in Scientific Conferences/Journals from WP5.
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