Vani Virtual eXperience project

Title

eng Vani Virtual eXperience project

Description

eng Output of the Bilateral project is the Vani Virtual eXperience, a digital exploration in the historic city of Vani, Imereti region, western Georgia, to admire the wonders of the Past, especially referring to the archaeological area of the so-called mosaic floor temple and its findings - our main case study. Located about 41 km southwest from the regional capital Kutaisi, Vani is an area with continuity of life. The richness of the documentary framework and the variety of the historical and archaeological problems offered today by the ancient city reveal an incredible potential that constitutes a truly significant heritage and a first-level attractive element by making use of new technologies applied to Cultural Heritage. In this light, we had the idea of providing citizens and tourists with a digital interactive tool capable of enhancing and promoting knowledge of the territory, its history and evolution over time. Such a tool has multiple purposes: it can be used as a website, a webapp application, a kiosk desk in the Vani Archaeological Museum and as QRcode panels along the archeological site.

Date

2021 – 2022

Status

Concluded

Subject

eng SH6_3 Archaeology of early literate societies and early civilizations

eng SH6_6 Digital, computational, virtual and geospatial archaeologies

Funded By

Bilateral Project 2021-2022

Homepage

https://www.vanivirtualexperience.com/home

Project Member(s)

Daniele Ferdani

George Partskhaladze

Alfonsina Pagano

Eva Pietroni

Bruno Fanini

Emanuel Demetrescu

Nino Kalandadze

Nino Lordkipanidze

Project Contributor(s)

Istituto di Scienze del Patrimonio Culturale

Georgian National Museum