The Project will use digital data to create a series of DMAs that can tell an intelligible and engaging story about the case studies and the chosen themes. To do this, a preliminary assessment of the exploitable data is a pre-requisite. The DMAs will be designed and developed with the assistance of the NAS.
Data will include: (a) Published knowledge on the specific themes; (b) the main results of MARELab field projects; (c) 3D models of excavated and surveyed sites and artefacts; and (d) Photographs and video footage of artefacts and activities.
Project implementation will include six main work packages:
- Data selection, to explore the overarching themes
- Creation of targeted multimedia applications
- Development of the Mare Cyprium website, where applications will be shared with the public
- Training and volunteering opportunities for UCy students
- Beta testing of the DMAs and evaluation of the audiences’ engagement
- Publication of a peer-reviewed volume and a Journal article, on both the theoretical and technical aspects of the project, along with considerations on digital public outreach in general (based on background research) and on the Project exercise specifically.
The DMA specifics, to be determined during the first six months of the project in collaboration with the NAS, will build on the following technologies:
- A simplified web-GIS interactive map, accessible through the Project website, where information on the case studies will be displayed.
- 2D and 3D visualizations, videos and animations that will provide a user-friendly introduction to each case study.
- 3D printing
A dedicated website will act as a primary repository of the produced deliverables (DMAs). Each case study will have its own sub-section within it and storytelling will be the thread connecting the applications and themes together. The diverse characteristics of the selected MCH sites offer the opportunity to create complex narratives with insights into the identified themes. Thus, the public will have glimpses ‘behind the scenes’ of maritime archaeology research that usually remain silent and are rarely included in dissemination and outreach activities. Moreover, the chosen sites represent exemplary types of Cypriot MCH, thus providing the ground to showcase its complexity and value.
Last Updated on June 19, 2022
