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Alapp Project Leaflet Creating digital resources for the Frontiers of the Roman Empire World Heritage Site Above: Digital reconstruction of Bar Hill Fort © CDDV This project will use digital models, 3D scans, augmented reality and traditional interpretation, such as video and text, to create an engaging and interactive experience for visitors across the Frontiers of the Roman Empire World Heritage Site (FREWHS). The Project The Advanced Limes Applications (ALApp) project brings together Scottish, German and Austrian partners to create a mobile app platform and exciting new visitor content for the Frontiers of the Roman Empire World Heritage Site. The application of new technology promises to make the visitor experience more interactive, through the use of augmented reality and 3D virtual reconstructions. Visitors will be notified by their phones as they pass ‘points of interest’ and will be able to watch videos, ‘handle’ virtual objects, or explore reconstructed 3D environments. The completed app will improve understanding and access for users on-site, but also for those who may want to visit ‘virtually’ from elsewhere. It will also form a bridge between the sites and their artefacts, which are often housed in museums many miles away. Above: App testing © Crown Copyright HES The Partnership ALApp brings together an experienced group of digital and heritage specialists: • Historic Environment Scotland is the lead public body set up to investigate, care for and promote Scotland’s historic environment. • The Bavarian Museum Service is a department of the Bavarian State Office for Monument Protection, Government of Bavaria. • The CDDV is a collaboration between heritage specialists at Historic Environment Scotland and experts in 3D visualisation at The Glasgow School of Art’s Digital Design Studio. • Edufilm und medien GmbH, based in Austria, specialises in the production of digital applications in a heritage context. Together, the partners intend to share knowledge, both academic and technological, to create new and effective ways to appeal to a wide range of heritage audiences. Once the app is completed, the platform will then be shared for free with colleagues in other parts of the FREWHS to allow them to add their own content. The Sites The Antonine Wall and the German Limes are part of the ‘Frontiers of the Roman Empire World Heritage Site’. This represents the limits of the Roman Empire in the second century AD, and includes the remains of the ditches,banks, forts, watchtowers and military roads, amongst other elements, required to keep the Empire secure. In Scotland, work will focus on the sites at Duntocher, Bearsden, Croy Hill, Watling Lodge, Kinneil and Rough Castle. These include some of the most visible forts, and the best preserved bath-house, along the Antonine Wall. The sites are spread across the central belt of Scotland, easily accessible from major towns and cities. The Bavarian contribution will focus on the area around the Roman fort of Eining (known to the Romans as Abusina), which is extremely rich in Roman sites, monuments and finds. Marking the point where the Raetian Limes ends at the Danube, the landscape includes an auxiliary fort, a short lived vexillation fortress, river and road crossings, civil settlements, farmsteads and sanctuaries, set in the rolling hills north of the modern town of Neustadt an der Donau. Further Information www.alapp.eu www.antoninewall.org www.deutsche-limeskommission.de @RomanLimesApps RomanLimesApps Android iOS Website Cover Image © Crown Copyright HES Below: Wine Barrel, 3D model © Crown Copyright HES Below Left: Oriental mask, Eining © Archaeological State Collection Munich; Manfred Eberlein Below Right: Statue of Mars, Eining-Weinberg © Archaeological State Collection Munich; Manfred Eberlein The European Commission support for the production of this publication does not constitute endorsement of the contents which reflects the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsi ble for any use which may be made of the information contained therein. C D DV Centre for Digital D ocumentation and Visualisation Below: Scanning at Rough Castle Fort © Crown Copyright HES.
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