Belt of Vytautas
Digital transformation for the capacity building of cultural heritage in Lithuania, Poland, and Ukraine, associated with the historical figure of Vytautas the Great.
Project Objective:
To promote the digital transformation of the cultural heritage sector, accelerate its digital transition, and increase its competitiveness using innovative technologies. The project also aims to promote the idea of remote digital tourism.
Tasks performed by the team:
- Digitized cultural heritage materials related to the historical figure of Vytautas the Great using 3D and Augmented Reality (AR) technologies.
- Created digital models of historical buildings, such as the Lutsk and Kyiv castles, recreating their appearance during the time of Vytautas the Great.
- Implemented a virtual space using Unreal Engine, where users can stroll through the streets of medieval cities and view the architecture of that period.
- Developed a website for free access to the digitized objects along with their descriptions.
- Created an interactive map that will unite the selected objects into a transnational tourist route, the "Belt of Vytautas."
- Developed a mobile application that will allow users to experience augmented reality and "travel through time."
Project implementation:
Within the framework of the "Belt of Vytautas" project, supported by the "Creative Europe" program, the Skeiron team, together with the Volyn Foundation and partners from Poland, Lithuania, and Greece, digitized cultural heritage objects related to Vytautas the Great. The team created 3D models of the Lutsk and Kyiv castles, recreating their appearance in the 14th–15th centuries. Using Unreal Engine, a space was developed where users can virtually walk through medieval cities. The result of the work was a website providing free access to the digitized objects, as well as an interactive map uniting these objects into a transnational tourist route. A mobile application with augmented reality was also developed.