Bernarda !upanek, CITY MUSEUM OF LJUBLJANA DIMITRIJ MLEKU!

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bernarda.zupanek@mm-lj.si DEPARTMENT OF ARCHAEOLOGY; FACULTY OF ARTS; UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA
Dimitrij.mLekuz@ff.uni-lj.si

In the place of modern Ljubljana a roman town Emona once ... TODAY The heritage of Emona – preserved and presented To discover and enjoy Emona TODAY, what you
stood ... in the center of Ljubljana – is, despite of past and present need is an experienced guide – ideally an
endavour, poorly recognizable, off the beaten track and Emonian.
increasingly marginal.
The visitors
might not meet
one of them, but
they get the next
best thing: an
excellent gps
guide with,
amongst other,
stories narrated
by Emonians

How does this Guide work?

What are the potential
uses for the technology
in the future? Keep
reading to find out.

his is delivered on a pocked-sized touchscreen computer with GPS capability. WE TESTED SEVERAL PLATFORMS, This Digital Guide can orient itself in the real world
AMONG THEM CAERUS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM. NOW WE ARE WORKING ON OUR OWN SOFTWARE.
USING SATTELITE NAVIGATION SYSTEM and provide
information about what is around it.

The Digital Guide

offers the enticing
prospect of a map
combined with
animations,
narration, video AND
sound effects
relevant to the
particular site or
monument, thus
acting as a
attractive support
for presenting THE
HERITAGE OF EMONA .

IT PROVIDES IN-DEPT INFORMATION, STORIES, IMAGES It helps IDENTIFY the hidden and the the Digital Guide supports both free
AND RECONSTRUCTIONS OF MONUMENTS AND SITES. extraordinary in the cityscape -- the hidden exploration and »guided« tours. The user is
stories behind the obvious sights able to browse the information at her own
pace, selecting it in line with her interest.
HM... DOESN't
look roman to
me ...
SO THIS IS THE
SOUTHERN WALL ...
TAKE ME TO THE
FORUM NOW

THIS MARKS THE

PLACE OF LATE
ROMAN
BUILDING

The Digital Guide is a complement to existing interpretation techniques,
a practical way to present information in multiple languages (many
visitors in the summer months are turists), and a good alternative to
human guide when there are to many visitors to show round
personally.
Digital guides promise to transform our .... There is plenty more room for experimentation
experience of historic sites such as Emona.... – like bookmarking items of interest, tagging the
spaces outside the museum walls, e-grafitti – as
its potential is still waiting to be tapped.

I LIKE THE
WALL