CultApp
Experiencing Augmented Reality on Cultural Heritage Application in iVET
In 2018, the European Union celebrated the Year of European Cultural Heritage. Various campaigns and events were launched to get EU citizens excited about the common cultural heritage. The FHM also thought about how to inspire young people from vocational schools and colleges in particular for European cultural objects. The answer was: CultApp.
In general, the project was about a better experience of European cultural assets with the help of augmented reality (AR). The idea behind it was to enrich the real, visible world with additional content. AR technologies were particularly popular with young people and therefore played a central role in the project in discovering European cultural diversity.
At the heart of the project was an international student project in which 34 vocational school students from Italy, Germany and the Netherlands developed and tested AR applications for 17 cultural objects from their home cities of Florence, Bielefeld and Roermond. Young people were able to acquire or deepen various skills in the process: Creativity, handling new digital media, teamwork skills and awareness of a common European identity. This pilot project served as a reference for European VET stakeholders in the integration of AR into vocational school curricula and can thus drive the modernization of curricula. In this way, the project made a significant contribution to promoting aesthetic and digital education at vocational schools.
An online training program entitled "Augmented Reality for Cultural Heriatge Education" (AR4CHE) was also developed and tested for vocational school teachers during the course of the project. 34 teachers successfully completed the training and improved their skills in planning and implementing AR projects in the classroom. The online program has now been made available to all interested parties free of charge at www.ar-cultapp.eu.
The project results also represent high added value for various regional, national and international stakeholders from the culture and tourism sector. By successfully demonstrating AR applications on cultural objects, further creative ideas for the use of AR on tourist destinations can be developed and implemented, which can ultimately contribute to increasing the attractiveness of European locations.
The FHM-Team
Elisabeth-Anna Huber M.Sc.
Research Assistant
Bad Säckingen Study Center
+49 7751 3069445
Lars Trapp B.A.
Study-Coach Online-University
(business, technology, media)
+49 521 96655119
Prof. Dr. habil. Dr. h. c. Richard Merk
(retired)
Prof. Dr. Thomas Berger
Director of the Institute for Cultural and Creative Industries (IKK)
Prof. Prof. h.c. Dr. Christoph Brake
(retired)
Prof. Dr. Tim Brüggemann
Vice President Online University, Distance Learning and Continuing Education
Prof. Dr. Ralf Brüning
Scientific management of the business programs at FHM Online University
Prof. Dr. Feyzullah Gökdemir
Social Work & Education Head of International Programs Turkey
Prof. Dr. Christoph Hechelmann
Digital marketing, e-commerce, event management & entertainment
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Krüger
(retired)
Prof. Dr. Meike Probst-Klosterkamp
Law, in particular commercial, media and international law
Prof. Dr. Franziska Süß
Deputy Academic Director, FHM Bamberg & Equal Opportunities Officer
Dipl.-Kffr. Marianna Gevorski
Head of Project Development & Coordination
+49 521 96655176
Dipl.-Medienw. (FH) Kai Stremming
Head of Campus Management, Organizational Director FHM Bielefeld
+49 521 96655262
Nicole Schossmeier B.Sc.
Central Student Advisory Service & Applicant Management Bielefeld
+49 521 96655127
Prof. Dr. Melanie Eikenbusch
Business administration with focus on innovation management
Nadja Hermanns B.A.
administrative manager FHM - on parental leave -
Victoria Wächtler M.Ed.
Study-Coach Online-University
(pedagogy, social studies, psychology, health)
+49 521 96655241
Andreas Lütschen
Project Manager Digital Infrastructure Online University
+49 521 96655152
Charline Völkel B.A.
Student advisory service Rostock
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Experiencing Augmented Reality on Cultural Heritage Application in iVET
