Kosmosas

Augmented reality application to discover etnocosmological heritage in Lithuania.

Space has always been a subject that has attracted both ordinary people and scientists seeking a deeper understanding of the vastness of the cosmos. The year 2021 was a special year for Lithuania as we finally became an Associate Member of the European Space Agency. This is the right time to give the space theme an extra focus: to link and highlight Lithuania's achievements in space technology, to showcase related research centres and to showcase the contributions of scientists of Lithuanian origin, which are mostly unknown to the general public. The second piece of the space puzzle is the Molėtai Museum of Ethnocosmology, the only one of its kind in the world, which is located not far from Vilnius. The essence of the museum is the relationship between man and mankind and the cosmic world. The third element of this mobile application is the archaeological, historical, and natural sites all over Lithuania, which are related to cosmology, the cosmos and its observation. The aim of the app is to combine all these different and closely related topics into one modern tourism and educational tool, which will allow the user to get to know the topic from its various sides. The app contains information on 20 different thematic destinations, but the full content can only be accessed by going to the location of the site, finding the site marker and scanning it. Once you've checked it out, you'll be able to see and hear interesting additional information in 2D, 3D, 360, video, audio, and photo formats. The application is formatted with augmented reality technology. Augmented reality allows you to extend the boundaries of the physical world by projecting and overlaying digital content onto the physical environment you are observing.

The project was implemented by: Lithuanian Museum of Ethnocosmology. Project was part-financed by: Lithuanian Council for Culture and others.