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The New "Tholos" In Athens, Greece Promotes Futuristic Interaction With The Past
Opened in spring 2006, The Tholos is really a groundbreaking new museum that, through the use of state-of-the-art technology, allows visitors to immerse themselves in ancient Greek history like never before. With the purpose of both educating and entertaining The Tholos is billed as a bold new kind of museum, offering a unique, interactive experience that will take spectators to the center of ancient Athens. Funded by the EU and sponsored by the National Bank of Greece the Tholos is seen as an attraction that will boost tourism and the neighborhood economy at the same time as advancing a better knowledge of ancient Greece.

The "Tholos" may be the Foundation of the Hellenic World's (FHW) new dome-shaped Virtual Reality "Theatre" located in the cultural centre of "Hellenic World" on Pireos street. This is a building of progressive architectural design and unique technological infrastructure, which establishes a fresh era in the usage of virtual multimedia for teaching purposes, whilst as well it preserves and promotes historical knowledge.

The digital shows hosted in the interactive programme have as a spot of reference the "Agora" of ancient Athens (i.e. the ancient greek language market in Athens) and offer a novel approach in the educational process. With the purpose of creating a scientifically valid representation of the Agora, the building blocks has generated a trilogy; "An interactive walk in the ancient Agora of Athens", "An act in the ancient Agora" and "Athens in the ancient Agora".

With production costs of 2 to 3 3 million each, the virtual projects take visitors back to the 3rd century BC. Athens was at the peak of its cultural and financial prosperity in those days when philosophical ideas where flourishing and humanitarian values such as justice, equality and freedom of speech were first being conceived. The spectator has many means of experiencing the virtual world. He could be not only able to choose the next thing but also to take part in fun activities designed for the younger audiences. Such games include giving a speech in front of fellow citizens of Athens and taking part in the election process or even being elected themselves! Having fun is as important because the educational attributes of these productions. The viewer can observe how the principles of law and governance have been transformed from the ancient times to the present and how they are applied in modern Athens and other parts of the planet.

The "Tholos" has a capacity of 130 people and its architectural characteristics, specifically the semi-spherical projection surface, are similar to a planetarium. However, unlike a planetarium, the show is highly interactive. A plethora of alternative scenarios emerges, all in line with the same virtual model, that can be controlled in real-time by visitors who can choose the next step of the navigation. In this way the complete experience becomes uniquely direct, flexible and dynamic, thus amplifying the viewers feeling of immersion in to the virtual world. The financial cost of such productions is indeed high. T here has been major funding assistance from both the EU an the National Bank of Greece.

Copyright (c) 2007 Jay Smith

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