Digital Invasions

Digital Invasion in Limassol, Cyprus

Marianna Marcucci — Mon, 15 Apr 2019 08:07:54 +0000

A Digital Invasion took place on 9th April in Limassol by Pocket Theatre. Students visited the Parkoudi coastal park and became aware of the actions of Giannakis Potamisits, an environmentalist thanks to whom this green space was saved. Special thanks for the infomation on Cultural Heritage and the places of interest in Limassol to Aggela Katsikidou from the Cyprus Tourism Organisation!

Award ceremony for the Digital Invasion in Cyprus

Marianna Marcucci — Mon, 15 Apr 2019 07:53:42 +0000

On Saturday 13 April 2019, the winning team “CyprusGR8” who won the Digital Invasion competition in Cyprus received their award.
The ceremony took place at the Pierides Museum – Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation, and Mr. Demetrios Pierides awarded the prize to the winining team.

Following the ceremony the wining team received a private tour of the Museum, by it’s director Mr. Peter Ashdjian.

Digital Invasion in Frenaros, Cyprus

Marianna Marcucci — Mon, 08 Apr 2019 08:12:07 +0000

Digital invasion with Pocket Theatre and Hadjigiorkis Flourmill Museum at the Hadjigiorkis Flourmill Museum in Frenaros, Cyprus!
The A’ Deryneia primary school students visited the “Miller Lady’s” house, experienced her adventures with her daughters Day and Night and now they can share her story with their friends and family. The experience that a child obtains in a Museum is not concluded at the end of the visit. Sharing what they have lived with their friends and family either digitally or in real life enhances and the whole museum experience until it becomes a sweet memory to treasure for the rest of their lives.

Best post #DIGINVCyprus

Marianna Marcucci — Tue, 02 Apr 2019 11:55:33 +0000

The photos with the most likes was from the Instagram Account asi_minac which received 1108 Likes. This account also 697 likes for the second photo and 554 likes for the third most popual photo with the hastags #DIGINV #DIGINVCyprus

The 4th-5th and 6th positions with 448, 440 and 387 likes respectively were those from the Instagram account emilianamas

The 7th position with 162 likes went to mariliaioannou23

The 8th positition with 143 likes to gaitanou.elina

The 9th position with 109 likes to Antonis Zarintas

and the 10th place with 97 likes to stefania_pallicarou

Digital Invasions “Let’s SHARE Larnaka”

Marianna Marcucci — Tue, 02 Apr 2019 11:40:15 +0000

The Digital Invasion “Let’s SHARE Larnaka” took place on Saturday 23 March 2019, in Larnaka Cyprus. 32 teams with more than 135 persons aged from a few months old to more than 80 years joined this fun treasure hunt. The invasion included a walking tour around the city’s waterfront and visits to the most important place of cultural heritage. The last stop was the Pierides Museum, where the participants were granted free access and could visit this amazing museum.

Digital Invasion in Cyprus “Let’s SHARE Larnaka”

Marianna Marcucci — Tue, 05 Mar 2019 11:55:21 +0000

ORGANIZATION
The event is organized within the framework of the EU Erasmus Funded Program + “Digital Invasions for the promotion of cultural heritage” (DIGINV) (www.digitalinvasions.eu). The project aims to valorize cultural interest and practices by engaging citizens, cultural institutions and using technology as a catalyst in order for citizens to experience culture in a new way.

GAME RULES

You will receive a photo at the starting point
Identify the location and go there
You can ask around for help
Locate the person who will give you the next photo / clue
Collect all 5 photos / items within 2 hours

INSTRUCTIONS TO PARTICIPANTS
Everyone is from the city of Larnaka, on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter using the hashtags
#DIGINV #DIGINVCyprus
All pictures must include cultural heritage sites or points of reference of Larnaka. Members of the group may also appear there. You can also use the invader mask you have in your hands.

INTERNET ACCESS
Those who do not have access to the HOTSPOTS

WINNER
The winner / winner will be the profile owner who will receive the most reactions / likes.

COMPETITION RULES

The picture must be published on Saturday 23 March 2019 or Sunday 24 March 2019.
The photo must contain the 2 hashtags: #DIGINV #DIGINVCyprus
The number of reactions / likes will take place on Tuesday 2 April and the winner will be contacted through profile.

PROJECT NETWORK – ORGANIZERS
The project consortium includes partners from Italy, Cyprus, Belgium, Malta, Croatia and Hungary. The Cultural Operators from Cyprus are the Pierides Museum – Bank of the Cyprus Cultural Foundation, the Larnaka Cultural Foundation for Children and Youth, the Leventis Municipal Museum of Nicosia, the Hadjigiorkis Flourmill Museum and Pocket Theater. The Cyprus cultural society is coordinated by the Cyprus Computer Society.

SUPPORTED BY
Larnaka Tourism Board

First LTTA – Learning, Teaching, Training Activities

f.odiernaWeareHubitat — Tue, 12 Feb 2019 16:23:47 +0000

LTTA 1 (Learning, Teaching, Training Activities)

for DIGINV project (2018-1-IT02-KA204-048171)

Bevagna, Italy

14-18 January 2019

First LTTA (Learning, Teaching, Training Activities) for *DIGINV project* (2018-1-IT02-KA204-048171) was held i in Bevagna, Italy, on the 14-18th January 2019. The program of the LTTA 1, was offered for cultural operators from Croatia, Cyprus, Hungary, Malta and Italy in order to prepare them on the methodology of digital invasions.

DIGINV project, aims to exchange best practices for the involvement of citizens in the dissemination enhancement and care of cultural heritage using an innovative methodology based on the use of new communication technologies.

During the different days of the training activities, cultural operators participated in several workshops conducted by Marianna Marcucci from Invasioni Digitali and organized by the Municipality of Bevagna, project coordinator. The LTTA included the following modules:

Web e Social Media Marketing.
Audience Engagement and Gaming How to engage digital communities.
How to organize a Digital Invasion.

In addition to the workshops, cultural operators explored different towns such as Assisi and Foligno, located in the Umbria Region. They had the chance to visit the most important monuments and walk around the through the streets of these beautiful towns.

Finally, Digital Invasion was carried out in Bevagna. Participants were dressed with special costumes typical of the town during the medieval festival “Mercato delle Gaite”, and they discovered the most significant places and medieval workshops, such as candle and paper making, painting and silk thread spin. They experienced how to prepare and account for different activities when organizing a digital invasion.

At the end of the event, participants had tools to engage digital communities,using social networks to promote a travel destination and advertise, and they were able to prepare a digital invasion in their home countries.

At the end of the workshop some of the participants shared their experience in the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/DIGINV/

#DIGINV #DIGINVBevagna