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The project’s main aim was to develop information tools for visitors and residents of heritage sites in the CADSES area to communicate their cultural heritage potentials. The partners elaborated strategies how to better utilise these heritage potentials and how to promote regional identity through the use of new media as well as modern information and communication technologies. “The Heritage Alive! virtual tour guides and learning quests move beyond the mere presentation of information to users and provide them with the means to actively create knowledge themselves”, project coordinator John Pereira explained the potential of employing new media. The main focus was set on the dialogue between visitors/locals and the cultural heritage of each location.

The project partners published a range of scientific case studies for employing new media and technologies in the communication of cultural heritage. A experience report documents the implementation of a virtual tour guide in the three world heritage sites Salzburg (AT), Sighişoara (RO) and Hollókő (HU). Additionally a implementation plan for the learning quests in the cities of Gorlice (PL), Kardjali (BG) and Urbino (IT) was developed. To get an overview over the HERITAGE ALIVE! project and its entire publications please visit the project website www.heritagealive.eu.

Through an extensive dissemination of the project results in the participating regions via TV, radio and print media some of the pilot actions are on their way to be adapted as commercial products. Otherwise online learning quests of cities and their cultural heritage will be adopted at local schools.