Alto Minho Cultural Heritage Supported by New Media

NMSPCAM project aims to teach the local community of Alto Minho about its rich cultural heritage and long history. By embracing technology as participant and as instigator, the project uses new media, such as videogames and videomapping projections, to create tools that aid teaching these topics. The concept offers a creative, fun and imaginative way of learning Alto Minho’s cultural heritage, patrimony, legends and lore. Starting with the development of a set of videogames staring the city of Viana do Castelo, targeted to primary school children, will introduce them to their culture which, with its interactive and explorative nature, stimulates and incites their curiosity to “go out and see”. With videomapping projection, the potential and possibilities of new media extend the target-audience to the entire community, such as residents and students, but also tourists and visitors. The social impact of the project will be evaluated, from its experiments to its results.