ToposText vs Telekom Chronos

A project of the Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation A new way of experiencing Europe’s most ancient literary culture, implanted in its unforgettable landscape. ToposText is a new interface that links readers and travelers to Europe’s most ancient literary culture and to the Greek landscape that inspired it. TT presents 5000 places relevant to the ancient Greek world -- ancient cities and shrines, medieval castles and towers, modern museums and excavation sites -- primarily in Greece but including major places from Spain to the Caucasus. It links those places to the ancient authors who wrote about them in Greek or Latin. A large classical library married to an up-to-date gazetteer, freely available as a mobile application or this web site. Education / Reference Tool: - Accurate coordinates for thousands of Greek historical sites - Each site indexed to the ancient literary sources that mention it. - A huge, free, portable library of classical texts in English - Texts and places stored on-device – no internet access necessary. - Location-aware display of site information. - Recent archaeological information on many sites.

The Telekom Chronos application is a one-of-a-kind free mobile application for smartphones and tablets designed for the archaeological site of the Acropolis of Athens. It combines the capabilities of augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR) and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies with the capabilities of the 5G network to make exploring the archaeological site and learning its history immersive, realistic and fun. The application can be downloaded and used by anyone, anywhere! On the rock of the Acropolis, at home, in the school yard, in the park, whether they are in Greece or anywhere else in the world. Digitalisation of culturally significant monuments demonstrates the benefits of technology, enhances digital inclusion and so we conduce to create a better world, for all! 1. What does the Telekom Chronos app offer? • Νavigation through scientifically documented, 3D digital representations of specific monuments on the rock of the Acropolis of Athens and selected exhibits/views from the Acropolis Museum. • Navigation whether you are on the rock of the Acropolis or anywhere else, at home, at school, in the park, anywhere in Greece or the rest of the world. • Self-guided or interactive audio tours. • Tour through a real-time Q&A conversation with Clio, the first-ever digital tour guide of an archaeological site. 2. Tips for best performance • Android device manufactured after 2018, with ARCore and Android OS version 10 or higher. Latest version is recommended. • iOS device manufactured after 2018, with ARKit and iOS version 11.0 or higher. Latest version is recommended. • Use of the avatar (virtual assistant) Clio requirement: 5G network connection with a speed of 200 Mbps and a maximum ping rate (latency) of 40 ms. • Simple auto-guided tour requirement: 4G network connection or connect to a Wi-Fi network with a minimum required internet speed of 48 Mbps. • When you are in a noisy area, we recommend using the headphones of your device. • Make sure the place where you use AR is well lit. If you want to have lighting based on the sun's orbit, your position and the weather conditions, activate the artificial lighting button (+icon) that you will find during the AR experience.