A video game with augmented reality applications created at the UJI provides a fun way to learn about the heritage and history of Segorbe



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## A video game with augmented reality applications created at the UJI provides a fun way to learn about the heritage and history of Segorbe

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María de Luna, the Dukes of Segorbe, King Abu Zayd, the cathedral, the prison tower, the Botanical Park, the Town Hall square... These are characters and places linked to the capital of Alto Palancia on which the video game Guardians of Segorbe is based. Designed by a team of professors and specialists coordinated by the professor of the Universitat Jaume I Emilio Sáez, the work shows an application aimed at bringing the culture and historical heritage of the city of Segorbe to visitors and "aims to create a new experience of cultural tourism using new technologies and applications such as augmented reality (AR)," he explains. The work is part of the cultural projects that were subsidised in the past financial year 2023 through the UJI-Encultura programme grants that are announced by the Vice-rectorate for Culture, Languages and Society through the Sociocultural Activities Service of the UJI.

This initiative is a novel experience both in terms of the way it was designed and the technology used to create it, according to Emilio Sáez, who points out that "the application also has the particularity that it is developed through the services offered by geolocation, so it must be experienced in the same places where the tests take place". "The video game simulates various situations and challenges that players must solve through tests related to the spaces in which they find themselves, for which various augmented reality games have been included to enrich reality by complementing the historical enclaves that surround the user with their own interactive digital elements," said Sáez.

The design of the new tool allows players to take tourist and educational tours in which the most important heritage elements of the municipality appear.  "Augmented reality makes it possible to create a set of innovative experiences that redefine the way in which we discover and interact with the territories to be discovered, thus offering a more dynamic visit that allows us to become familiar with the city's past," says Sáez.  
  
The development of this project combines the latest design trends and technologies in the creation of video games to generate a valuable tool for promoting a tourist destination. According to the creators, this represents a major innovation in the field of educational applications related to heritage, as there are hardly any similar examples in the Spanish market. "To date, there are few heritage-themed educational applications, and most of these are text-based and not very interactive, so it fills a gap in this segment," says Emilio Sáez. The application is suitable for users of all ages, with a particularly beneficial approach for primary and secondary school students.

The application is composed of 10 different games including escape games, digital object interaction games and quiz games. The idea of the authors is to give it to the City Council of Segorbe to be included in the web pages linked to the institution and, in this way, so that interested people can download it through a link. It should be noted that the application has been created in collaboration with the town's cultural technicians specialising in heritage and history.  
  
A fact to bear in mind is that the project also complies with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (ODS), specifically with target 11.4, which seeks to protect and safeguard the world's cultural heritage, while it is also an application that can be of great use in promoting tourism in areas at risk of depopulation.

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