Aelius and the Time Portal
Aelius and the Time Portal is an interactive history lesson developed for children in the 3rd and 4th grade of primary school. The lesson is aimed at schools located in Dutch cities with a Roman history. The lesson shows young pupils that deep underneath their own feet there is a large amount of Roman objects, Roman buildings and Roman stories to be found. During the interactive history lesson, pupils help Aelius, a young Roman boy and learn about the local history of their neighbourhood and Roman history in general.
Release:
7 February 2013
Vleuten-De Meern, Utrecht
In this course the pupils, using a 'stuff seeker', will have to find several Roman objects in their neighbourhood in order to help Aelius unchain himself. By doing this, the students will acquire new information about the Roman history of their city. The 'stuff seeker' is an iPad with a specifically designed Aelius app using Augmented Reality. This course provides a proactive and joyful way in introducing young students to the early history of the place in which they are living.
This project was assigned by de Historische Vereniging Vleuten-De Meern-Haarzuilens.
Thanks to the municipality of Utrecht, Birgit Postma Projecten and Happycoders.
Credits
Project Management
Tessa van Asselt
Vincent Ruijters
Interaction Design
Hilde de Wit
Wijnand Veneberg
Digital Media Design
Wijnand Veneberg
Print Design
Vincent Ruijters
Production
Wijnand Veneberg
Video Production
Mike Engelsman
Support
Berta Stössel
