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STAR is an important instrument developed for creating the first spreading thematic museum dedicated to the archaeoastronomy in Rome. This is the first italian App for smartphone and tablet able to guide the tourist on a journey to discover mithraea, sundials and Astronomy related places of the Capital. Although they attract millions of tourists, the astronomical significance of these sites is not valorized in most cases. For these reasons, STAR offers the opportunity to discover an original and unconventional side of Rome through an innovative technological support. This App aims to invite the foreign tourist as well as the Roman citizen in rediscovering the city, the neophyte as well as the expert of this topic. With STAR it is possible to personalize the itinerary, and to choose the number and type of sites to visit. At present, the App STAR includes ten specific astronomical sites. To communicate contents with pathos, the App reveals the original appearance of the sites and brings to light hidden details by using the virtual augmented reality. Virtual reconstructions and augmented reality were developed for two sites, the Horologium Augusti in Campo Marzio and the Basilica di S. Maria degli Angeli. Overall, this contribution gives added value for museological and museographical areas.
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The app STAR was realised thanks to the Programma Operativo Regione Lazio—European funds.
The authors would like to thank for the software developed the MobileSoft srl. (Walter Cavalcante and Laura Berellini), for the 3D reconstruction the Illusion network (Fabrizio Terranova and Gabriele Leonardi), for the translations the AlfaBeta—Language and Web Consultants and finally for the audioguides the Voice Professionals Italy (STAR is voiced by Maurizio Bruno and Olga Leo).
The authors would especially like to thank the University of Rome “La Sapienza”, particularly Prof. Luigi Campanella and Prof. Giorgio Manzi, holders of the course of Museology during which were elaborated the museological contents used as a starting point for the development of STAR. In this regard, we would like to thank all the students of the course of Museology (Master Degree in Technology for the Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage, University of Rome “La Sapienza”).
Special thanks to the Direction of the Biblioteca Vallicelliana, for the aid and the kindness during the bibliographic research on rare books, fundamental to get rare iconographic materials.
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Maurizio, C., Livia, L., Ludovica, R., Lucilla, F. (2017). The App STAR: An Important Instrument for Creating the First Spreading Thematic Museum on the Archaeoastronomy in Rome. In: Orlando, A. (eds) The Light, The Stones and The Sacred. Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings, vol 48. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54487-8_15
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