SHELeadersAR is an Augmented Reality mobile app developed as a part of the SHELeadersVR project.
The project aims to revive female rulers from Western Balkan countries, places where they lived and stories from their lives using AR and VR experiences. Bosnian queen Jelena Gruba, Serbian princess Milica, Macedonian queen Marija Paleologos, Albanian queen Vojsava Tribalda and Montenegrin queen Izabeta Crnojević appear in virtual reconstructions of the castles where they lived and narrate significant events from their reign. Users can virtually walk through these cultural monuments and find digitized exhibits from museums holding related collections.
The project consortium consists of DIGI.BA Association (coordinator), the experts from the University of Sarajevo – Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Noho from Ireland, the Archaeological Institute of Belgrade, the National Museum of Montenegro and the Sarajevo School of Science and Technology.
SHELEADERSVR project started in 2022 and will run until 2025. The project has received funding from the EUROPEAN EDUCATION AND CULTURE EXECUTIVE AGENCY (EACEA) programme under grant agreement No 101055818.
Download the SHELeadersAR app and get ready to explore the Western Balkans like never before!
App Features:
HISTORICAL SITES
Visit historical sites in the Western Balkans and explore the 3D reconstruction of castles and palaces brought to life using Augmented Reality.
STORYTELLING
Learn about the fascinating history of the Western Balkans through the narration of the queens and princesses themselves: Bosnian queen Jelena Gruba, Serbian princess Milica, Macedonian queen Marija Paleologos, Albanian queen Vojsava Tribalda and Montenegrin queen Izabeta Crnojević.
BADGES
Collect badges for visiting each site and exploring hidden stories of queens and princesses from medieval times. And if you want to learn more, visit participating museums exhibiting exciting artefacts from the sites: National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Sarajevo, Narodni muzej Kruševac in Serbia, Museum of the Republic of North Macedonia in Skopje, National Museum of Albania in Tirana and the National Museum of Montenegro in Cetinje.