CreativeCH an European project that stimulates the European Cultural Heritage presented JiTT | Just in Time Tourist Audio Guides.

JiTT - Just in Time Tourist is an innovative new mobile App that aims to solve the problems of many travelers who suddenly become accidental tourists.

The app is already available (...) at the App Store [iTunes AppStore & Google Play] and was developed by iClio, an innovative Portuguese IT Company. JiTT is an App for iPhone, iPad and Android, which combines GPS location, available time, audio and points of interest, creating personalized itineraries in order to satisfy user’s specific needs.

Based on GPS [no data/roaming fees ], JiTT starts from the user current geographical location and leads to the most interesting places, taking into account the available time. Trough a detailed map, the application indicate how to get to a certain point. JiTT knows when to break in while listening to the music, to inform about the history and cultural importance of where the user is at a given moment. "It is not a common audio guide, because it’s designed to become a kind of friend, who, in a pleasant and often amusing way, speaks directly to the people", concludes iClio CEO, JiTT owner and developer.

Creative Heritage and ICT in the Experience Economy The second workshop from the CreativeCH project was dedicated to discuss the combination of heritage content, creative approaches and novel technologies to allow tourists enhanced and engaging cultural experiences. The event organised by the University of Coimbra took place at the INVTUR 2012 conference "Tourism in times of change: Knowledge and practices paving the way for the future". The Expert Workshop will also allow the discussion of the "Experience Economy" concept and its connection to heritage. To showcase those topics, developers will present some examples. Invited companies: JiTT | Just in Time Tourist, Zeitfenster, Street Museum.

SOURCE: CreativeCH

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