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Explore the Ancient Acropolis in Athens

Description

Fly above the Acropolis – a sacred hill in the heart of Athens with the Parthenon on its peak. Beside it is a smaller temple known as the Erechtheion. It’s named after Erechtheus, a mythical king of Athens. The ancients believed that the Gods Athena and Poseidon once walked here.

What Works Well

This video is a flyover of the Acropolis in Athens based on 3D scans of the structures there, allowing the viewer to go both inside and around the Erechtheion.

Discipline

  • Architecture & Environmental Design
  • Humanities & Language

Keywords

3d scanning, acropolis, ancient, athena, athens, erechtheion, greece, mythology, ruins, tour, zeus

Source

BBC

Level of Guidance

What does this mean?

The Level of Guidance indicates how much the creator has imbued the video with a sense of at what the viewer should be looking.

For instance, a Level 1 video would mean that the camera has been left in place while life happens around it, allowing you, as the viewer, to simply observe. A Level 2 video might incorporate subtle visual, textual or audible hints or simple transitions. A Level 3 video would rely on a handful of hints and transition. A Level 4 video would employ multiple hints and dialogue. And a Level 5 video would rely on all of the above as well as a narrative arc that pushes the viewer forward.

Another way of looking at this would be how much production went into the video if you are considering making one of your own like it.

Location

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