[ti:Digital Project Brings Olympics Birthplace to Life]
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[00:00.04]A new technology project in southern Greece
[00:04.36]is helping visitors experience the ancient
[00:09.12]birthplace of the Olympic Games.
[00:13.32]The project used augmented reality
[00:17.24]to recreate temples and competition areas
[00:22.12]in the ancient city of Olympia.
[00:26.72]It was recently launched in the city,
[00:29.76]one of the world's major archaeological sites.
[00:34.24]Augmented reality, or AR, is a technology
[00:40.36]that can project computer-created imagery
[00:44.60]onto special eyeglasses.
[00:47.32]Through the eyeglasses, the images appear
[00:51.56]along with other physical objects in the environment.
[00:56.88]The project is a partnership
[00:59.80]between American software maker Microsoft
[01:04.12]and Greece's Ministry of Culture and Sport.
[01:08.84]The ministry helped Microsoft
[01:12.04]map and build virtual representations of Olympia.
[01:18.12]The city was used for nearly a thousand years
[01:23.20]to host the games in ancient Greece
[01:26.96]that served as the model for the modern Olympics.
[01:31.60]"It's a milestone ... that helped us bring technology
[01:36.72]and culture and history together so we can preserve it,"
[01:41.96]Microsoft President Brad Smith
[01:45.48]said in a video message at the launch event.
[01:50.52]The experience provides users the chance
[01:54.52]to virtually walk through the ruins of Olympia.
[02:00.12]At the Olympic Museum in Athens,
[02:03.36]people can also use Microsoft's AR headsets
[02:08.48]for a similar experience.
[02:11.04]Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis
[02:16.04]joined a group of schoolchildren
[02:19.00]who were using the app for the first time.
[02:22.72]"I'm absolutely thrilled that we're able to present to the world
[02:28.48]a completely new cultural experience using technology
[02:33.88]to re-create the ancient world of Olympia,"
[02:37.88]Mitsotakis told The Associated Press.
[02:43.04]Students from a local middle school looked at statues
[02:47.72]and structures that were brought to life on their phones.
[02:52.36]They were able to virtually visit inside and outside settings
[02:58.60]to explore where ancient Olympians
[03:01.80]had competed in different sports.
[03:05.04]One of the children, Panagiotis Christopoulos,
[03:09.96]called the project "impressive."
[03:13.44]"I think it can help with teaching in schools," the student said.
[03:19.68]The project began 18 months ago
[03:23.56]with a series of imaging flights
[03:26.52]to help map areas across Olympia.
[03:30.20]Microsoft is to build several data centers
[03:34.96]in and near Athens as part of a $1 billion investment agreement
[03:41.84]with the Greek government.
[03:44.12]I'm Bryan Lynn.
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