How It Works?
Entry
Point
Visitors create a profile and select a preferred mode (Education, Entertainment, or Exploration).
Location
Detection
A GPS-based map activates location-specific content (Agora, Bathhouse, Harbor, etc.).
Engagement Mechanics
VMissions & Tasks: Users complete interactive challenges such as solving riddles, scanning artifacts, or
simulating trade.
Rewards &
Progress
Earn points, unlock historical collections, and compete on local leaderboards.
Technology Stack
Unity Engine (AR & Game logic), ARkit / ARCore for real-time visuals, GPS-based exploration, 3D modeling
Purpose
Promote cultural heritage, education, sustainable tourism for tourists, cultural institutions and students.
Innovating Cultural Heritage
Technology for heritage visualization, Game mechanics for educational engagement, Scalable system for museums and institutions, real-time interaction
Gameplay
AR Visualizations, progress levels, badges & trophies, collectible relics, in-app achievements
Explore, Play, Learn
Each mission in Ancient Routes turns exploration into discovery.
Through AR interactions, storytelling, and real archaeological data, players experience history not as spectators, but as active participants, uncovering the past one challenge at a time
STEP 1
Missions & Quests
Complete interactive challenges at ancient sites or from home.
STEP 2
Collect & Learn
Discover relics, dig out artifacts, and unlock cultural insights.
STEP 3
Progress & Rewards
Track your journey, earn badges, and deepen your connection to the Lycian world.
Where History Becomes Play
An interactive layer of Ancient Routes that transforms archaeological learning into a playful experience through AR, storytelling, and discovery
Ancient Routes introduces a gamified experience where visitors explore ancient cities through missions, challenges, and rewards. Players uncover real archaeological data, solve location-based quests, and interact with 3D reconstructions of historical artifacts and spaces.
The game mechanics are designed not for competition, but for curiosity, learning, and cultural empathy, allowing each user to step into the past at their own pace.
Digital Collection
From Excavation to Interaction
These 3D models are based on real archaeological findings from Myra, digitally reconstructed by our design team to be used in interactive missions within the Ancient Routes app.
