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| The team from the DDS which has made the final of VisitScotland's digital competition |
Students at the GSA's Digital Design Studio have made the final of VisitScotland's digital competition to create an interactive and innovative digital product designed to showcase Scotland’s places of interest and inspire visits to Scotland during the 2016 Year of Innovation, Architecture and Design.
Tourism Minister Fergus Ewing said:
“The 2016 Year of Innovation, Architecture and Design carries forward the momentum from last year’s celebration of food and drink and demonstrates Scotland’s credentials as an innovation nation - showing that our creative, modern and inventive past, present and future can continue to inspire and influence audiences across the globe.
“This innovative marketing competition links two of the Year’s themes – innovation and design – with young designers across Scotland, challenging them to create an interactive digital product which will motivate people to visit Scotland. I would like to congratulate the three finalists for reaching this stage of the competition and I look forward to seeing how the winning entry will develop into an exciting digital product that will inspire visitors for years to come.”
Dr Stuart Jeffrey, Research Fellow in International Heritage Visualisation at The Glasgow School of Art’s Digital Design (DDS) said:
“Our Heritage Visualisation MSc students are delighted to have been short listed for the VisitScotland Digital competition for the year of Innovation, Architecture and Design”
“The DDS has extensive previous experience in research projects in the heritage sector, from The Scottish Ten - large scale recording of World Heritage Sites with Historic Environment Scotland - to co-production of heritage data with community groups and mobile application development for tourists.”
“The students leading the competition entry are excited to have the opportunity to work so closely with visitor and digital industry professionals and are enthusiastic about the impact their competition idea could have on the visitor experience in Scotland in this important year.”
Full text of VisitScotland news release below
For further information on the GSA's Digital Design Studio contact:
Lesley Booth
0779 941 4474
press@gsa.ac.uk
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