{"id":6662,"date":"2018-07-26T10:47:00","date_gmt":"2018-07-26T10:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.histories.it\/release-sicily-histories-app\/"},"modified":"2018-07-26T10:47:00","modified_gmt":"2018-07-26T10:47:00","slug":"release-sicily-histories-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.histories.it\/en\/release-sicily-histories-app\/","title":{"rendered":"Release Sicily Histories APP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The first version of<strong> Sicily Histories APP, the first Sicilian gamification application for the enjoyment of cultural heritage<\/strong>, developed by Hi.Stories, a start-up based in Catania, is now available on the App Store and Google Store. Sicily Histories brings together over 90 tourist guides scattered throughout the region, written by cultural tourism professionals, combined with game &amp; stories content to explore Sicily in a fun and interactive way.  <!--more--><br \/><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.histories.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/3-Loghi-PON-1024x207.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"129\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-6088\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.histories.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/3-Loghi-PON-1024x207.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.histories.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/3-Loghi-PON-300x61.png 300w, https:\/\/www.histories.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/3-Loghi-PON-768x156.png 768w, https:\/\/www.histories.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/3-Loghi-PON-1536x311.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.histories.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/3-Loghi-PON-2048x415.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>The application was co-funded by the <strong>National Operational Programme Culture and Development ERDF 2014\/2020<\/strong> and uses gamification and storytelling techniques. <\/p>\n<p>Sicilian cultural heritage has been divided into four major historical periods: classical antiquity, the Middle Ages, the Baroque era and the modern age, in order to construct genuine narratives that link points of interest that are distant but united by a common theme.<\/p>\n<p>Sicily Histories APP is the first product from Hi.Stories srl, an Etna-based start-up offering digital services for the promotion of cultural heritage. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.histories.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/lubec1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"820\" height=\"490\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.histories.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/lubec1.jpg 820w, https:\/\/www.histories.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/lubec1-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.histories.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/lubec1-768x459.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.histories.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/lubec1-600x359.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.histories.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/lubec1-200x120.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.histories.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/poi5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"533\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3757\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.histories.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/poi5.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.histories.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/poi5-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/www.histories.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/poi5-768x400.png 768w, https:\/\/www.histories.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/poi5-600x312.png 600w, https:\/\/www.histories.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/poi5-200x104.png 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.histories.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/poi3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"533\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3756\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.histories.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/poi3.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.histories.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/poi3-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/www.histories.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/poi3-768x400.png 768w, https:\/\/www.histories.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/poi3-600x312.png 600w, https:\/\/www.histories.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/poi3-200x104.png 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first version of Sicily Histories APP, the first Sicilian gamification application for the enjoyment of cultural heritage, developed by Hi.Stories, a start-up based in Catania, is now available on the App Store and Google Store. 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