In addition to creating ICT solutions for touristic walks, the developers of the eLearning Department of MTA SZTAKI (Institute for Computer Science and Control, Hungarian Academy of Sciences) have been also active in the field of interactive thematic walks since 2012. In order to use these walks, customers also need to install relevant members of the GUIDE@HAND application family on their smartphone. GUIDE@HAND Miskolc, a noted member of this application family, has been awarded the highest rank in the category of mobile applications at the communication competition of tourism “Iránytű 2015” (Compass 2015).
The interactive audio guided tour entitled "In the footsteps of the Paul Street boys" was commissioned by the Municipalities of Ferencváros and Józsefváros. Ferenc Molnár's novel is one of the best-known Hungarian literary works. It has been published more than 80 times, and t has been translated into numerous languages. The story of Boka, Nemecsek and the other boys can be read in almost every larger country of Europe, Asia and America, from Albania through Mexico and Japan to Norway.
During this walk which is a joint project of the Institute for Computer Science and Control of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and the Ferencváros Local History Collection, you can acquaint yourself with the most important Ferencváros and Józsefváros venues of the novel. Upon the introduction of the sights, in addition to short architectural descriptions, you can hear selected passages from the novel, together with musical accompaniments evoking the atmosphere of the time. Archive photos compiled for each location and scenes from the 1969 feature film directed by Zoltán Fábri make the tour more colourful.
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