TY - JOUR AU - Κολιούσκα, Χριστιάνα AU - Βρίγκας, Μιχαήλ PY - 2022/11/23 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Ο ρόλος των ΤΠΕ ως μέσο προβολής και ανάδειξης της πράσινης μετάβασης των λιγνιτικών περιοχών της Δυτικής Μακεδονίας JF - Open Journal of Animation, Film and Interactive Media in Education and Culture [AFIMinEC] JA - AFIMEC VL - 3 IS - 3 SE - Articles DO - 10.12681/afiinmec.31702 UR - https://ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr/index.php/AFIMEC/article/view/31702 SP - AB - <p>The new Information and Communication Technologies - ICT constitute innovative tools that can promote sustainable development as their role in protecting the natural environment and addressing climate change is an international discussion topic. Rapid technological advances have established the use of virtual and augmented reality in many aspects of our everyday life. Through ICT adoption, users can enter an artificial world where they can wander around, manipulate various objects and use all of their senses.</p><p>The aim of this paper is to present the current situation in the lignite areas of Western Macedonia and to suggest the possibilities of their restoration through ICT adoption in the context of sustainable development. This research focuses on the use of appropriate tools (such as Google Earth Voyager Stories), combining Street View, 3D imagery and storytelling. The delignitization constitutes an important step for achieving sustainable development in the regional areas, as the Greek government has set a goal of withdrawing all lignite plants by 2028. Augmented reality is an effective tool for the promotion of this green transition of lignite areas to a model of sustainable development.</p> ER -