STIMULATE
STIMULATING THE PUBLIC ATTITUDE TOWARDS ADVANCED MATERIALS
| Coordinatore | NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS - NTUA
Organization address
address: HEROON POLYTECHNIOU 9 ZOGRAPHOU CAMPUS contact info |
| Nazionalità Coordinatore | Greece [EL] |
| Sito del progetto | http://www.physics.ntua.gr/~micronano/stimulate/index.html |
| Totale costo | 1˙878˙897 € |
| EC contributo | 1˙631˙000 € |
| Programma | FP7-NMP
Specific Programme "Cooperation": Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies |
| Code Call | FP7-NMP-2013-CSA-7 |
| Funding Scheme | CSA-SA |
| Anno di inizio | 2013 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2013-07-01 - 2015-12-31 |
Partecipanti
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS - NTUA
Organization address
address: HEROON POLYTECHNIOU 9 ZOGRAPHOU CAMPUS contact info |
EL (ATHINA) | coordinator | 161˙940.00 |
| 2 |
APT FILM & TELEVISION LIMITED
Organization address
address: EALING GREEN - MET FILM EALING STUDIOS contact info |
UK (LONDON) | participant | 586˙106.50 |
| 3 |
Serious Games Interactive
Organization address
address: RAVNSBORGGADE 2 2 contact info |
DK (KOBENHAVN) | participant | 372˙598.42 |
| 4 |
"NATIONAL CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ""DEMOKRITOS"""
Organization address
address: Patriarchou Gregoriou Str. contact info |
EL (AGHIA PARASKEVI) | participant | 312˙619.08 |
| 5 |
EUROPEAN MATERIALS RESEARCH SOCIETY
Organization address
address: Rue du Loess 23 contact info |
FR (STRASBOURG) | participant | 101˙436.00 |
| 6 |
TELEVISION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
Organization address
address: 292 VAUXHALL BRIDGE ROAD contact info |
UK (LONDON) | participant | 63˙335.00 |
| 7 |
THE OPEN UNIVERSITY
Organization address
address: WALTON HALL contact info |
UK (MILTON KEYNES) | participant | 32˙965.00 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
'More than seventy percent of all technical innovations today depend directly or indirectly on the development of advanced materials. Advanced materials have been identified as one of the 6 Key Enabling Technologies, of systemic relevance that feed many different cooperating business sectors. Exactly because of the complicated nature of their role as technology enablers, advanced materials many times miss the general public’s attention. People tend to underestimate the importance of advanced materials, since they are mostly focused on the final consuming products, instead of appreciating the underlying materials technologies.
In order to uncover this hidden role, we propose a cross-platform media approach, integrating onto a web portal, online educational resources, a web-based serious game and a character-led documentary film that will be translated in all the official EU languages.
To achieve this task we involve a multidisciplinary team of experts (in advanced materials, documentary filming, game based education, e-learning, scientific journalism etc) that are combining their expertise in order to create a coherent set of media products.
The educational, “Serious Game”, will be targeted towards teenagers (between 14 and 17 years old) while the character-led documentary will be targeted towards the general public and especially the younger people. Overlapping scientific content and cross-references between the two will link them and promote their distribution.
We plan to introduce people to a world of invention and innovation. We aim to give our audience a clear vision for a sustainable future, based on Knowledge, Development and Innovation, with advanced materials at its core. We will present all the sides of the materials community to the general public, including research, development and manufacturing, highlighting the role of materials innovation in the struggle of the European societies to face the current economic and environmental challenges.'
Introduzione (Teaser)
Advanced materials are behind most everyday applications and the technologies that revolutionised the way of life of people worldwide, yet they remain largely unknown to the general public. An EU initiative aims to get people thinking about their far-reaching effects.
Descrizione progetto (Article)
The importance of advanced materials in daily life is overlooked because of the focus placed on their end products, from cars to smartphones. There is no consideration for the materials that help deliver solutions for a sustainable, healthy and safe world.
To raise overall awareness on advanced materials, the EU-funded 'Stimulating the public attitude towards advanced materials' (http://www.materialsfuture.eu/ (STIMULATE)) project is designing a variety of media products in 23 European languages, targeting ordinary citizens and youth.
The project conveys the role advanced materials play in health, environment, technology, innovation and energy. The focus is on showing how these materials are finding innovative solutions to everyday issues and challenges that benefit all.
To achieve this, project partners are developing a film and an interactive computer game. The character-led feature film documentary aims to present materials science, processes and innovations, and the people involved in research and development. The web-based game is designed to demonstrate the significance of materials science to European youth aged 14 to 17. In doing so, it hopes to attract, motivate and encourage them to pursue the field.
During the first reporting period, the team selected themes and content for the film and game. A prototype for the game was developed and then successfully tested. Production on the audiovisual materials for the film is underway, and the script has been finalised.
The project website has been set up and translated into nine languages.
By presenting the wide-ranging socioeconomic and environmental benefits of advanced materials, STIMULATE will help to involve, educate and empower Europeans of all ages.