App AskGate - Four Steps in Ascalon

The development of the app called AskGate originated from the results obtained by the Italian Archaeological Mission MAECI (Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation). The research group, consisting of architects, archaeologists, physicists and artists since 2020, has been working on the case study of the so-called church of Santa Maria in Viridis, within the ancient city of Ascalona (Israel) under the direction of Prof. C. M. R. Luschi. The main challenge was to find a language capable of expressing the process of scientific research which would involve the user. The theme of the representation adopted for the app entrusts the narrative in its significant parts to the eloquence of the image, respecting the gestalt linked to the use of the smartphone.