Ionian Islands Virtual World
Promoting the islands' rich inheritance
An inheritance in culture
long preserved in honorable institutions
But also a place full of beauty
abundantly found in all islands
A birthplace of politicians
of European calibre
Natural beauties
just need discovering
Odysseus patiently waits all of us
to rediscover his journey
Dominated by sea
the islands have a unique landscape
A romantic place
to visit, to stay, to live...
Ionian Islands Virtual World
Promoting the islands' rich inheritance
An inheritance in culture
long preserved in honorable institutions
But also a place full of beauty
abundantly found in all islands
A birthplace of politicians
of European calibre
Natural beauties
just need discovering
Odysseus patiently waits all of us
to rediscover his journey
Dominated by sea
the islands have a unique landscape
A romantic place
to visit, to stay, to live...

Meet the Ionian Islands in the Virtual World

Please note that this site is still under construction and content is gradually put in.

The Project

Started in 2011 and being partially funded by European and National Greek Funds under the Regional Operational Programme ”Western Greece-Peloponnese-Ionian Islands 2007-2013 (ESPA) , the Ionian Islands Virtual World is a project developed by under- and post-graduate students of the Dept. of Informatics of the Ionian University (Corfu, Greece).

The initial purpose being the touristic promotion of the Ionian Islands, it has now evolved as a platform for cultural promotion of the unique identity of the place and the people. Unique historical buildings, picturesque beaches, romantic sunshines are just a few of the elements that can be seen in this virtual world.

The People

  • Konstantinos Oikonomou
    Konstantinos OikonomouTeam Leader

    Dr. Konstantinos Oikonomou is currently employed as Assistant Professor at the Dept. of Informatics of the Ionian University

  • Eleni Kavvadia
    Eleni KavvadiaProject Manager

    Elena is currently the project manager and she keeps in her hands the every-day running of the project. She is also a Ph.D. candidate at the Dept. of Informatics of the Ionian University.

  • George Koufoudakis
    George KoufoudakisTechnical Support

    George is the person that gives the technical solutions to this project. He is also a Ph.D. candidate at the Dept. of Informatics of the Ionian University.

  • Vasileios Komianos
    Vasileios KomianosDesign and Development

    Vasilis is the unstoppable power behind the design of the virtual world. He is also a Ph.D. candidate at the Dept. of Informatics of the Ionian University.

  • Georgios Tsoumanis
    Georgios TsoumanisContent Enhancement

    George is in the habit of improving the virtual world and ensuring network’s utilization. He is also a Ph.D. candidate at the Dept. of Informatics of the Ionian University.

  • Konstantinos Giannakis
    Konstantinos GiannakisVirtual World Architecture

    Kostas implements those that other people just thinking about. He is also a Ph.D. candidate at the Dept. of Informatics of the Ionian University.

  • Alexandros Tsompolis
    Alexandros TsompolisExpert Navigation

    Alexandros is the key person behind the videos and the virtual world realization. He is about to start his post-graduate studies at the Dept. of Informatics of the Ionian University.

  • Sofia Fanarioti
    Sofia FanariotiVirtual Reality Editing

    Sophia is the reliable person combined with unlimited resources. She is a post-graduate of the Dept. of Informatics.

  • Kleomenis Evaggelopoulos
    Kleomenis EvaggelopoulosArtistic Touch

    Menios makes surprize an everyday concept while working with us. He is a post-graduate of the Dept. of Informatics of the Ionian University.

  • Athanasios Tsipis
    Athanasios TsipisDesign and Development

    Give Thanasis a chance and he proves you wrong for not doing it earlier. He is about to start his post-graduate studies at the Dept. of Informatics of the Ionian University.

  • Efrosyni Apostolou
    Efrosyni ApostolouArchitecture Design

    Efi is behind us those most needed times that make the difference. She is a post-graduate of the Dept. of Informatics of the Ionian University.

For other collaborators, music composers etc. please visit The Team.

The People

  • Konstantinos Oikonomou
    Konstantinos OikonomouTeam Leader

    Dr. Konstantinos Oikonomou is currently employed as Assistant Professor at the Dept. of Informatics of the Ionian University

  • Eleni Kavvadia
    Eleni KavvadiaProject Manager

    Elena is currently the project manager and she keeps in her hands the every-day running of the project. She is also a Ph.D. candidate at the Dept. of Informatics of the Ionian University.

  • George Koufoudakis
    George KoufoudakisTechnical Support

    George is the person that gives the technical solutions to this project. He is also a Ph.D. candidate at the Dept. of Informatics of the Ionian University.

  • Vasileios Komianos
    Vasileios KomianosDesign and Development

    Vasilis is the unstoppable power behind the design of the virtual world. He is also a Ph.D. candidate at the Dept. of Informatics of the Ionian University.

  • Georgios Tsoumanis
    Georgios TsoumanisContent Enhancement

    George is in the habit of improving the virtual world and ensuring network’s utilization. He is also a Ph.D. candidate at the Dept. of Informatics of the Ionian University.

  • Konstantinos Giannakis
    Konstantinos GiannakisVirtual World Architecture

    Kostas implements those that other people just thinking about. He is also a Ph.D. candidate at the Dept. of Informatics of the Ionian University.

  • Alexandros Tsompolis
    Alexandros TsompolisExpert Navigation

    Alexandros is the key person behind the videos and the virtual world realization. He is about to start his post-graduate studies at the Dept. of Informatics of the Ionian University.

  • Sofia Fanarioti
    Sofia FanariotiVirtual Reality Editing

    Sophia is the reliable person combined with unlimited resources. She is a post-graduate of the Dept. of Informatics.

  • Kleomenis Evaggelopoulos
    Kleomenis EvaggelopoulosArtistic Touch

    Menios makes surprize an everyday concept while working with us. He is a post-graduate of the Dept. of Informatics of the Ionian University.

  • Athanasios Tsipis
    Athanasios TsipisDesign and Development

    Give Thanasis a chance and he proves you wrong for not doing it earlier. He is about to start his post-graduate studies at the Dept. of Informatics of the Ionian University.

  • Efrosyni Apostolou
    Efrosyni ApostolouArchitecture Design

    Efi is behind us those most needed times that make the difference. She is a post-graduate of the Dept. of Informatics of the Ionian University.

For other collaborators, music composers etc. please visit The Team.

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