Investigations carried out at the archaeological site of Dougga have revealed a large number of houses, most of which have been little studied. Their current condition makes them difficult to understand, hence the importance of digital mediation tools for the general public.

This application offers reconstructed spaces: the peristyle and its luxurious mosaic of Ulysses and the sirens on the floor. Almost nothing remains of the upper floor that opened onto the street of the anonymous temple, but thanks to this application, we can see an innovative reconstruction in the form of a virtual model. This provides an interactive supplement that sheds light on the distinctive features of the Roman house in Dougga (Thugga).

The virtual tour via 3D reconstruction of ‘The House of Dionysus and Ulysses in Dougga’ is the result of a hackathon on the theme of promoting heritage through new technologies, led by young graduates, volunteers, members of the Museum Lab association, collaborators, curators, researchers and students at the initiative of Museum Lab on several Tunisian sites in 2019. They came together in multidisciplinary teams and, in line with the proposed themes and sites, devised and implemented original and innovative concepts to revisit mediation at the sites of Sousse, Dougga, Kerkouane, El Kef and Tunis.

At the beginning of December 2019, the five teams behind the five prototypes competed against each other, followed by a free exhibition of these devices to the general public in mid-December at various sites, museums and historical centres.