Sukhothai Adventure app launched

Sukhothai:- The Sukhothai provincial administration has joined hands with the Thailand Research Fund and Naresuan University to develop a smartphone app that will help foreign tourists learn more about the ancient capital of Sukhothai.

The app was officially launched on Saturday at the Sukhothai Historical Park in a ceremony chaired by Prasom Charnchaikittikorn, deputy mayor of Tambon Old Town Municipality.

Apart from the TRF and university, the app development was also supported by the Office of the Area Based Collaborative Research and Development for Lower Northern Provinces.

Prasom said the app was developed by a research team from Mobile Computing Lab of Naresuan University’s Faculty of Sciences. The team is led by Dr Anthony Harfield and Dr Ratchada Wiriyapong.

The app is available for both iOS and Android devices and it has dual languages of Thai and English.

The app is aimed at allowing tourists to learn more about the Sukhothai Historical Park in a form of adventure game.

The app leads users to rediscover the Siam of 800 years ago. Users will learn about the history while having fun travelling around Sukhothai Historical Park and the local area.

In its Explore and Learn section, users will uncover stories from the Sukhothai period and find out what is left of the Sukhothai Historical Park today.

Then, users can test their knowledge of historical Siam by undertaking quests to earn points and unlock trophies. With each success, a new location is uncovered on the Sukhothai map.

Tourists can compete with family, friends and other visitors to Sukhothai, and compare their ranking with people from all over the world.