🎮 The Meeting of Cultural Heritage and Modern Technologies: The Aigine CRC team, in collaboration with Soltech, has launched the second phase of the project “The Meeting of Cultural Heritage and Modern Technologies.” This phase focuses on two main areas: the creation of a short animated film about the significance of the tradition of pilgrimage to sacred sites, and the development of an innovative mobile video game based on the equestrian sport “Kök-Börü” for teenagers in Kyrgyz and Russian languages. The video game will be the first action genre mobile game created in Kyrgyzstan, available on the App Store and Google Play. The project team has started working on the design and content of the mobile game, in collaboration with the association of young artists and developers “Xer0.”

🏞️ Preservation of the Murdash Petroglyphs: The Aigine CRC team has completed the work on creating a digital map of the Murdash Bashy historical and cultural complex in the Osh region. As part of this project, the archaeological notes and traditional interpretation of the rock carvings have been added to the digital map. Updated information about the Murdash Bashy complex, including the digital map, is now available on the website petroglyphs.kg, allowing users to explore the site and its images. The final stage of the work included updating the map with new archaeological data obtained during field research conducted in June of this year. The note was prepared by archaeologist Saltanat Alisher kyzy, who participated in the fieldwork.

🧶 Creation of a Craftsmanship Database: The Aigine CRC team has started coordinating a project to create a database dedicated to craftsmanship in Kyrgyzstan. The project is supported by the International Information and Networking Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region (ICHCAP) under the auspices of UNESCO and is part of a four-year program aimed at developing traditional craft arts and strengthening the tourism industry in the Kyrgyz Republic. The main task of the Aigine CRC team is to collect and systematize all available materials on the country’s craft traditions, which will create a resource that reflects the richness and diversity of the local craft industry. The database is intended to be an important tool not only for the preservation and transmission of traditional knowledge but also for the promotion of craftsmanship as a key element of cultural tourism in the country.