Navigating the Basque Country

Clearly the best way to know the Basque Country or any other place is being there but, in order to do that, we have to have the time and the wherewithal to get there. When this is not feasible, we have no choice but to refer to books which, at times, may not be easy unless there is an alternative. In todays world an alternative is the use of new technologies.

Interactive systems are attractive and spark curiosity in us all. Moreover, the possibilities offered by multimedia resources signify an unparalleled means of acquiring information in a pleasant, rapid and suitable way. This is what we have aimed to do with this DVD: we have gathered and prepared information, accompanied with a number of images, all of which offer a rapid but complete perspective of the Basque Country for anyone sitting in front of a PC screen.

Our aim has been to produce a DVD for use both at home and in educational situations. Also, given that it is aimed at both Basque citizens and at persons from other places, the DVD offers all the information in four languages: Basque, Spanish, French and English.

As we have already said, the aim is not to undertake a thorough analysis nor offer exhaustive data on the Basque Country, but to get to know the main characteristics of its political, historical, cultural and geographical evolution. This is why, and following a written and spoken script, we have introduced audio, video images, photographs, and animations.

We have trawled the relevant information in libraries and photo archives and the graphical aspect of the publication has taken on significant proportions, with some 85% of the DVD given over to the visual aspect.

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