2. YRSUM is a prototype of Serious Game in which the remote sensing data and analysis tools are an integral part of the virtual reconstruction of the game environment and the game itself

3. Irsi o Yrsum o Castrum Ursum close to the Northeastern border of Basilicata with Apulia (Italy) strategic location: the confluence of the Bradano and Basentello rivers long human frequentation: iron age, roman period, byzantine age inhabitants: (550 in 1277 and 5090 in 1320) 12th century: first documentary attestation 1123 : Yrsum depends on Episcopate of the near town of Montepeloso 1133: Destruction of Montepeloso. Yrsum depends on the Abbey of Chaise-Dieu (France) 1288: first description of a part of the village from a documentary source (a church, a square, some houses, grain storage) 1370: The village is sacked, the monastery is destroyed. Abandonment of the village. Medieval village of Yrsum

4. Medieval village of Yrsum – A Serious Game LEVEL 1 - Site survey by using remote sensing data Archaeological features detected by optical (aerial/satellite) remote sensing 1) Ditch and cropmarks related to buried walls of the castle (A) 2) Microrelief related to some buried buildings of the medieval village (B) Purposes within the game: 1) Detailed map of archaeological features 2) Reconstruction of forma urbis 3) Identification of building phases of the medieval village 4) Geomorphological pattern

5. Medieval village of Yrsum – A Serious Game LEVEL 1 - Site survey by using remote sensing data From aerial image to airborne laser scanning data LIDAR Prospection 1)Classify vegetation 2)Classify ground 3)Creating Digital Elevation Model (DEM) Purposes within the game: Detailed characterization of the urban shape and terrain morphology Paleo landlside Urban sector extra moenia Square (platea)? Castle/Motte Niche of detachment B A C Landslide foot Landslide slope

6. Medieval village of Yrsum – A Serious Game LEVEL 2 - Puzzle

7. Virtual Reconstruction: Scenario 1 (Foundation)

8. Virtual Reconstruction: Scenario 2 (Urban Expansion)