NPLD: A modern, self-managing website and virtual reality experience

About the company

Sector: NGO / European network

The Network to Promote Linguistic Diversity (NPLD) is a pan-European organization that works to promote, protect and disseminate linguistic diversity in Europe. It is made up of governments, universities and organizations that promote policies and projects related to regional and minority languages. Its institutional website is a key channel for communicating its mission, events, publications and resources to an international and multilingual audience.

Services

The challenge

NPLD’s website was outdated, with a complex and unfriendly structure, making it difficult to communicate news, events and resources to its audience. In addition, the team was constantly relying on external developers to update the site. At the same time, the organization was looking to innovate in the way it communicated its cultural and educational mission, exploring new formats that would connect with young and diverse audiences.

Objectives
of the project

1. Renovate an obsolete and impractical institutional web site

2. Improve communication of mission, news and events to a diverse European audience.

3. Facilitatethe self-management of content without depending on developers.

4. Create a clear, navigable and multilingual structure.

5. Incorporate innovation with a virtual reality experience that would make Europe’s cultural and linguistic diversity visible.

Solutions implemented by Virtual Arena

Clear and hierarchical information architecture.
Modern, clean and accessible design for diverse audiences.
Optimization for mobile devices and multilingual navigation.
Implementation of a CMS (WordPress) with customizations and preconfigured templates for events, news and resources.
Manual and training to the team so that any member can update the website without technical support.

In collaboration with VR Guide Mea 360° video scene was created to show the cultural and linguistic richness of Europe.
Students from Escoles Vedruna (Catalonia) researched, wrote and shaped the script.
The Virtual Arena team provided the technical and artistic production, maintaining the educational and inclusive essence of the project.
The result: an experience that combines education, culture and innovation, aligned with NPLD’s mission.

Results

User experience

Clear and intuitive navigation with hierarchical structure.
Calendars, news and resources visible in a few clicks.
Less friction for international visitors and stakeholders.

Operational autonomy

Website 100% editable by the internal team.
Reduced dependence on external developers.
More agile and efficient publication of news and events.

Organizational and cultural impact

Increased operational efficiency and multi-language updates.
Creation of a central communication hub for European partners and collaborators.
Educational and cultural innovation with the integration of virtual reality.

A team effort

The success of this project was possible thanks to the close collaboration with the NPLD team, who actively participated in the validation of the architecture, content and multilingual strategy. It was also thanks to the students and teachers who contributed their vision for the immersive experience. This synergy transformed an obsolete site into a living communication tool and a cultural bridge connecting all of Europe.

Vicent Fenollar

Head of Office – NPLD Europe

Thanks to Marco and the Virtual Arena team who did a great job in the development of our website, supporting us also in the necessary updates and improvements. In addition, we worked together in the creation of virtual reality experiences for our project, providing creative ideas and an innovative solution. We are very pleased with the final result and the way the whole process was carried out.

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