The pair are capitalising on their previous experience with St. Peter’s Basilica: AI-Enhanced Experience, an AI-enabled initiative unveiled last November ahead of Jubilee celebrations this year.

The game, Peter is Here, invites students to explore the Basilica’s history through key events while trying their hand at restoration work and discovering the intersection between the site’s cultural heritage and modern innovation.

“This experience is aimed at accompanying students in the discovery of a fascinating spiritual, artistic and architectural environment preserved in St. Peter’s Basilica,” said Cardinal Mauro Gambetti.

Gambetti is the Archpriest of St. Peter’s Basilica, Vicar for Vatican City and President of the Fabbrica di San Pietro, the centuries-old Vatican institution tasked with the maintenance and preservation of the Basilica.

“[The Basilica is] a place in which the faith of multiple generations has shaped a space of elevation and dialogue between the human and the divine,” he continued.

The interactive experience allows students to explore the Basilica and its historic development by using AI-based tools to discover the stories behind the building’s architecture and art.

Microsoft Copilot was used to search and inform the historic experiences within the game while Microsoft Designer was employed to conceptualise assets of the game.

Catholic schools around the world and schools across Italy will be among the first to use the new learning tool.

ANSA