A Review of Augmented Reality Applications for History Education and Heritage Visualisation

Abstract

Augmented reality is a field with a versatile range of applications used in many fields including recreation and education. Continually developing technology spanning the last decade has drastically improved the viability for augmented reality projects now that most of the population possesses a mobile device capable of supporting the graphic rendering systems required for them. Education in particular has benefited from these technological advances as there are now many fields of research branching into how augmented reality can be used in schools. For the purposes of Holocaust education however, there has been remarkable little research into how Augmented Reality can be used to enhance its delivery or impact. The purpose of this study is to speculate regarding the following questions: How is augmented reality currently being used to enhance history education? Does the usage of augmented reality assist in developing long-term memories? Is augmented reality capable of conveying the emotional weight of historical events? Will augmented reality be appropriate for teaching a complex field such as the Holocaust? To address these, multiple studies have been analysed for their research methodologies and how their findings may assist with the development of Holocaust education.

Survey: Using Augmented Reality to Improve Learning Motivation in Cultural Heritage Studies

“…• Context: user location. The article by Challenor and Ma [107] mentions a review of AR applications for history education and heritage visualization, where the purpose of the study is to identify if using an AR system enhances the teaching of topics such as the Holocaust in history. The review studied a list of AR systems for education, and classified these systems into subject area, the authenticity of the augmented content, photorealism, impact on learning, and emotional impact.…”

“…The main advantage of using AR for CH education is that it improves learning performance, generates motivation [26], provides interaction with physical resources [11,35], and encourages collaboration between users [26,83]. It avoids being isolated from others [110], enhances user-perception of the surrounding environment by providing superimposed additional information using 2D and 3D graphics [3], develops a student's cognitive process [111], has an impact on learning retention [107] and is a highly reliable technology because it copies physical elements through digital files that can be used in conservation work [112] such as preserving buildings, masterpieces, ruins, etc. In other words, AR improves the user's experience by making reconstructions and exploring and managing the CH information [14].…”

“…However, AR also has some shortcomings and limitations depending on who is using it because, as learners have constant access to a variety of immersive technologies, using AR does not necessarily mean that students will learn better compared to more traditional methods and for that reason AR should be focused on the content rather than entertainment [107]. Nonetheless, the role of educational institutions and museums should be to motivate the student learning process [82], and AR may be one way to achieve this.…”

Hybrid Mobile Augmented Reality: Web-Like Concepts Applied to High Resolution 3d Overlays

“…Recent years have witnessed significant progress and adaptability of Augmented Reality technologies on smartphones/tablets and a great range of applications from academic research to healthcare (Vávra et al, 2017), industry (Fraga-Lamas et al, 2018) and education (Challenor and Ma, 2019). Their operation mode is principally specified by the platform and the system's architecture.…”

Visualisasi Museum Muhammadiyah Menggunakan Teknologi Virtual Reality

“…Augmented Reality (AR) merupakan bidang teknologi yang banyak digunakan di berbagai bidang, khususnya pariwisata [3]. AR dapat diimplementasikan pada berbagai macam media sehingga terus berkembang khususnya dalam bidang promosi menggunakan brosur [4].…”