Experiences of Knowledge Transfer on Industrial Heritage Using Games, Storytelling, and New Technologies

Abstract

The industry has a relevant spatial and socioeconomic importance in most of the Spanish cities and nowadays is one of the main urban economic activities. However, in many situations, and despite recent advances in the past two decades, industrial heritage is a value that is still not sufficiently widespread in society. The factories, their activity, and their historical evolution are often disconnected and isolated from the daily life of the cities, being quite an unknown aspect for most of the citizens. This contribution presents the result of various experiences of knowledge transmission on the heritage value of industry, through the use of games and storytelling technique as an educational tool and the combination of different technologies (3D modelling, videomapping, virtual reality) as useful tools to spread the explanation of this phenomenon.

Chinatown Time Machine: A Research Creation Project on Game Design and Cultural Heritage

“…This latter point is further enhanced when the story is interactive or participatory as it is in a game setting, "video games have served as the testing ground for interactive storytelling techniques'" due to its adopted form of interactive media (Mukherjee, 2015). López and Cruz (2021) also proved in their research that "the integration of new technologies into an innovative discourse that uses storytelling to transfer knowledge about heritage and industrial history is an effective method that enriches learning." With the power of interactive media such as audio and video, stories are more vividly conveyed through.…”

Directing Reused Industrial Heritage to Public Taste: The Case of 1933 Old Millfun, Shanghai

“…Historical context is the main component of industrial culture, which distinguishes the reused industrial heritage from other types of buildings [42,[64][65][66][67]. The legacy of industrial heritage is evidence of history [68].…”

On the Use of ICT by Enterprises to Activate Industrial Heritage

“…For example, the Paper Museum in Fabriano, Italy, adopts ICT to help community members, and local entrepreneurs to innovate the use of landscape resources for the sustainable development of industrial heritage (Chiapparino and Galli, 2016); 2) They explore the use of ICT's ease-of-use feature to allow easy access for all Internet users to publish, read, and facilitate the dissemination of information about industrial heritage at low cost (Magro, 2012). For example, ICT can be used to spread knowledge regarding heritage culture through simple games and storytelling (López and Cruz, 2021); 3) They examine the use of the responsive nature of ICT to allow users to post information and receive feedback in near real-time (Tzouganatou, 2018). For example, the research indicates that websites related to industrial heritage tourism are helpful for rapid communication with the target audiences (Cristobal-Fransi et al, 2020).…”