Exploring Cultural Heritage Using Virtual Reality

Debailleux, Laurent; Hismans, Geoffrey; Duroisin, Natacha

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-75826-8_24

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“…As a result, various mobile technologies are currently used in museums and cultural spaces to enhance user experience (UX) and emphasise visitor-centred learning in the museum. Examples of such technologies are QR codes [15], mobile applications [16][17][18][19], serious gaming [20][21][22][23], audio guides [24,25], augmented reality (AR) [26][27][28][29], and virtual reality (VR) [11,13,30,55,56].…”

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Usability evaluation of a virtual reality smartphone app for a living museum

Othman

Nogoibaeva

Leong

et al. 2021

Univ Access Inf Soc

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This paper elaborates the empirical evidence of a usability evaluation of a VR and non-VR virtual tour application for a living museum. The System Usability Scale (SUS) was used in between participants experiments (Group 1: non-VR version and Group 2: VR version) with 40 participants. The results show that the mean scores of all components for the VR version are higher compared to the non-VR version, overall SUS score (72.10 vs 68.10), usability score (75.50 vs 71.70), and learnability (58.40 vs 57.00). Further analysis using a two-tailed independent t test showed no difference between the non-VR and VR versions. Additionally, no significant difference was observed between the groups in the context of gender, nationality, and prior experience (other VR tour applications) for overall SUS score, usability score, and learnability score. Α two-tailed independent t test indicated no significant difference in the usability score between participants with VR experience and no VR experience. However, a significant difference was found between participants with VR experience and no VR experience for both SUS score (t(38) = 2.17, p = 0.037) and learnability score (t(38) = 2.40, p = 0.021). The independent t test results indicated a significant difference between participant with and without previous visits to SCV for the usability score (t(38) = −2.31, p = 0.027), while there was no significant differences observed in other components. It can be concluded that both versions passed based on the SUS score. However, the sub-scale usability and learnability scores indicated some usability issue.

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Usability evaluation of a virtual reality smartphone app for a living museum

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Nogoibaeva

Leong

et al. 2021

Univ Access Inf Soc

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“…Furthermore, it is uncertain whether wider goals be incorporated into the VR element or part of the wider messaging. Thus, a number of research questions can be derived (Debailleux et al, 2018). Furthermore, in landscaping (Griffon et al, 2011), the challenge that land managers and policy-makers face is the difficulty in communicating the visual impact of a management option to stakeholders, especially when the landscape exhibits a high cultural value.…”

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“…In the cultural heritage field, the preservation of historical sights and the finished reconstructions of empty monuments are important in contributing and representing the true history of a particular culture (Pujol‐Tost, 2011). The use of VR as a space simulator has shown effectiveness and potential in gaining various spatial and information knowledge and analyzing people's cognitive and behavioral skills (Debailleux et al, 2018). Furthermore, in landscaping (Griffon et al, 2011), the challenge that land managers and policy‐makers face is the difficulty in communicating the visual impact of a management option to stakeholders, especially when the landscape exhibits a high cultural value.…”

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Increasing donation intentions toward endangered species: An empirical study on the mediating role of psychological and technological elements of VR

Moriuchi

Murdy

2022

Psychology and Marketing

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Virtual reality (VR) as a communication tool is increasingly gaining attention in various contexts, including the promotion of fundraising and donation‐based activities. Recent academic literature tends to focus on VR as a valuable tool for human‐human donation, with little consideration of the human‐animal donation context. Furthermore, the use of key flagship species can encourage donations for the specific animal and provide broader conservation and economic benefits, including encouraging tourism and visitor spending. However, work needs to explore VR as a tool for flagship species donation versus other forms of communication tools and the impact this could have on broader conservation goals. Two studies were conducted to investigate VR in a human‐animal donation context using two modalities (VR and static advertisement). Study 1 investigates the mediating role of psychological elements: empathy and enjoyment, while Study 2 examines the mediating role of technological elements of VR: usability and telepresence. We found that VR increases enjoyment and engagement with the flagship species, increasing the likelihood of donating. VR also increases telepresence, and the usability of the VR tool positively affects donors' likelihood to donate. Our findings inform a future research agenda to consider VR in a donation context further.

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“…Fabrizio, Chara & Brumana, 2018;Kersten, 2018), immersive web-based, panoramic, virtual, and augmented reality tours (e.g. Debailleux, Hismans & Duroisin, 2018;Bruno et al, 2016), VR games (e.g. Zhang et al, 2018;Iacono, Zolezzi & Vercelli, 2018), storytelling (e.g.…”

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Learning the Nuclear: Educational Tourism in (Post)Industrial Sites

2021

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The main topic of the chapter is related to the changes that took place during the historical stage of the industrial period. The changes are analysed through the preservation and revitalisation of objects, the perspective of landscape reconstruction, and the renewal of the urban city. The main keywords in the chapter are related to the preservation of industrial heritage, the meaning of historical events, the determination of the value of remembrance based on the theory of the scar, the importance of identity, and the principles of educational tourism. In this work, the case study method is applied. The underlying principles of this method allow to devise certain characteristic strategies in constructing the new face of an industrial heritage object, post-industrial landscape, or urban city. The case study discusses the example of the Ruhr area in Germany through which certain trends on how problematic and specific objects are transformed into part of the cultural heritage and places of interest are shown. The obtained results are presented in connection with the challenges posed by the closure of the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant (INPP) and the search for the new identity in the city of Visaginas. The study report also presents elements of a sustainable and long-term industrial heritage analysis scheme including the uniqueness of the site, its significance to society, value potential, approaches to demonstrating objects based on constructivist philosophy, educational tourism, and new learning experiences.

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Exploring Cultural Heritage Using Virtual Reality

Cited by 27 publications

References 13 publications

Usability evaluation of a virtual reality smartphone app for a living museum

Usability evaluation of a virtual reality smartphone app for a living museum

Increasing donation intentions toward endangered species: An empirical study on the mediating role of psychological and technological elements of VR

Learning the Nuclear: Educational Tourism in (Post)Industrial Sites

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