Cultural Heritage Learning Research Articles

Cemeteries as Cultural Heritage: Implementing the Model of Cemeteries-Cultural Heritage as Education Environment

Nowadays we can notice significant changes and variations in dealing with death around Europe which requires adaptation of services that cemeteries provide in their vast space. Providing new services is a challenging management issue that first requires a change in the perception of cemetery away from burial space. Purpose of this paper is to analyse how cemeteries can be used as education environment.
 Analysis of cases in 3 cities around Europe provides insights into how a cemetery can become perceived and used as rich cultural heritage learning environment for schools in combination of use of modern IT solutions. In discussion we are exploring the positive effects of this development on cemetery management.

RETRACTED ARTICLE: The application of augmented reality and unity 3D in interaction with intangible cultural heritage

The current predicament of intangible cultural heritage is its vulnerability and rarity, and an expression that is difficult to construct in the space-time dimension. It is difficult for visitors to really understand and touch these local intangible cultural heritages. For this reason, the need to develop new methodologies for cultural heritage learning and art appreciation is always present, and this is increasingly supported by digital technologies. The research in this paper is to apply the self-issuance method to the folk intangible cultural heritage center. It is different from the traditional AR method of presenting crafts directly through HMD. Instead, the use of low-cost technology, Augmented Reality technology and unity 3D technology provide a new way of interaction. By using HMD, smartphone, Leap motion and software created in UNITY 3D, the application of the augmented reality program is achieved. It allows users to interact with the intangible cultural heritage easily and fully it in a virtual physical environment. Based on the principle of human natural interaction, it can be achieved by structured light target image scanning and the design and experiment of photographic measurement. Then a local intangible cultural heritage model database can be established to provide virtual prototype files. The results of the experimental show that the data transmission is effective and the three-dimensional interaction between people and exhibits can be realized. The research results can be applied to the interactive mode practice of the intangible cultural heritage center, and provide an effective interactive mode for the intangible cultural heritage in the form of augmented reality interaction. In this way, visitors can have a deep impression on the intangible cultural heritage and the culture can be spreaded widely all over the world.

An Integrated Platform Supporting Intangible Cultural Heritage Learning and Transmission: Definition of Requirements and Evaluation Criteria

The paper offers an experience-based viewpoint on two key phases of the development of an Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs)-based system: the definition of requirements and identification of related criteria and methodology for its evaluation. In doing so, it refers to the unique context of the i-Treasures EU project, which deals with the development of an innovative integrated platform to support the learning and transmission of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH). The i-Treasures integrated platform is conceived to support both traditional learning approaches and innovative and active learning processes, based on extensive use of sensor-technologies. In this light, during the development process, particular attention has been devoted to the definition of requirements with specific reference to sensor-mediated Human Computer Interaction (HCI) issues and the evaluation process was designed accordingly, in coherence with the specific advanced features of the integrated platform. The paper offers a view of the complexity of the design of ICT-based tools supporting the preservation and transmission of ICH and also provides an insight (and this could have a broader impact) into the methodology adopted to harmonize the requirements and the evaluation phases which are key pillars for the construction of any educationally effective ICT-based learning system.