Project Category: Applications

Case Study For Augmented Reality (AR) Application Of Portals For The Preservation Of Cultural Heritage

Abstract Cultural Heritage is an area that presents a great variety of opportunities for MR applications. These opportunities include storytelling (a way for visitors to learn and retain more information about the exhibitions that they explore), gamified presence (an incentivizing tool to keep them attentive during their visit) and many more. Augmented Reality is an innovative technology that can be beneficial for the preservation of Cultural Heritage. A vast variety of applications can be created about the preservation of Cultural Heritage. Not all of them, though, use the concept of AR portals. An AR application with portals could be...

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APROPA CULTURA: AN ONLINE PLATFORM FOR THE ACCESSIBILITY TO CULTURE OF SOCIAL GROUPS AT RISK

Abstract After the 2008 economic crisis, there are many people in Catalonia who find it difficult to go to the theatre or visit an exhibition, due to personal circumstances or health issues. Apropa Cultura is a publicly funded programme that aims to eliminate such barriers and improve access to Catalan cultural settings. Apropa Cultura has been building up, since 2006, a network of cultural programmers and social intervention agencies. Thanks to a user-friendly web portal programmed with Drupal, it supports participation through the dissemination of information to partners, the provision of tickets at discounted prices (0-3€), and the organization...

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The new permanent exhibition of the prehistory department of the Museum of Natural History in Vienna

Abstract The permanent exhibition of the prehistory department of the Museum of natural history in Vienna has been completely renewed constituting a wide range of new approaches of didactics by making use of new technologies and concepts. 7 Reasons has been contracted to challenge the integration of new media solutions resulting in 26 diffferent setups for hardware, models and contents. Keywords: Virtual Museum, Virtuality in Museums, Museum, Augmented Reality, VR, AR, XR, Projections, Display, Virtual Reconstructions Virtual Museum, Virtuality in Museums, Museum, Augmented Reality, VR, AR, XR, Projections, Display, Virtual Reconstructions The new permanent exhibition of the prehistory department of...

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Hauger, Haller, Hav The permanent exhibition of the Midgard Viking Center in Borre, Norway

Abstract 7Reasons together with the Ludwig Bolzmann Institute of Archaeological Prospection and Virtual Archaeology (LBI Arch Pro) has undertaken the production of the new permanent exhibition at Borre Historical Center and its Site which consisting of various Augmented Reality Stations, Large Scale Projections, and an Interactive Movie show as well as the necessary content production. Keywords Augmented Reality, Large Scale Projections, Replicas, 180° Projections, Virtual Environments Hauger, Haller, Hav The permanent exhibition of the Midgard Viking Center in Borre, Norway Vestfold hosts some of the most famous Viking Age sites like the well-known ship burials at Oseberg and Gokstad....

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Secrets of the Past: Dion

Abstract Secrets of the Past: Dion is a mobile and PC videogame for children that simulates the work of archaeologists in ancient Dion, a city with a thousand years of history situated at the foothills of Mount Olympus in Greece. The game also offers access to and a context for the view of high-quality 3D reproductions of ancient artefacts found in the city’s Villa of Dionysus. Keywords Video Games, Simulation, Archaeology, Cultural Heritage, Photogrammetry Become an archaeologist and lead an excavation at the ancient Greek city of Dion! Your goal is to unearth the treasures of the Villa of...

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