Design and Evaluation of a Mobile Application for an Italian UNESCO Site: Padova Urbs Picta
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This paper presents the design, development and a first evaluation of a smartphone application aimed at promoting a cultural heritage site, Padua’s fourteenth-century fresco cycle, which has been registered in the UNESCO World Heritage List under the lettering Padua Urbs Picta. The evaluation have been realized through a questionnaire submitted to a number of master students.
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ISBN:978-3-031-16801-7
DOI:10.1007/978-3-031-16802-4
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