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An Interactive Narrative to Improve Cultural Heritage Experience in Elementary School Children

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Carmelo Ardito, and

Cristina RebekAuthors Info & Claims

Journal on Computing and Cultural Heritage (JOCCH), Volume 13, Issue 3

Article No.: 22, Pages 1 - 14

https://doi.org/10.1145/3382771

Published: 16 August 2020 Publication History

Abstract

Cultural Heritage can use ICT and game design to provide compelling experiences of visiting ancient ruins. In fact, archaeological sites benefit from being enriched with additional meanings that help visitors to contextualize what they see. For example, young tourists, when accessing cities of the past, could miss the chance of really appreciating the history and the culture of extinguished civilizations. We propose an interactive story for them through which they can explore an archaeological site. We carefully planned the structure of this game according to four main dimensions: magic circle, narrative, immersion, and agency. Afterward, the prototype was presented as a scenario to five tourist guides, who positively evaluated the game and also gave us some valuable feedback.

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An Interactive Narrative to Improve Cultural Heritage Experience in Elementary School Children
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Interaction design
    1. Interaction design theory, concepts and paradigms
  2. Ubiquitous and mobile computing
    1. Ubiquitous and mobile computing systems and tools

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Journal on Computing and Cultural Heritage Volume 13, Issue 3

October 2020

211 pages

ISSN:1556-4673

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DOI:10.1145/3411173

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Published: 16 August 2020

Online AM: 07 May 2020

Accepted: 01 February 2020

Revised: 01 January 2020

Received: 01 September 2018

Published in JOCCH Volume 13, Issue 3

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