User-centered design of a virtual reality exhibit for archaeological museums

Nowadays, the adoption of virtual reality (VR) exhibits is increasingly common both in large and small museums because of their capability to enhance the communication of the cultural contents and to provide an engaging and fun experience to its visitors. The paper describes a user-centered design (...

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Published in:International journal on interactive design and manufacturing 2018-05, Vol.12 (2), p.561-571
Main Authors: Barbieri, Loris, Bruno, Fabio, Muzzupappa, Maurizio
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Archaeology
CAE) and Design
Computer-Aided Engineering (CAD
Electronics and Microelectronics
Engineering
Engineering Design
Historic artifacts
Industrial Design
Instrumentation
Maintenance costs
Mechanical Engineering
Museum exhibits
Museum studies
Museums
Original Paper
Software
Software development
User-centered design
Virtual reality
Visualization
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Summary:Nowadays, the adoption of virtual reality (VR) exhibits is increasingly common both in large and small museums because of their capability to enhance the communication of the cultural contents and to provide an engaging and fun experience to its visitors. The paper describes a user-centered design (UCD) approach for the development of a VR exhibit for the interactive exploitation of archaeological artefacts. In particular, this approach has been carried out for the development of a virtual exhibit hosted at the “Museum of the Bruttians and the Sea” of Cetraro (Italy). The main goal was to enrich the museum with a playful and educational VR exhibit able to make the visitors enjoy an immersive and attractive experience, allowing them to observe 3D archaeological artefacts in their original context of finding. The paper deals with several technical issues commonly related to the design of virtual museum exhibits that rely on off-the-shelf technologies. The proposed solutions, based on an UCD approach, can be efficiently adopted as guidelines for the development of similar VR exhibits, especially when very low budget and little free space are unavoidable design requirements.
ISSN:1955-2513
1955-2505
DOI:10.1007/s12008-017-0414-z