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1. Execut
ives
ummar
y
Thisdoc umentdes cri

best he workcur r
entlyi n pr
ogresswi thi
nt he Vir
tualMus eum
TransnationalProjec t(V-MUST.NET),withint heWor kPackage2“hous eofQues ti
ons ”,
dedicatedt oestablishrequi r
ementsandc ri
ter i
aanalysi
sint heVir
tualMus eum domai n.
Thisdeliverabl
ec ontainsan update( 2012-2013)oft hest ateofthear taboutVi r
tual
Mus eums ,taki
ngi ntoac counttheresult
sf rom Deli
verables2.1and2.2andi ncr
easing
them wi t
hnew r esearchesaboutthepr esenc eofVM inEur opeandout si
deEur ope,de-
scr
ibingandanal yzingt heirmainchar
ac t
eristic
s.
2. Ai
m oft
her
epor
t
Wi tht hisDel iver ableweai mt o draw an over vi

ew oft heVM i n Eur opeand out side
Eur ope,t ryingt o bet t
erdef inet hei ri dent it
ybas edon t he"Cat egor ies"and"Def ini-
tions "al readyc hos eni nt hepr eviousDel iverabl e.Cr oss-sec ti
onalanal ysi
sofeac hVM i s
us efulnotonl yf ordat ac oll
ec t
ion and c atalogui ng,butal sot ot r
yt or eac h ac lear
def initionVM.Af ter8mont hsofac tiviti
esi nt heHoQ i nf ac t,whathasemer gedi snot
yetwhati tmeansasVM.Oneoft hemai nobj ec t
ivesoft heWP2i spr ecisel
yt oac hieve
ac orrectdef i
nitionofVM s ot hati nt hef ut ure,wec ani ncludeonl yc ertainins tancesof
theVM.St ar t
ingwi t
hs omepr opos alsf ordef iningt heVMst hatarisef rom thei nter ac-
tionwi t
hpar tner sandf rom t heanal ysisoft hemat er i
alal readypr oduc edbyt heac t
iv i
t-
iesoft heWP,Wec ar r
ied outan ext ensiver esear ch on t heweb us ing differ entweb
br ows erandvar i
ouskeywor dsr el
at edt oVMs .Thr ought hi sresearchandanal ysiswor k
wei nt endt omakef urtherpr ogr essont heknowl edgeaboutt hepr esenceofVMsi n
thewor ldandt heirc harac teri
s t
ics,sot hent ryt omovef ur thert owar dst hemos tobjec t-
ivepos sibledef ini t
ionsoft heVM.
Thi sr esear c
hofVMsi nt hewor l
dand t hei dent if
ication oft heirgeogr aphi cl ocation
wi llallow ust oi dent i
fyt hec ount r
ieswher et herear emos tpresenc eofMVs .Inaddi -
tion,t heanal ysisandc ompar isonofeac hVM i dent if
ied,wi llhighli
ghtt hedi ver si
tyof
under standi ngofVM r egi steredamongs tt hevar iousc ount riesinEur opeandout side
Eur ope.
Fur ther mor e,t hes ubdivisionofVMsdi s
tinctbyc ategor iesofc ontent ,her eimpl emen-
tedr espec tD. 2.1,wi llall
ow ust oi dent ifyandal sot oexami neVMswi thot hersc ontent s
from t hoses trictl
ydedi catedt oc ul t
ur alher i
tage.
3. Chal
lengesi
ndef
ini
ng“Vi
rtualMuseums”

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SowhatisaVirt
ualMuseum?Theproblem whenwetr
yt of
indadef
ini
ti
on,ist
hatthe
ter
m “Vi
rtualMuseum”iscur
rent
lyused i
n manydi
ffer
entways
,asas or
tof“short
-
cut
”.
Gil
lesDel
euzedefi
nesthewor l
d“vir
tual”as«t outchampproblématiquesus
cept
ibl
ed’ét
ablir
desli
ensentr
edesobjetsoudesprocess
usenappar enc
eétr
angerslesunsauxautres
:levi
rtuel
estent
ièr
ementréelmêmesitoutenluin’es
tpasactual
ié»(
s Deloche,2001)
.
AsF.Antinucciwaswr i
ti
ngin2007“Thisf
acti
mmediat
elybecomesapparentwhenweobser
ve
thevariousentit
iesthatarecal
ledbythi
snameandr eali
zethatwearedeali
ngwithawide
vari
etyofv er
ydiffer
entt hi
ngs
,oftenwit
houtanyt
heor yorconcepti
nc ommon”.(
Ant
inucci
,
2007:79)
Healsowasindic
atingapossi
blewayt ost
artt
odefi
neaVir
tualMus
eums ,by“st
ati
ng
whatavirt
ualmus eum isnot”.Thisexer
cis
eseemstobei
nf ac
teas
ierandt heres
ult
wasthefol
lowing(Anti
nucci
,2007:80-
81):
a.”Thevi rtualmus eum isnott herealmus eum t r

ansposed tot heweb ( ort o anyel
ectronic
form)”
b.“Thevi rtualmus eum isnotanar chiveof,dat abaseof,orelectroniccomplementt other eal
mus eum”.Thes ear c
hivesinf
ac taren’
tdev elopedf orordinaryvis
itors,whodonothaveenough
under s
tanding,endingwi thanon- communi cativeresult
.
c.“Thevirtualmus eum,final
ly,isnotwhati smi ss
ingf r
om therealmus eum”
The realpot enti
alit
yofa vi rtualmus eum ishel ping,guiding usersand vi s
itor
swho do not
alr
eady“know” at opi
c,communi cating witht hem.Ant inucc
i,mor eover ,underli
ned as“t he
vis
ualnar r
ativeisthebes tmeanst oef fec
tiv
elyc ommuni cateaboutobj ec
tsinamus eum tothe
ordinaryvi
sitor”.
Inor dertodevelophypot hesesofdef ini

ti
onofVMsI t’sfi
rstundoubtedl
ynecessar
yt o
definewhati samus eum.Thedef i
nit
ionsofmus eum c
anbeobvi ouslymany,depending
onwhi chperspec
tiveischosenasapar amet ert
ogetthedef i
nit
ion.
Let'
ss tartt
oanal ysi
show havebeendef ined:MUSEUM ( 3.1)
,VIRTUAL(3.2)
.Wewi l
l
thanr eportthecur r
entdiscuss
ion,st
illinprogres
swithi
nV- MUST,ont hedefini
ti
onof
VIRTUALMUSEUM ( 3.3)
1MUSEUM DEFI
3. NTI
ON
I
COM updat
eddef
ini
tionof“Museum”i
s:
“anon-prof
it,permanenti
nsti
tuti
oni ntheservi
ceofs
ociet
yanditsdevelopment
,opentothe
publ
ic,whic
hac quir
es,c
onser
ves,res
earc
hes,communicat
esandexhibi
tsthetangi
bleandi
ntan-

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gibl
eheritageofhumani
tyandi
tsenvi
ronmentfort
hepurposesofeducat
ion,s
tudyandenj
oy-
ment.”
(htt
p:/
/ic
om. museum/who-we-
are/
the-vi
si
on/museum-defi
niti
on.html)
Therearetherefore5poi ntst
oar ri
veatadef ini
ti
onofamuseum:
1.Inst
ituti
onbehi ndt hemus eum
2.Heritage( t
angibleandintangi bl
e)thatformthemus
eum'sc
oll
ect
ion
3.Communi cati
ons yst
em thatlinkseachobject
4.Opent oapubl ic
5.Mus eum’goal s:educati
on,studyandenj oyment
Thecoexi stenc eoft hes ef iveel ement si st hemos ti mpor tantc ondi tiont os peakofa
"museum".
Ifwemovet oapos sibledef init
ionofVi rtualMus eum,under li
ningt hatt hi siss t
il
lun-
derdevel opmentwi thinv- mus tnet wor k,wec annot icethat :
1.Ther ear et hreepos s iblec ondi ti
ons :a)aVM wher et hes pac edoes n’tneedt obe
“real ”( i.
e.VM ont heweb) ;b)aVM t hatexi stswi thinaphys ic alspac edevot ed
toi t(i.e.vi rt
ualt heat ers,et c .
);c)aVM i salsoi ntendedasat radi ti
onalmus eum
wi th mul timedi a pr oduc tsorot hert echnol ogicali nstall
at i
onst hatac company
thepubl icdur ingt hevi si
t .Never t hel essi sther ealwaysai nsti
t utionbehi ndal so
aVi rtualMus eum?
2.I naVM t het angi bleandi nt angi bleher i
tagec anbec ompl etelyvi rtual ,goingf ar
beyondt hes i
mpl ephys ic
alc ollec tion.Vi rtualMus eumsc ani nf ac tbec ome“mu-
seumsofmus eums ”( cluster ingmus eumst hatmaybedi s
tant ,i.
e.vi rtualmus eum
ofar egi onorac i
ty)or“i magi nar ymus eums ”(totalabs trac t
ionoft heobj ects,
i.
e.v irtualmus eum ofOl ympi cgames )[Dj ndjian2007: 10]
3.Communi cationi st hemai nf oc usofaVi rtualMus eum.Ther efor eitsc ommuni c a-
tion sys tem mayus et hes amec har acteristicsoft hatus ed in at radit i
onalmu-
seum,buti tc anal sobec ompl et elydi ff
er ent,aimi ngatmaki ngus erst obet ter
under st andher i
tage;
4.I naVM t hepr esenc eoft hepubl ici sakeyel ementj ustl i
keat radi ti
onalmu-
seum;i saVi rtualMus eum wi t
hnopubl i
c( i
.e.awebs i
tenotv is
ited)s tillaVM?
5.Thes copesofaVi r
t ualMus eum ar ewi dert hant hos eofamus eum:educ ati
onal ,
edut ainment ,enhanc ementofvi sitorexper ience,ent ertainment ,pr omot i
onand
resear ch( seeDel iver abl e2. 1) .
Af
irs
tpr
opos
alt
odef
inewhati
saVi
rtualMus
eum c
anbe:

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A vi
rtualmus eum,inar ealorvi
rtualspace,exi
stsifther
eisaf oc
usont angibl
eori ntangi
ble
heri
tage,realorvirtual
,linkedbyac ommuni cat
ions ys
tem,andit’
susedinvariousformsofin-
ter
activi
tyand immer si
on,byapubl i
cf orthepur poseofeducati
on,res
earch,enjoyment,en-
hancementofvi s
itorexperienc
eorpr omotion.
Ofc ours
et hi
sisagener icdefi
nit
ionthatdoesnoti mpl yas peci
fi
ctechnol
ogyormedi a
used.Thisisastar
tingpoi ntt
hat,comparedt oseveralcas
es tudi
esthatwil
lbedis
c us
sed
below,wi l
lall
ow tobet t
erunderstandthemai nfeaturesofeac hVM.
Ther es
ultsoftheanal ys
isofbotht ec
hnicalandc ontentaspectsofthecases
tudiescan
beus edasanew s tar
tingpointtogoonwi ththewor koft heHoQ.
3.
2DEFI
NITI
ON OF“VI
RTUAL”
3.
2.1:Hi
stor
yoft
het
erm “Vi
rtual
”
Nowadaysv i
rtualreali
ty(VR)i scons i
dered a new di sci
pli
ne (Bacel
o 2000) ,however
conceptsandt echnologiesbehindt heVRwer eal readypr esentinthe' 20s ,whent he
LinkCorporati
onc reatedadevicet hatsimulat
edt hec abinofapl ane(Pant elidi
s1993) .
IvanSutherl
andc anbec ons
ideredoneoft hef i
rstpi oneersofVR.I nthe60sHef i
rstl
y
proposedtheus eofs t
ereographicdispl
ay( s
ter
eogr aphi chead-mounteddi splays).
I
ntheearl
y70' sthen,MyronKruegercoinedt heter
m "Arti
fi
cialReal
it
y"andHebegan
t
odevel
opi nteract
iveenvi
ronmentscontroll
edbyComput er(Krueger1993).Dur
ingthe
s
ameperiod,t heMI TMediaLabAmer i
cans imul
atedat r
ipthroughAs pen,Color
ado,
wher
eparti
c i
pantsc oul
ddri
vealongther oadandexplorevir
tualbuil
dings.
The80st ec hnologywentt hroughrapidchanges.J
aronLani er,oneoft hefoundersof
thec ompanyVPLRes earc
h,us edprobablyf
orthefirstti
me,t heterm “Vir
tualReal
ity”.
Heus edthist er
mr eferri
ngt oi mmersi
veenvir
onment sonwhi chhewaswor ki
ngon,
dis
tinguishing them from t r
aditi
onalcomputerreconstr
uc t
ionslacki
ng ofinter
act
ion.
ThomasZi mmer man,c o-f
ounderofVPL,wor kedwi thLaniertodevelopagl oveabl
et o
'gr
ab't hevirtualobjectscr
eat edbycomputers(
Lanier1992,p.275-279).
NASA t heref
ore devel
oped gogglesthatall
owed obs er
ving a t
err
itor
yr ec
onstructed
graphic
allyand,atthes ameti
me,heart hr
ee-dimensi
onalsoundandgr abobj ect
sus ing
hands.In 1992thef il
m “TheMower ”f orthef i
rstt
imepr oposed t
hei deaofVi r
tual
Reali
tyt o a wi
deraudi enc
e.Sinc
et he mid-90smanyappl ic
ati
onst o “touch” vir
tual
object
swer eexperimentedanddeveloped.
3.
2.2:“Vi
rtualReal
it
y”t
oday

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Conc erningthet er m “Vir

tualReal i
ty”t herei snotanagr eementoni tsdefini
tion.We
canar guet hatt histerm evolvedovert heyear s.Nowadaysi thashadawi dedi ffusi
on
thankst ot hei nventionofnew t ypesoft echnologiesthatprovi des everaldegr eesof
immer sion,interacti
vityandnavi gat i
on:ar tif
ici
alreali
ty;augment edr eal
ity;immer si
ve
environment and CAVE. Si ncet he ear ly 90s Type VR appl ic
ations have been
exper i
ment edi nvar i
ousf i
eldsofr esearc heveni nthehumani ti
es( Forte1993) ,eveni f
init
ialprecautionsandexper imentally.Finall
y,in1990,PaulReillyas s
oc i
atedf orthef i
rst
timet het erm “Virtualreal
ity”to“Ar chaeology”( Rail
ly1990,Gilli
ns1997) ,referringto
three-dimens i
onalr econstr
uc t
ionofobj ectsandanc ientbuildi
ngs .From her eons ucha
term wasus edt or efertoseveraltechnol ogiesofdynami candi nteractivevis
ualization
3.
3VI
RTUALMUSEUM wor
k-i
n-pr
ogr
essdef
ini
tion
Thet
erm “vi
rtualmus
eum”hasbeendef
inedas
“…al ogical
lyr
elat
edc oll
ect
ionofdi gi
talobjectscomposedi navar i
etyofmediawhi ch,because
ofitscapaci
tytoprovideconnect
ednes sandvar i
ouspointsofac c
es s
,lendsit
sel
ftotranscending
tradi
tionalmethodsofc ommuni cat
ing and inter
acti
ng with vis
itors
…;i thasno realplaceor
space,it
sobjec
tsandt herel
atedinformationc anbediss
emi natedallovertheworld”
(AndrewsandSc hweibenzinArtDoc ument at
ion,Spri
ngIssue,1998).
Thevirtualmus eum istheresul

toftheconjunc
tionoft hetr
adi t
ionalconceptofamuseum wit
h
themul ti
medi acomput erandcommuni c
ationtechnol
ogyoft heI nt
ernet.Thevir
tualmus
eum is
demater i
ali
zingt heobjectforthebenefitofprovidi
ngmuc hmor einformati
onont heobjec
t.
[.
..
]Itdemat eri
ali
z est
hemus eum i
tsel
fbymakingpos sibl
ea“r emotevisit
”.
(Dj
ndjian,2007)
And:
“thevirt
ualmus eum wi llbeanat temptt ousethegr
eatpowerofvisualmediac r
eat edbythe
developmentofvi sual-
inter
acti
vet echnol
ogiest
oenableandenhancetheappr ec
iati
onandun-
derst
andingoft hes pecif
iccul
turalpatri
monyoft her
ealmuseum [
..
.]thevi
rtualmus eum i
sthe
communi cati
vepr oj
ecti
onoft her ealmuseum.”
(Anti
nucci,2007:85)
I
nt hepr
evi
oussect
ionwehavet r
iedtodefineaVi r
tualMus
eum.Butlet
'st
akeasmall
st
epbackinordertounder
standthatthedefi
niti
onofVM issti
lla“wor
k-i
n-pr
ogr
ess
”
notonl
ywithi
ntheV-Must.
Netnetwork,butals
oout si
deofi
t.

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Theworkpropos
ed inthisdel
iver
abledrawsit
sins
pir
ati
on,aswementioned above,
mainl
ybyonl
inesear
ches.Sowewi l
lfoc
usmainl
yonhow Vir
tualMus
eum i
sdefi
nedon
theweb.
Wi kipedi a:
“Avi rtualmus eum isamus eum thatexist
sonl yonline.Avi r
tualmus eum i sal
soknownasanon-
l
ine mus eum,el ectronicmus eum,hyper mus eum,di gitalmus eum,c yber museum orWeb mu-
seum.Thet erm us eddependsupont hebac kgroundsoft hepracti
tionersandr esear c
her swor k-
i
ngi nthisfield.
Aswi t
hat r
adi ti
onalmus eum,avi rt
ualmus eum c anbedes i
gnedar ounds pecifi
cobj ects(akint o
anar tmus eum,nat ur alhist
orymus eum,orar c
hive),orc anconsistofnew exhi bit
ionsc reated
from scratch( akint ot heexhibit
ionsatsciencemus eums ).Moreover ,avirtualmus eum c anr efer
tot hemobi leorWor ldWi deWebof fer
ingsoft radit
ionalmus eums( e.g.,dis
playingdi gitalrep-
resentationsofi t
sc ollect
ionsorexhibits
);orc anbebebor ndigit
alc ontents uchasNetar t
,Vi r
-
tualReal i
tyandDi git alart
.”
TheFr eeDi cti

onar ybyf arlex:
“Avi r
tualmus eum isamus eum t hatexis
t sonl yonli
ne.Avi rtualmus eum i salsoknownasanon-
l
ine mus eum,el ectr
onicmus eum,hyper mus eum,di gi
talmus eum,c ybermus eum orWeb mu-
seum.Thet erm useddependsupont hebac kgr oundsoft hepr acti
tioner sandr esear
cherswor k-
i
ngi nt hisfiel
d.
Thevi rt
ual i
zati
onofphys icalmus eumsc ani nc r
easei nterestbys tudent slearni
ngaboutt heircol-
l
ec t
ions:“Vi rt
ualvisit
orstomus eum webs itesal r
eadyout -numberphys i
cal(on-si
te)vi
si
tors
,and
manyoft hes eareengagedi ndedicatedlear ning”.
Virt
ualmus eumsi ncludemus eumsthathol dar toriginallycreateddi gitall
y,suchasNetar t,Vir-
tualRealityandDi git
alart.Thet ermi sof t
enus edt or efertoamus eum t hattakesadvantages
oftheI nt ernet,especi
all
yt heWor l
dWi deWeb,t odi splaydi gi
talr epresentati
onsofi t
scollec-
ti
ons .
”
Encyclopaedi aBr itanni ca:

“Virt
ualmus eum, ac ollection ofdi git
allyr ecorded i mages,sound f i
les,textdoc ument s
,and
otherdat aofhi st
or i
c al
,s ci
ent i
fic
,orc ulturali nt er
es tthatareaccessedthr oughel ectronicmedi a.
Avirtualmus eum doesnothous eac t
ualobj ec tsandt heref
orelackstheper manenceanduni que
qualit
iesofamus eum i nt hei ns
tit
utionaldef init
ionoft heterm.I nfact,mos tv i
rtualmus eums
arespons oredbyi ns ti
tutionalmus eumsandar edi rectlydependentupont heirexi s
tingc oll
ec-
ti
ons.Nev ertheless,thr ought hehyper li
nki ngandmul ti
mediacapabi l
it
iesofel ectr
oni cinforma-
ti
onmedi a-par ti
cul arl
yt heWor l
dWi deWeb( ahyper mediasyst
em c arri
edont heI nternet)-di-
gi
tizedr epresentationsc anbebr oughtt oget herf rom mul ti
plesourcesf orenjoymentands tudy
i
namannerl argelydet ermi nedbyt hei ndi vidualus er.Vir
tualmus eumsoft histypec anbea
power fultoolforc ompar at i
ves t
udyandf orr esearchi ntoaparticul
ars ubject
,mat er i
al,orlocal-
i
ty.
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Manyvirt
ualmuseumshavet heirrootsin“Webs it
es”or“homepages ”maintainedontheIn-
ter
netbymus eumsi n or
dert o dis
seminat
ei nf
ormation aboutthemselv
es.Mus eums’home
pagesus
uall
ycontai
nadmi ni
str
ativeinf
ormationsuchasopeninghours,pol
ici
es,andser
vic
es”.
© 2011BeVi rtual:
“Lemus éevirtuelestceluiquelevis
iteurpeutcréerlui
-même,pardi versmoyens.Lepr emier«
outi
l»ét ai
tl ’
imaginati
onhumai ne:c ’es
tlemus éeimaginair
edeMal raux.I
nternetpermetde
rec
réeràl ’i
nfinidesinfinit
ésdec ol
lecti
onsd’œuvresetd’ obj
et s
,sus
citantdesc onf
rontati
ons
nouvel
les.Lemus éevirtuelpermetluiaussiunjeu,uncomment air
eetuner éappropri
ationdes
œuvres(grâceauxmot eur sderecher
cheetauxout il
sduWeb2. 0).
”
Aswec ans eemos toft hedef initi

onsofVMst hatar eon- liner efert ot heWi kipedi a
def inition.Thi sdef initi
onemphas i
zest hechar act eristic"onl ine"ofVMs .Soi nt hec om-
monmeani ng,i nEur ope,t heVM i sunder s toodass omet hing l it
tlemor ethanaweb-
si
t e.
Thi sf acti sveryi mpor t
antbec aus es tronglyc ons trai nst hes ear chf orVMsonl ines i
nc e,
toomanypr oduc ts
,i nr el
ationt ot hisc ommonunder st andi ng,ar ec all
edVMs .
Compar ingt hevar iousdef i
nitionsofVM ar isingf rom ourr esear chonl ine,onWebs i
tes
inEur opeandout sideEur ope,wec anal sos ayt hat ,ini tsmos tc ommonunder standi ng,
theVM i salsoi ntendedasas ourceofi nformat ion,mai nl yavai lableont heI nternet .
Theaut hent ic
ityoft hev ir
tualmus eum i sc
ent er edoni nf ormat i
onr athert hanobj ects,
whi chi st hecas eoft hephys icalmus eum.Thear chit ec tureoft hevi rtualmus eum c on-
tainsr oomsr athert hanpages ,andi snavigat edwi tht hehel pofadynami cinter f
ac e.
Thi sdynami cinterfac emakei tpos siblet ogof r om oner oom t oanot herwi thouthavi ng
tof oll
ow ar estri
ctedpat h,asi nt hec as eoft hephys icalmus eum wher et hear c
hi tectur e
makei ti mpos si
blet onavi gatef reely.
Somet i
meVMsar eal s
oc ons i
der ed asavi rtualc ompl ementt ot hephys i
calmus eum,
however ,considering t headvanc ed t echnologyof fer ed t oday,wet hinkt hatVM c an
func t
ionasamus eum i nitsownr i
ght .Mus eumsar edef inedaspl acest hatc oll
ec t,pr e-
ser veanddi splayher it
age.Sowebel ievethatVMsc anal sol iveupt ot hemai npr i
n-
cipl esoft hetraditionalmus eum,t hos eofc ol l
ec t,pr es erveanddi s
playbuti nadi fferent
wayandwi thdi ffer enttool s
,r eachi ngoutvi rtualv is itorswhomi ghtneverbeabl et o
visitac ertainmus eum i nper s
on.
From thedefi
nitionsofVM thatappearon- l
iner arelytherear ereferencestot
hev irtual
theaters
,toi mmer si
ve and i
nterac
tive i
nstal
lations,struc t
uresc harac
teri
zed byt heir
tangibi
li
ty.
Theseareinstal
lati
onswher ethevis
itorscanphys ic
allyent erandi mmer s
ethems el
vesin
vir
tualreal
it
y.Maki ngananal ys
isbasedononl i
nemat erialrelat
ingt oVMsunder stood

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int hisl asts ense,isobvi ouslyverycompl ex.Eac hc ases tudys houldbephys i

cal
lyvisited
byt her esear cher.
Sowhati ss urprisi
ngi show,es peci
all
yi nEur ope,manyr esear cherscont i
nuet odef ine
VMsonl ypr oduc tsonline,exc l
udingal ltheot hersthat ,from ourpoi ntofvi ew,ar ei n-
steadpar tofVMs .
Wi tht heD. 2.
1wass etthes tarti
ngpoi ntoft heHoQ.Thatwas ,s i
mplifyi
ng,tof ormu-
lateques tionst obes haredwi thpart
ner s.Wi t
ht heD. 2.2wer eestabli
shed"def i
nitions "
and"c ategor ies"inor dert ogi vetot hepar t
ner sobjectiveval uest oanal ys
eeac hc as e
oft heVM.
Inthi sdel iverabl ethewor khasbeenpus hedf orwardi ns ear c hofadef init
ionofVM.So
wepr opos eds omedef i
nitionsofVMss tartingbyanext ens i veresearchonl i
ne.Shar ing
wi t
ht hepar tner sthefirstproposeddef i
ni t
ionofVM,aswel last heanal ys
isofindividu-
alcas es t
udi esands cenarios,wepr opos eanew s tart
ingpoi ntf orthewor kofthenext
deliver ables .Thegoali stoext endther es earchandt heanal ysistoallVMs ,notjustonl y
online;s ovi rtualt heaters,kiosks,i
nter activeandi mmer siver eali
tyinsideandout side
traditionalmus eums .
Followi ngt hiswor kprogr am,t heHoQ s houl dallow ust or eac hanew,mor eanal yti
c al
andobj ectivedef i
niti
onofVM,f orthei dent i
f i
cati
onofal ar gernumberofVMsi nt he
wor ld.
Withi
nWP3,adi sc
ussi
onhasst
art
edonapos si
blefi
naldef
ini
ti
onaboutwhati savi
rtu-
almuseum andhow i
tmaybedefined.I
twasreport
edinDeli
verabl
e2.1b.
Thr
eever s
ionsofthedef
ini
ti
onhasbeenpr oposeduptonow,al lst
artedf
rom I
COM
def
ini
tionof“museum”:
Sofi
a Pesc
ari
n,CNR I TABC,afterVSMM 2012 pr oposed a defini
tion,foll
owing the
defi
nit
ionofMus eum byICOM:
“A Vir
tualmuseum isadi gi
talcreati
onac c
essi
blebyapubl ic,focusedont angibl
eor
int
angibl
e heri
tage.It usesvarious for
ms ofi nter
acti
vit
y and i mmersion,fort he
purposeofeducati
on,res
earch,enjoyment,enhancementofvisit
orexper i
ence”
Vict
orMenc heroLopez,SEAV,pr oposesthef ol
lowingdef i
niti
on:
“A Virtualmus eum isadi git
alcreati
onor ganizedonaper manentort emporalbasi
sin
the service of society and it
s development ,open t ot he publ
ic,whi ch acqui
res
,
conserves,researches,communi catesand exhi bi
ts,in adigitalway,thet angibleand
int
angi ble herit
age of humani ty and i t
s environment .It uses vari
ous forms of
int
eractivi
tyand i mmer sion,fort he purpose ofeduc ati
on,r es
earc
h,enj oymentand
enhanc ementofvi sitorexperi
ence.”

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AugustoPalombini
,CNRITABC,pr oposedtomakei tmoregener al
:
“A Vir
tualmus eum isa communi cati
on productacces
sibl
e by a publ
ic,f
ocused on
tangi
bleorintangi
bleheri
tage.Itusesvar
iousformsofinterac
tivi
tyandimmer s
ion,f
or
thepurposeofeducati
on,resear
ch,enjoyment,enhancementofvisit
orexper
ience.
InDigi
talHeri
tageiti
smainlyintendedasaDi git
alcr
eati
on.”

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4. 2011-ON LI
NESURVEY
4.
1Met
hodol
ogyoft
heonl
inesur
vey
Thes tartingpoi ntofthisresearchwast hei dentifi
cati
onofVM i nEur opeandout side
Europe.Ther esulti
smer gedi ntoaMap,i nwhichmor e-l es
s90di ff
er entVMsar egeo-
locatedanddi s
tinguis
hedbydi f
ferentcolorsont hebas i
soft hec ontentsofeachv i
rtual
collecti
on.
Thet hemat icdi vi
si
on wasdef i
ned byt heD 2. 1.Themap al lowsar eal
lyi
mmedi ate
doubl er eading.Onones i
det het ypesofVM i nt hewor ld,ont heot hertheidenti
fica-
tionofhi gherc oncentr
ationsofVM i ncertaingeogr aphicareas.
TypesofVi rtualMus eumsdef inedbyt heircontentar e:
• Ar
chaeol
ogyVi
rtualMus
eum -Bl
uecol
or
• Ar
tVi
rtualMus
eum -Pur
plecol
or
• Et
hnogr
aphi
cVi
rtualMus
eum -Pi
nkcol
or
• Hi
stor
icalVi
rtualMus
eum -Cyancol
or
• NaturalHis
toryVir
tualMuseum -Gr
eencol or
Twomor ecategori
eshavebeenaddedt otheli
stofD.2.1:onec
onc
erni
ngapar
tic
ular
as
pect,t
hatinthelasttwoyearsi
shavingabigfol
lowing:
• 3D r
econs
truc
tionsofc
iti
esands
ites
,anc
ientormoder
n,expl
orabl
eonl
ine-r
ed
col
or
• Wealsohi
ghli
ghtedtheneedtoi
dent
ifyagener
iccat
egoryf orothert
ypesof
VM,s
uchasthatofDucat
iVM,ort
heEroti
cAr
tVM -Yellow color
4.
1.1 Dat
apr
esent
ati
on
Aswec ans eeintheChar t1,mostoft heVM hasbeenpr oduc edinsidethecategor
ies
“hist
ory”and“ar chaeol
ogy”.Theot hercl
assesofcont
enthav eminimum values
.Thisr
es-
ultcanseem obvious,buthighli
ghtsinst
eadt heneedtorecreat
evirtuall
ythefragments
ofhistorythathavedisappeared,t
hedes ir
et ocommunicat
eandt oreconst
ructourpast
(Chart1).
Thesecondc ategoryconcernsInteract
ionTec hnology.I
nt heresearc hwet ookintoac-
countonl ythepr esenceorabs enceofi nt
eract
ion,whil
edi s
tinguished ( i
nt hesubcat-
egoryInteract
ion),thepresenc
eofdes ktopdeviceint
erac
tion.Ther esultsoft heChart2
cl
earlyputi nevidenceasthemos tpar
tofVMsar emainl
ynon- interactive,accor
dingto
anotherimpor tantpoint
,thatthemas si
veusebyt hepubli
cisexclusi
v elyonline(i
nfra,p.
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17).Thei
nteract
iondependsonsev er
alfactor
s,r
elatedtot hephys
icals
pac
ewherethe
VM ishos
ted,thephysi
calspac
esdedicatedtothem hasgotadi r
ectandimpor
tantr
ole,
butatthesamet imeeventhemos tadvancedtechnologi
calequi
pmentismorecompli
c-
atedtohandl
et hanansimpleonl
inesite(Char
t1).
Thet hir
dc at
egor heDur
yt at i
on,c oncei
vednotonl yinthet i
mi ngofaVi r
tualMus eum
butal s
oi nthec ons
equenc esint er
msoft echnology,content,inst
all
ati
on,sust
ainabili
ty
ofthepr oject
s.Thes ear
chr esult
sar evis
ibleinGr aph3,whi chshowst hepredominanc e
ofthes ubcategory"permanent ",whi l
et heper i
odici
tyisrelat
edmai nlytothef ac
tt hat
vi
rtualmus eumsar ec onceived foran exhibiti
on (DiscoverIslamicAr t,Dail
yLi fei n
Middl eAges )(Chart3)
Thef ourthcategor
yistheCommuni cati
on:i
tcollec
tstermsrel
atedtothetypeofcom-
muni cat
ions t
yleusedtoc r
eateav ir
tualmus
eum.A l argenumberofvi r
tualmuseums
analysedisconcent
ratedintheexposit
ionoft
hec ontents
,alt
houghithasbeensomei n-
terest
ing examples of "dr
amatizat
ion" (
Bat
tle of Ther ae,Medi
mopyl evalDubl i
n).
(Chart4)
Thef i
fthcategoryistheL evelofi mmer si
on.Thei mmer sionisher
edefinedas”t heex-
tenttowhi c
ht heac t
ualsystem deli
versasurroundingenvi r
onment,onewhichs hutsout
sensati
onsfrom the‘realwor l
d’,whic hacc
ommodat esmanys ensor
ymodal i
ti
es,hasrich
represent
ati
onalc apabil
it
y[...
]”(Slater&Wi l
bur,1997).
Heret oo,non-immer si
onpr evail
s:mos tappli
cati
onsf ocusont hepres
entation ofcon-
tent,andfew incl
udeani nteracti
onwi ththepublic.(Chart5)
Thes ixthcategoryistheF ormat .Thiscategoryhasbeent hes ubj

ectofmoredet ail
edre-
search,t ofocustheat tenti
onont hedi s
tri
butionofmul ti
medi aproduct
s(onli
neorof f
-
l
ineormobi l
e)orthei rnon-dist
ributi
on( portableeons i
te).Theon-li
neoron- sit
es ol
u-
tionsar ethemos tc ommon,whi le,despit
et heextraor
dinarys pr
eadofsoftwares uchas
I
OsandAndr oi
d,ther earen'texampl esofpor tabl
eapplic
ations,andaonlyonemobi le
(Medi evalDublin).(Chart6)
Thes ev
enthc at
egor
yistheS cope.ThescopeoftheVM refer
st oit
spur pose:i
t’sveryim-
portantfortherepr
esentat
ionoft heVM,andi tdependsonitsaudienceandc anhavea
greatimpacton thet ec
hnologic
al,communicati
on,and busi
nesspl ans.Education and
Researcharethemostdevelopedcategor
ies.(
Chart7)
Thelas
tcategoryi stheSust
ainabili
ty.Oneoft hemainaspect
saboutt heVMsistheis
-
sueoftheirlongevityandrepli
cabil
it
y,giventhespeedofdevel opmentinthefi
eldof
soft
wareandhar dware.Thi
sprinci
pleapplieses
peci
all
yforthesaurianddat
abasesand
thei
rcontent
,t hatmaybec omeobs oleteandnol ongerr
eadable,evenbymac hi
nes,i
f
wedonots eekac credi
tedst
andards.(Char
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4.
2Cat
egor
iesofVM t
echnol
ogi
esanddepl
oymentpur
poses
Aftert heanal ysi
swi thi
nthec onsorti
um andont heInter net-
bas edside,wehav edefined5
ref
er enc escenari
ost hatrepresentsac ombinati
onofc at egories,ast heyaredef i
nedi nDe-
l
iverabl e2.1.Thoses cenar
ioswi l
lberevisedeveryyeardur i
ngt hepr ojectandwi l
lrepresent
theevol vi
ngs tateoft hear toft hesector.Eachscenariowi llbedes cri
bedt ogetherwi th
technol ogicalsol
ut i
onsadopt ed,whil
epr osandc onsofeac hs olut
ionsi nterm ofre-usabil
-
i
ty,exc hangeabi l
ity,maintenance,etc.willbeanalysedbyot herdel iver
able(Del2.4).Their
successi nterm ofc ommuni cati
onandknowl edgetransferwi llbet henanal ys
edi nthenex t
deliverables.
I
nthenextparagr
aphwedesc
ribet
he5sc
enari
os,wi
thexampl
esofal
readydev
elopedc
ase
s
tudi
es.Atabl
eattheends
ummar i
zet
hework.
Scenar
io1:Mobi
leVi
rtualMuseum orMi
croMuseum (
VR/
AR)
Shor t descr i
pt ion:Expl ori
ng hi storyinc ompelling wayswi t
h augment ed r eal it
y has
alwaysbeenanc hallengingar ea-par ti
cularlywhenbei ngout side.Althoughr ecents mar t
phonesar ewel lprepar edf orARt echnology( equipmentwi thc omponent ss uchasc amer as
and i nertials ensor s
),r obustmar kerl esstracking solutionsf orout doors i
tuat ionss tay
cri
tical,duet os til
llimi t
edhar dwarepower .Mobi leARs ystemshavear ecenthi s toryand
als
ot heirus agef orher itageappl icati
ons.Nextgener ati
on smar tphonesal low peopl et o
downl oads oftwar eappl icati
onsf rom ac entralstorewher eev ert heyar e,enabl ingt hem t o
havemus eum c ont ent,itsexplanationands haredexper iencesathand–wec allthem mi cro
mus eums .The mobi le applicati
on ( “App”)us esAR t echnology to expl ain hi stor y and
architecturevi suallyatt her ealbui l
dinginani ndoororout doorenvi r
onment .Wi thr ec ent
smar tphonegener ations,ARf inallybecomesamai nstream medi um,r eadyf ormas smar kets
withoutt heneedf ors pecialorc ustom craftedhar dwar e.Butt hec urrenthypear oundAR
on mobi lesr aised also high expec tati
onson us erex perience and v isualqual ityand 3D
comput erv isi
on t racking thati swor king in everys i
tuation and notonl yon pos tersand
mar ker si
nc ontrolledenvi ronment s.Thusqual i
tati
veARofendus ersisev enaf tery earsof
researc hstil
lac hallenge.
 I
ndoorvi
rtualar
chaeol
ogy
I
tIss
ometi
mesnotposs
iblet
ovisi
tasit
eorexplor
eitsfi
ndi
ngson-s
ite:her
e,ARCan
ac
tasa pr es
ent
er,whic
hs uperi
mposesi
nformati
on orannotat
ionson e.g.an
i
nacc
ess
ibl
eexcav
ati
onsit
eatfaceoronpost
ersofiti
namus eum.
 EmbeddedVi
rtualRec
ons
truc
tion
OnlyRuinsoratwors
tnot
hingisleftofanobjec
t ,aplaceoras pot
:her
e,ARc
an
“r
evive”anddepi
ctt
heori
ginals
tateandshow arecons
truct
ion.
 On-
si
teDat
aExpl
orat
ion
A hugeamountofhi s
tori
calmediaandmat eri
alwoul d beavai
labl
ei ndatabases
and ar
chivesonly:here,AR can l
ink mat
eri
altoitsor igi
nalplace and c
reatea
cont
extforlaymenandexper t
sali
keevenfornotsel
f-expl
ainingc
ontent .
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Exampl
es:
 Ar cheoguide-Thes ystem visualizedmi ss
ingandr econstruc t
edar t
efacts,damaged
areasofGr eeksoldOl ympi asiteandov erl
aidinformat ionofanc ientOl ympicsports
events.
 iTacitus-Thewor kalreadypr esent edconc ept
sf orus i
nghi stori
calmedi aasaug-
ment ationlayer
sf orhist
or i
calsights(Fig.1)
 West woodExper ience-i ntroduc edARandot herMi xedReal i
tyt echniquesfor
sit
e-basedhi s
tory-andf i
c t
ionals t
or yt
ell
ing.Atc ertainspot susersc ouldus eNokia’s
N900t ogetARvi ewsofabui lding,t oreceiveadditionalloc ati
on- basedinformation
ort olis
tentoaudi onar rati
ons.
Innovat on:Es
i tablished,s oc al
ledARbr ows ers,likeWi kitude,L ayarorac ros sai
rstartedt o
presentARt oabr oadaudi enc ein2009whent heyenabl eds implifi
edi ner ti
al-sensorbas ed
AR es pecially on the i Phone 3GS ,whi chf eat ured t he nec essaryt ec hni c
alc apabi l
it
ies.
However ,t heses ystems s har e onl ys i
mpl i
fied AR v iews by depi c ti
ng l ocati
on- bas ed
i
nf ormat i
onbys mal liconsorbubbl eov erl
aysr elyingonof teni nac c
ur ateGPS,c ompas sand
acceleromet er datai ns t
ead of appl yi
ng c omput er vision ( CV)t ec hni ques .The s ystem
depl oyedi nV- Mus tenhanc est hec onc
epton“Snaps hotAugment edReal ity”out-sour c
ing
proces s
ingint ensetrac kingt echniquestoc l
ouds ervi
cesandext endi tbyonl ine3D f eatur e
tracking met hods.Maj orchal l
enge her eist or eali
sear obustand r eliable out door3D
featuret racking appr oac ht hatisabl et o over come e. g.c hangi ng light ing and weat her
condi ti
oni s
sues .I
twoul dnotwor kont hemobi lephonest oday,duet ot hel imit
at i
onsof
proces s
ingpower ,bat terylife,sensoraccurac y(GPS,c ompas s)andhet er ogeneouss oftwar e
platforms.
innovat ion( communi cation/pedagogi cal):Theenvi sagedmi xedr eal
it
yexperienc ei nV-
Mus tpr ovideshi st
oricalc orrectr epresentationsand enabl esus ersto acces
spr ofound
exist
ing historic
almedi at hati sof ten notpubl i
shed orpr es
ented.Rec entvisualization
techniques (e.g.expr essive render i
ng of I NRI A)bases on wor king with originaland
hist
oricalmat erialasover l
ayt ypess uch aspi ctur
es,dr awingsand bl uepri
ntsin or dert o
digit
allyreconstructthebui ldi
ng’ sfacadeands hapeinas tyl
izedmanner-henc eempl oying
AR viewsbeyond s olei consand t ext -
overlays.Ins
tead of3D mes hr econst
ructi
ons ,whi ch
often sufferf r
om poorv is
ualqual i
tyorar et oo detailed torun on mobi les
,t he t aken
approac hespr oposwor king with originaland hi s
toric
almat eri
al.Thismaynotonl ys ave
costsandt i
meofanot herwisei ntensemodel ingpr ocessbutal soopensupnew waysof
communi cati
ngunc ertaintyandhi s
tor i
calfactstovisi
tors.
Reference( stateofar t:Es
) peciallyearl
ys c
ientifi
cproject
spr oposedownhar dwar esetups
withc ust
om made s oluti
ons( s
ee bi bli
ography) ,becauser eady-to-buyhar dwar e wasn’ t
avail
able.Mobi le AR syst
emshave a r ecenthi stor
y( s
ee bibliography).Archeoguide (see
bibl
iography)pr oposedas yst
em f orAR- enhanc edexplorati
onofher it
ages i
tes.Thes ys
tem
vi
suali
zedmi s
singandr econst
ructedar tefacts
,damagedar easofGr eeksol dOl ympias i
t e
and overlai
di nf or
mat i
on ofanc ientOl ympics portsevent s.Userswer ef reely walking
aroundequi ppedwi thanHeadMount edDi spl
ay( HDM)anda( heavy)portabl
ec omput eri n
a backpack.The pr ojectresult
ed i n a prototype thathas n’tbeen inr ealpr act
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though.Due t othe young t echnologyt he per formance wasv erylow and vi si

on based
tracking aswel lasr eal-
time 3D gr aphic
swer e atan early(low)s tage.i Taci
tus(see
bibliography)pr es
entedaf ramewor kf oranmobi l
eARgui deforherit
ages ites.Thewor k
alreadypr esentedc onceptsforus i
nghi stori
c almedi aasaugment ati
onlayer sforhist
orical
si
ght s.However ,thes ys
tem r anonanUMPCt hatwas( al
thoughmor emobi l
ec omparedt o
other s)sti
lltooheavyandt oohugef ortakingal ongandt hec os
tsformas susaget oohigh.
i
Tac itus ut i
li
zed 2D f eature-tr
acking met hods t hat were also working out doors at
predef ineds pot
sbutnotver yrobustlyandus ershadt ost
icktopredefi
nedv iew angles.
TheWes t
wood Exper iencepr oject( seebi bl
iogr aphyand Fi g.2)i ntroduc edAR andot her
Mi xedReal itytechniquesf orsite-basedhi story-andf i
c t
ionals torytell
ing.Atc ertains pots
user scouldus eNoki a’sN900t ogetARvi ewsof abui lding,t or ecei
veaddi tionall ocation-
bas edinformat i
onort ol i
stent oaudi onar rations.Theev al
uat ionappr ovedt hatARhel ped
to enhanc eus er’
simmer si
on in historicalf actsand t hef eeling ofbei ng int hes tory.But
user sdis
likedt helinearpat hwaysandf oundt hef ict
ionals t
or yasbor i
nganddi s t
racting
from hi s
tory.SnapshotAR( Fi
g.3)al lowedt oover layphot ogr aphsands til
limagesovera
stream ofc apturedi magesandal igni tpr eciselytot heext ractedpos i
tionwi thint hev ideo.
I
tf ur t
hermor eopenedupanew t rendi nout sourcingc omput ationalexpens i
v etas ksintoa
service backbone depl oying c l
oud c onc epts.Yet ,s treami ng vi deosand enr i
ched dat a
bet weenc l
ientands ervic
esar ec hall
engi ngt husmovi ngf eat ureswi t
hi navi deos equenc e
wi thanaddi ti
onalcomput at i
onoft headequat eandr ightc amer apos it
ion,itsenr ichment
wi thmet adat aandt ransmi ss
ionbac kt ot hec li
entar ebui ldingt hepl aygroundf orf urther
devel opment swithinV- Mus t
.
Scenar
io2:Onsi
tei
nter
act
ivei
nst
all
ati
on
Shor tdes cripti
on:I nt helast10y ear sseveralexampl esofon- si
tev irt
ualmus eumshav ebeen
devel oped,s uchasc aves,kiosks,virtualtheat r
eset c.Thisc ategor yexc ludei mmer sivenot -
inter ac t
ivei nstal
lations.Int hoseyear sthec ontexthasc hanged.Whi l
eatbegi nningmos tof
thec omput er-
basedappl icati
onsins idemus eums ,endedupwi thaPCi nar oom,wher evis-
itor sc ouldi nquiryamul timediaappl i
cati
onbet ween2003and2008t her ehasbeenani n-
creas eofi nterac
t i
ve3dandi mmer si
ves t
ereoi nstall
ations.Theus eofmul t
i-us
erenvi r
on-
ment s,aimedatc ons ervi
ngt hec ollecti
veexper ience,typicaloft hevi si
tt oamus eum,was
alsoexpl ored.Theexampl esdevel opedar ever ydi f
ferentf rom t het ec hnologicalpoi ntof
view.A c ommon c har acteri
sti
cist heus eof3d model sr econst ructi
ng monument s
,s i
tes,
lands capes ,etc.Thos e3dmodelar eexpl orableinmos tc aseinr ealt ime,ei therdi r
ectlyor
thr oughagui dewhoac t
sasmai ndr i
veroft heappl ic
at i
on.I nmos tc ases3di smi xedwi th
ot hermul timediaas sets(audiot racks–mus i
candvoi ces;s hortt exts;s hortmovi esinteg-
rat ed) .Nar rati
vit
yi st hec ommuni c ationstylemor eadopt ed,of tenmi xedwi thexpl anator y
style.
Exampl es:
• Vi
rtualMuseum ofAnci
entVi
aFl
ami
nia(
Fig.4)
;
• Meet
ingatt
heAnci a(
entAgor Fi
g.5)

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Cont extofuse:Ons iteinteract

iveinstal
lati
onshav ebeens etupi
nsidemus eumsorvisi
tor
centretoattr
ac tvi
si
torsandmaket hem experienci
ngthepas t.
Innovati
on( t
echnological)
:c omplexbehavi oursimplementat i
onwit
hi na3dr ec
onst
ruct
ed
envir
onment ;virt
ualstorytelli
ng;infini
tealternati
vescenari
osarecr
eat ed,withi
nthesame
vir
tualmodel ,whichar ebei ngdevel opeddur ingthes how andthevisitorhastheoppor-
tunit
yt onavigateinrealtime.
Innovat ion ( communi c

ation/ pedagogi cal)
:c ompl exc onc ept sar eexpl ainedvi suallyandby
meansofi nter actingwi tht hem.Enhanc ementofexper ient iallearni ngt hr ought hec ombi n-
ationofmedi a.VR’ ss pecificc apac it
yt opr ovideaqui cki deaaboutapl aceatapar t i
cular
timeandabouts pat ialinfor mat ioni ngener al,thankst oit svisualandexper i
ent ialc harac-
ter.Inpar al
lels pec ifical
lyi nt hec as eofhi storicaldev elopmentandpr oces ses,thev isuali n-
format i
oni ss uppor tedbyaver baldi s
cours eorot hermeansofr epr esent i
nghumanac ti
on
byt hepr esenc eofhumanmedi ators;And,i nt hec aseoft heAgor apr ojec t,oft hec ompl e-
ment aryexhi bition’ sabi l
ityt oof f
eramul t
i-sens ori
al ,interac ti
veands elf-cont r
ol l
edexpl or-
ationaimedatobt ai ningknowl edgeaboutt hes ocialandpol iti
calmeani ngoft heagor a.
Ref er
ence( stateofar t):av ailabi li
tyofmor eandmor eus er -fri
endl yandeas yt ous eaut hor-
i
ng t oolst o enabl e al so nonpr ogrammer st os etup an i nter active ins tall
at i
ons( from
OpenGLc odet oUni ty3D) ;devel opmentofpower fulr eal-timel ibr ariesandgameengi nes
releasedasopens our ce,av ailabl et othec ommuni tyf ort heus eofpr ogr ammer s(from Per -
formert oOpenSc eneGr aph,OGRE3d) ;c ompl ex3dmodel sopt imi zationf orr ealt i
mepur -
pos es;l
ow- costhar dwar es olut ionsf ormus eumss et-ups ;inc reasingofr ender i
ngqual i
ty;in-
creasingofvi sualqual i
tyt hankst os haderadopt i
on.
Bibl i
ography:For t
eM.( 2008) ;Ec onomou,M.&Puj olTos t ,L.(2011) ;Mar i
aRous sou( 2009);
At hanasi
osSi der i
s( 2009) ;At hanas iosSideris(2008) ;
Scenar
io3:Web-
del
iver
edVi
rtualMuseum
Shor tdescr iption:Pr esenc eonwebi soneoft het argetanymus eum hav ei ns omewayt o
address,eitherf ormer eadver ti
si
ngor ,asint hi
ss c
enar io,toeffectivel yprovi deac ons i
stent
andappeal i
ngus erexper ienceoft hemus eum as setsthroughwebt ec hnol ogies.Webr ing
hereex ampl esandt echnol ogiest hataddr esssomeoft hemai nc hal lengesofwebf ruit
ion:
Datas i
ze,Dat apr ot ect
ionand3Dexper i
ence.Thes ear et heiss
uest hatmos tl
ydi fferentiate
awebappl i
cationf rom anon- sit
ei nteracti
veappl icati
on.Dat as izeanddat apr otectionof -
tenpairsast hec aseofHi ghr es2Di mageswhi c
hi soneoft hemos tmat ureexampl e,wher e
diff
erents olutionsaddr essbot hdat as i
zeaswel lasDRM ( DigitalRi ghtManagement )pro-
tect
ioni s
suesus ingei thers ystemsorunder l
yingal gorithmsder ivedbyGI Smul t
i-r
es olution
mapt il
ing.
Webdepl oymentof3dappl i
cationsisamuc hlessmat uref i
eld:Vi r
tualMus eumsar ecur-
rentl
yus ingavar ietyoft echnologi esforaddr essi
ngt hec hall
engest hatdi fferentc ont ent
typesandt ar getaudi ence pos et ointeractiv
ewebdepl oy edappl i
c ations .
Thelack( untilrec entadopt ionofWebGL)ofa3DAPIwi thi
nbr ows erhasf orceddev elopers
togot hepl ug-inr oute:awi devar ietyof3D vi ewer sandpl ayershavebeendevel opedt o
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provide3D int
eracti
veappli
cat i
ons“embedded”wi t
hinbrowsers,beingac t
ivat
edbyweb-
si
teexpos i
ngspecif
ic3Dcontent .
Manyoft heset oolswer
el i
c ensed aspropr
ietaryt
echnol
ogy,c harging f
ordev el
opment
tools/si
teli
cense,whil
eprovidingthec l
osedplayerf
reeofcharge.
Exampl
es:
• gall
erypai ntngs(
i GoogleAr
t,Hal
tadefi
nizi
one,Centr
ica)
• Scr
olls(DeadSeaSc rol
ls)
• Pl
ug-inbasetechnol
ogy:
• Googl eAncientRome (
Googl
e,UCLA/Vir
gini
aUniver
sit
y)
• 3DCoform Unity3Ddemo
• Vir
tualRome( CNRITABC,CI
NECA);
• AquaePatavinaeVR( CNRITABC,Uni
v.Padov
a)
• Webenabl
edappl
ic
ati
ons
;
• I
nst
ant
Real
it
y
• VEX
Devel
opment
Pl
uginbased:
Unity3D i
sthemos tdif
fus
ecommercialgameengi
neand authori
ng toolabletospan
overwidevariet
yofpl at
for
m,inc
ludi
ng web br
owserand mobil
e devi
c esIti
scur
rentl
y
avai
labl
easc r
ossbrowserpl
ugi
nforWi nandOSX plat
for
m.Therear e planstoal
souse
GoogleNati
veClient.
Fl
ashbas
ed:
Paper
vision3D
X3Din-browserpl
ayer
BS-Contactf
rom Bi
tmanagement
OpenVRML
XVR(IExplor
eonlyfr
om VRmedia)
WebGL:
X3DOM :X3DunderWebGL
BTFphot o-real
ist
icaccurat
ei nt
erac
tiver
ender
ing
SpiderGL a gr aphic
sl i
braryf or3d web appl
icat
ions
,some CH exampl
es
blockmaps HDR
,
osgjs:mappingOpenSceneGraphtoWebGL
Scenar
io4:Mul
timedi
aVi
rtualMuseum
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Shortdescription:AMul t
imediaVi r
tualMus eum isaninteracti
veexperiencethatblends
vi
deo,audioandi nter
activi
tiesandisdeliveredviaCD- ROM orDVD.Theexampl ecit
ed
bel
ow –Medi evalDublin–i sdeli
veredviaDVD.
Examples( context,depl oyment ):
• ' Medi evalDubl i
n:Fr om Vi kingst oTudor s'isat wodi s
ci nt
eractivemul t
imedi a
experiencecoveri
ng l i
feinDubl inf r
om 800AD t o 1540AD.The‘ vi
deo experience’
DVD pr ovi
desat ourofni nemedi evalsit
esus i
ngadr amat i
cblendof3D vi s
ualiz
a-
ti
onsandmoder nl iveacti
onf ootage.The‘ inter
activeDVD’pr esentsadet ai
led3D
modelofDubl inthati l
lust
rateshow t hecitydevelopedf rom 840to1540.
Contextofuse:' MedievalDubln'wasdev
i elopedasaneduc at
ionaltool
,tocommuni cate
Dublin'
smedievalhi
storytoprimarys
choolchildr
en.I
twasdistr
ibutedtoallschoolsi
nt he
ci
ty.RAs ec
ondediti
onc ontai
ningmorematerialwasdevel
opedforagener ali
nterest
/tour-
i
staudience.
Innovat ion (technol ogi cal:Thepr

) inci
palinnovation ofMedi evalisthei nteractive3D
model .Itisdisplay edasamapwi thas crol
labletimelineandi ncl
udesnumer ousc li
ckable
‘hots
pot s’
.Us ing themap and t i
meline,usersac ces
soveran hour ’
swor t
h ofi nteract
ive
videoc overi
ngdai l
yl ife,hist
oricalevents,i
nterest
ings t
oriesandfamousc harac t
er sthatex-
ist
edover700year s .Themodelenabl esuserstoseenotonl yhow thec i
tyappear edatany
onet i
me,butal s
ohow i tdevelopedovert ime.Ot herinnovati
onsincludethedev elopment
ofac us t
omizedki os kwi th‘ti
mel i
nes l
ider,
’anddevel opmentofani PhoneapponDubl i
n’s
Mediev alWal l(Fig.6) .
Innovat ion( communi cation/pedagogi cal):

Medi evalDubl i
nus esanumberofi nnovati
veappr oachest oc ommuni catethemedi evalhi s
-
toryoft hec ity.Historic
alevent s
,conceptsandbel iefsareexpl ai
nedus ing3D v i
sualiz
ations
andani mat i
onsofmanyhi s
toricsi
tes.A ‘s
treet-
tracker’featureover laysamoder nmapof
Dubl inov ert hemedi evalone,demons t
rati
ngt hei nfluenceoft hehi stori
calperiod.Mul -
tiplemoder nnar rativ
ef or
mat sar eusedt obr i
nghi stori
calstoriest olife.Speci
ficlearning
out comesal igned wi tht heI ris
h primarys c
hoolc urri
c ul
um wer ei dentifi
ed foreac h‘hot-
spot.’Thi sens uredt hatt hec ontentoftheVM c ompl iment edc l
assroom t eachi
ng( Fi
g.7) .
CG andVi deo
3D-XSISof timageand3DMax
Des i
gn-Adobes uit
eofpr oduc ts
FX-Af terEf f
ec ts
,Flame
Video-Avi d,FCP
Devel opment
Flash,
Ar duinoandr esist
ors tr
ipf orKiosk
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Scenar
io5:Di
git
alAr
chi
ve
Shor tdescr iption:
Digitalar chivesar ebec omi ngmor eandmor epopul ar,astheamountofdi gitalinformat i
on
i
nc reases,t oget herwi tht hewi shoft hepubl ict ogai nac cesstoinformation.Thi srequires
notonl yar obus ts ystem ofs toringi nformat ion,butal sointell
igenttoolstoret r
ieveit.
Ther ear es ever alc rucialf actorst hathav etobec onsideredwhendes igningadi gitalarchi
ve
forCul turalHer itage:
1.awel l-
def inedt hes aur usoft ermst hatbes tdes c
ribest heCHas setsandisinl inewi ththe
plannedus eoft hedi gitalar chive
2.Aus er -friendl yinges ti
ons yst
em
3.Adi gi t
alr epos it
or yt hatt akesi ntoc onsiderationt hepos sibledif
ferentmet adat aschemes
ofitsdi gitalc ont ent .
4.Ani nt elligents ear ch/br ows es ystem t hatof fersalternativepathsofac cesstot hes t
ored
i
nf ormat ion.
5.Adi gi t
alar chivet hati seas i
lyac cessibleandc onnec tablet oothersimil
arar chives.
Cont extofuse:
DigitalAr chivesar eafundament alcomponentf orvir
tualmus eums ;thesuccessorfail
ureof
anyki ndofvi rtualmus eum l i
esondes igningandi mplement ingas oliddigit
alarchi
ve,wi th
arobus tarchitec t
ureandr ichcontent.Ass uch,itisenvisionedt hatmuc heffortwillbede-
votedi nt heV- Mus tprojectinordert ounder s t
andwhi c
ht ypesoft hesauriaremos tsuit
ed
forvi r
tualmus eums ,whi ch ar
et hemet adatas chemast hatbes tdes cr
ibeCH assetst o be
usedi nv ir
tualmus eums ,andwhi cht ypesofr epos i
tori
esservebes tvi
rtualmus eums.Finally,
agr eatef fortshoul dbei nvest
edi ncreatingt her i
ghtinterfacesforac c
essi
ngt hi
sdat a,for
arichi nter-oper ati
onofus er/inf
ormat ion,inas us
tai
nableenvi ronment .
4.
32011Concl
usi
ons
Attheconclus
ionoft her
esearchatthebasi
softhi
sDeliver
ableispos
sibl
etosaythathow
themodei nwhich,bothi
nsideEuropeandouts
ideEurope,arepres
entedanddis
seminat
ed
VM col
lec
tsformsofc ommunicati
ontechnol
ogi
esver
ydifferent
.
The identifi
ed "c ategor i
es" and the "defi
nit
ions" aret he basi
st ocarry on f urtherr e-
sear
chesandc ollectdataaboutVMsi nthewor l
d.
Therear esti
llseveralpoi ntstodisc
uss:
1. Thel i
nkbet weent heVM andt herealmus eum.Thedec is
iontot hinkornotona
vir
tualc oll
ectiononl y“insi
de”t hephysicalspaceinamus eum coul dbec ri
ticalf or
thefurthers tudies,andt ot
allychangesthemannerofus eandt her elati
ons hipwi t h
thepubl ic.Thei s
suehasal readybeenpar t
iall
ydevelopedi nthepr eviousdel iver-
able,buti tcertainlydeservesfurt
herattention.A keypointgivens i
nc ethebas isof
thedef i
ni t
ionofmus eum,vi r
tualornot,itistheassumptionthatther earevi si
t ors;
2. The “c ons ist
enc y” fora def i
niti
on ofVMst hatgathert ogethert he c ategor ies
alr
eadyf ound:thi si
ssueisalsoveryi
mpor tantforthes el
ect
ionoft heVMs ;

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3. Thel ackofanobj ectivedef i

nit
ionofVM ac ceptedi nEur opeandout si
deEur ope
makesi tver ydi ff
icultt oidenti
fytheVMsi nwor ld.Themaps howswi t
hi mmedi acy
asinEur opet herei sal argenumberofVMsc ompar edt ot her es
toft hewor l
d.We
havet o emphas i
zet hatt hi
sfactisnotabs olutelyobj ecti
ve.Thephenomenon i s
causedbyt hef actt hati nEurope,incomparisont otheot herc ountriesinthewor l
d,
wegener allydef i
neVM anywebs i
tethatpropos estot hepubl icadi gi
tali
zedc ollec-
ti
on.Thec ont inuationoft hewor kindefi
ningwhati saVM i sthereforeessentialt o
expandt her esearchandr eachobjecti
veresults
.
4. Theel abor ation ofs c enari
osisapr econdi
tion forc ontinuing thei nvest
igati
on of
VMsexi stingal s
oi nt ernet.Forarri
veatadef initi
on ofVM i sinf actnec es
saryt o
continuet hes urveywor konal ltypologi
esofVM ext endingt heanal ysi
st oot her
casestudiesc ont i
nui ngwi ththemet hodspropos edabovebyt hescenarios.
4.
4What“i
nnovat
ion”meansi
nVMs?2casest
udi
es
Casest udy1
“Meet ingatt heAnci entAgor a”
Exhibi
tionc ombi ni ngdi ffer entt ypesofexhi bits
,bot hhigh,l ow andnon- tech,whi challow
dif
ferentkindsofexpl orationanddegr eesofc oll
aborativeinteract
ion:
 Theappl icat i
on( c
ont ent),thef i
rstonedes i
gnedf ort heThol ossystem,pr esentsa
reconstruct ionoft heAnc ientAgor aofAt hensi nthr eedifferenthistori
calperiods .
Thol os,(VR appl icat i
on),i sa virt
ualr eali
tyt heatr
ec onsi
sting ofas emi-
spher i
c al
scr
eenandThepec ul iari
tyoft he"Thol os"isitsabil
itytopr ojectontot heprojection
surface,wi thani nc linati
onof23degr ees,full
yinterac t
ivecontent.Thec ontentt hat
isprojec t
edi snot"t aped.Thebas i
cadvant ageoft hismet hodi st
heabi li
tyto"c r e-
ate"aphot or eali
sticr econs t
ructi
onofs itesinrealtime.
Interact ion
Thei nteractionwi t
ht heThol ossyst
em t akest hef orm ofas pat i
alnavigat i
onandi sledbya
mus eum educ atorwi tht hehel pofawand,whi leanot hereduc atorprovidest hear chaeolo-
gic
alc ont ent.
 Theexhi bit
ion,whi chc ompl ement st heThol os’c ontent,ent i
tled “Meet i
ng att he
Anc i
entAgor a”,pr ovidesinfor mation aboutt heevol ution oft heanc ients i
t e,its
hist
or ic
almeani ng and i ns
titutions,and how t hese have been t r
ansmitted unt i
l
today.
 Par allelexhibit:Ther eisalsoas l
ightl
yv ar yingver si
onoft hepr ogram,ent itl
ed“The
Goddes sAthenai ntheAgor a”whi chmakesus eoft heafor ement i
onedc ulturaland
hist
or ic
alVR s etti
ng,and whi c h off
er sapopul ated versi
on and s omes torytell
ing
element s.Itpr esentsthePanat henaicat hleticevent sandt hePanat henaicrit
ualpr o-
cessi
on.Thevi si
torsar einvi
tedt oi nteractal soint hef orm ofques ti
on-answerwi th
abal lot(ostrac i
sm)t akingplac ei ntheanc i
entAgor a,andt oac t
ivelypartic
ipat ein
thec ons t
ructionofabui l
ding,t hroughgame- li
kemani pul ati
onofar chi
tecturalel e-
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Innovationandaddedval ueoftheexhibi
tion
Technological
ly
Asar esul
t,i
nfi
niteal
ter
nati
vesc
enar
iosar
ecreated,wit
hinthesamevir
tualmodel
,which
arebeingdevel
opedduringthes
how andt
hevisi
torhastheopport
uni
tytonavi
gateinr
eal
time.
Pedagogicallyandmuseol ogi cally

Enhanc
ementofexper ientiallear ningt hrought hec ombinationof :
 VR’ sspec i
fi
cc apac i
tyt opr ovideaqui c
ki deaaboutapl aceatapar ti
culart i
meand
abouts patialinformat ioni ngener al,t
hankst oit
svisualandexperi
ent i
alc haract
er.
I
npar allelspecific
allyint hec aseofhi s
toricaldevelopmentandpr ocesses,thevisual
i
nformat ioni ssuppor tedbyaver baldiscour seorothermeansofr epresentinghu-
manac tionbyt hepr esenc eofhumanmedi ators
.
 Andoft hec ompl ement ar yexhi bi
tion’
sabi li
tytoof f
eramul t
i-
sens
orial,interac
tive
andself-controlledexpl or ationai medatobt aini
ngknowl edgeaboutthes oci
aland
poli
ti
calmeani ngoft heagor a
Casestudy2
Virt
ualrealit
yexhi bitPel
la
Thevir
tualrecons
truct
ionofthe“HouseofDionys
os”i
nPellacr
eatedbytheFoundat
ionof
theHell
enicWor l
dandpr esent
edattheLouvreMuseum aspartoftheexhi
bit
ion"Inthe
kingdom ofAl exandertheGr eat-Anci
entMacedonia''.
Innovati
onandaddedval ueoftheexhibiti
on
Technol ogi cal ly

Att hev i
rtualr econstr uctionwer eus edt hemos tadvanc edt echniquesofVi rtualReal i
t yfor
thepr eciseout putoft extures,c olorsands hading.Al s
o,c ompl etelyinc orpor atedands i
tu-
ated int hei rnat urals pac ewer ef i
ndi ngsofexc av ati
ons ,ins i
det wo banquetr ooms( an-
drones ),whi chwer er ec onstructedi nal ldetail
s.Thebeds ,thet ables,t hes il
verandc layv es-
selsthatar edec oratingt heroomsar ebas edonf indingsi nPel l
aitself,Ver gina,Der veniand
otherMac edoni ans i
t esandmanyoft hem ar eal sopr esent edasphys ic
alobj ectsint heex-
hibiti
on’ sc at al
ogue.Fi nal l
y,andf ort hef i
rsttime,l argelydes troyedpar tsoft heper i
pher al
ornament ationoft heexc ept i
onalmos ai
cc all
ed“Li onHunt ing”ar ebei ngdi gital
lyr econ-
str
uc ted.
Scient ifical ly
Anunpr ecedent edamountofdet ailhasbeens tudi edands ever alkey- decisi
onsf orthef i
nal
appear anc eoft hemodelwer et aken i ncollabor ation wi t
ht heexc avator ,t heexhi bition
curator ,thear chitectandt heexper tonar chaeologi calVR.Thes ec hoi cesi nc l
udemet hod-
ologicalaswel lass trictlyar c
haeol ogi calandhi storicalinterpr etationmat ters( management
ofunc ertaint y,compar at i
vehypot hesisanddegr eeofver i
simi li
tude)andal l
ow t hef i
nalr es -
ultaver yhi ghdegr eeofac curac yandr eli
abili
tydes pi
tet hepoors t
at eoft her uinsvi si
ble
i
ns itu.
Museol ogi cal l
y

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Forthefi
rstt
imeadigit
alexhi
biti
sbei
ngaddedonanequalbasi
stothemuseum obj
ectsi
n
at empor
aryexhi
bit
ionoftheLouvremus
eum andi
sals
oincludedintheexhi
bit
ion’
scata-
logue.
4.
5New r
esear
chesr
equi
redi
n2011
Thesearchf orVMshasbeenmademos t
lyonl ineandi texc l
udesal mos tcompl etelyVMsi n-
si
detraditionalmus eums
Therearei ndeedmor eandmor emus eumst hatus et echnol ogi caldevi cestoenhanc etheir
communi cat i
ons ystem.
Twoc asesofi nitialstudiesint hi
ss ubj ectcoul dbet heMus eum oft heI mper ialFor ai n
Romeandt heAl lardPi ersonMus eum i nAms terdam.
Theresearc handanal ysi
sinthispar ticularar eaofVMsi ses sent i
alf ort hepr ogressoft he
i
nternalwor kinWP2andi nordert opr ovideaddi tionalmat erialtoWP3.
Buthow c anwedealwi ththisresear ch?
Therewer ei nf ac tident i
fi
eds omegui delinesc onc erni ngt her oleofmul ti
medi adevi cesin-
si
detraditionalmus eumsandt hemat i
car east ostar tthei rqual itativeanal ysis.
Atthisregar di twaspr oposedt o:
 Tos t
ar tfrom theCul tur alHer i
tagec ommuni tyandf indawayc ommuni cateits
cont ent s
,al wayskeepingas t
rongc onnec t
ionwi tht heher itagei tself;
 Topr ovideus ersthet ool st oevaluat et hepr oduc t,independent lyf r
om t hemu-
seum orf rom theenvi ronmentwher ethei nstallationi ss et;
 Toac hieveabal ancebet weenvi sualqual ityands c i
entificmet hodi nor derto
offerpr oduc t
sofr ealexc ellence.Toes tabl i
shaqual i
tyf actori twi llbenec es-
sary;
 To managet heunc ertai nty:wec an as suret hequal i
tyonl yt hr ough t ranspar-
enc y.How c anwec ommuni catet ot hepubl i
courc hoicesandt hemot i
vati
ons
onwhi chtheyar ebased?Wemus tdis t
ingui s
hpr obabi l
ityfrom r eliabil
ity.
5. 2012“EXPERT”SURVEYi
n2012
5.
1Goalandmet
hodol
ogy
Asstarti
ngpoi ntoft hisresearch,as eri
esofvi rt
ualmus eumshavebeenexami nedinEurope
andout sideEur ope,inor dert oupdat eandenl arget he“StateofAr t”li
stofVM madei n
2011.Furthermor e,int helightofnew r eflect
ionsandobs er
vat i
onsthatmakemor edeepin
thi
st heme,wewantt ogetabet terover vi
ew tor evi
seandr efinet hescenarios.
Themet hodol ogyandc ri
teriaus edi ntheanal ysi
sareasf oll
ows .
Besi
desr esearchon- l
ineandas urveyc arr i
edoutwi t
hint heV-Mus tcons or
tium betweenthe
partnersandas sociatedmember s
,t heanal ys
ishasbeeni ntegratedus i
ngas yst
ematicand
organized processofeval uation c arr
ied out ,above al l,during “Ar c
heovi r
tual2012”,an
int
ernationalexpos i
tionofvi rtualar chaeol ogyanddi git
alart,aspar toftheMedi t
err
anean
ExpoofAr chaeologicalTour i
sm.
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As elec tionoft hebes tpr ojects,res ulti

ngf rom a“Callforparticipati
on”,waspr esent edat
thisevent .Fur t
her mor e dur i
ng t hisexhi biti
on,visi
tor
swer etes ted byi nterviewi ng and
ques tioni ngt hem onmat tersregar dingt heappl i
cati
onsuc hast heef f
ectivenes sofus eand
cont ent s.
Thisal lowed c ognitive and per ceptive aspectsto be evaluated ( s
ee Del .Number2. 7)
.
Evaluat ionandon- lines urveying,i s,infact,av er
yimpor t
antas pec tofresear c
hi nt hef i
eld
ofCul t uralHer itage.
Thisev aluat i
on att he abovement ioned eventwasc arri
ed outbyCNR- I
TABC,I taly,The
AllardPi ersonMus eum,Ams t
er dam,Hol l
andandt heDepar tmentofI nternat i
onalDes i
gn,
Lund,Sweden.
Further mor et he“Cal lf orpar ti
c i
pat i
on”al lowedadeepenedanal ysi
sofv i
rtualmus eums,
thathav eattendedt heexhi bi
tion,t obeper formed.
Alli nf or mation r egar ding t he vi rtual mus eums analysed, has been or gani zed i na
synthet ically anal ytical f orm r epor t
ed i nal i
sti nt he appendi x.Ac c
or ding t ot he
Del i
ver abl e2.1,thef or mc ontainsi nformat i
onr el
ativ
eto:
1. Nameoft hemuseum
2. I nst itution:devel oper sandowner
3. WebLi nk:webs i
t e,video,oron- l
ineappl i
cati
on
4. Content:arc
haeology,archi
tec
ture,art,etc
.
5. Descri
ption:shor
tdes c
ripti
onoft hecontents
6. I
nteracti
on:inter
activeornon- i
nterac
t i
veandtec
hnol
ogi
cali
nfor
mat
ion (
int
erac
tion
devi
ce,vis
uali
zati
ondev i
ceandtechnologyused)
7. Duration:temporary,peri
odi
corper manent
8. Communi cat
ion:descri
pti
veornarrati
ve
9. Levelofimmersion:non/l
ow/medi
um/hi
ghimmersi
veacc
ordi
ngtothet
ech.used
10.Dist
ribut
ion:on-l
ine,on-
si
teormobil
e
11.Scope: educati
onal, edutai
nment, ent
ert
ainment
, r es
ear
ch, pr
omot i
on or
enhancementofthevis
itorexper
ience
12.Sustai
nabi l
ity:r
eus
ableornon- reusabl
eas
set
,tool
sand s
oft
war
e.Mai
ntenanc
eof
themus eum
Themet hodol ogyappl i

ed i nther esear
ch analys
isoft hevir
tualmus eumscar ri
ed outin
2012hasnow beenappl iedal sotot hosetakeni ntoconsi
derati
oni n2011bec ausemuc h
information wasmi ssi
ng.Mor eovert hi
soper ati
on all
owed ust ocheckift he museum
surveyedi n2011wer esti
llworkingornot .
Thisanal ytic
alf or
m appl ied to allmuseum s urvey,al
lowed essenti
alinf
ormat i
on to be
gainedi nor dert oc l
ass
ifyt hemus eumsandobt ainquantit
ativ
eands t
ati
sti
ci nfor
mat i
on
usefulfort heanalysis
.Al istofthes ummari
esandc hart
softhevirtualmuseumsanal ys
edi s
attachedt ot hepresentdoc ument .

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5.
2Resul
ts
Theexper ienc eac qui r

edandt hes urveyc ar r
iedoutdur ingt hes ec ondyearofanal ysison
“st at eofar t”ofVM,i mpr ovedourawar enes saboutt her ol eandai msofvi rtualmus eums ,
andt hei rs ubdi v i
sioni ns c enar ios.Thi si swhatc amet ol ight :
Unl i
kear ealmus eum,whi chi sf ocus ed bot h on c ons ervat ion ( collec t
ion ofobj ectsf rom
var iousc ul turals ec tors)andc ommuni cat i
vepur pos es ,themai nf eat ureofavi rtualmus eum
creat ed up t o nowadaysi smanl y or i
ent ed on c ommuni cat ion and par ticul arly on t he
relat ions hi pi tes tablisheswi tht heus erwhi chs houl d bes truc t
ur ed i ns uc h awaywhi ch
li
nksc ommuni cat i
onandf ruiti
on.
Byc ommuni cat i
onwemeant heabi l
it yoft heVM t odi ssemi nat ec ultureandt urn“r aw”
dat ai nt oi nf ormat ion,r egar dles sofwhot hef inalus eri s.
Byf r uitionwemeant hewayi nwhi c ht heus ervi sual izesandi nt erac tswi tht hec ont ents
pres ent ed.
Thes ys tem ofc ommuni cat ion/fruitioni nf act,wi llnotwor kunl esst he“r aw”dat ac omes
ac ros sc lear lyt ot heus er.Thi si sac hiev edus i
ngas ystem ofdi ffusionmadeupof ,ont he
onehand,ani nt erface,behavi ouranddevi ces( tec hnol ogy) ,andont heot herhandbya
nar rat iv eandc ommuni cat i
v esc heme( c ont ent s).
Thevi rt ualmus eum,f oc us esat tent i
onont heus er,r athert hanont heobj ect,andf unc tions
onl yi fi tc onveysames saget hatt heus erc anexpl oit.Ac cor dingt ot heanal ysisandt aki ng
inc ons ider ation al lt hathasbeen ment ioned above,t he vi r
tualmus eumshav e been
clas sifiedi nnew 6Sc enar ios .
The pr evi ousc ategor izat ion ( 2011)s eemsnowadaysi nappr opr iate bec aus ei tdoesnot
des c ribec ompl etelyt hes tat eofar tofvi rtualmus eum.
Vir tualmus eum i nf ac tisas um ofs tyli
s tics olutions /
c ont ent sandt ec hnol ogic als olutions .
Thepr evi ousc at egor i
zat ion,wasbas edonl yondi stribut ionandt ec hnol ogi calc r i
teriaand
does n’ tt akei nc ons ider ationanot herf undament alel ementt hatc har acterizest heVM,t he
“c ommuni cati
on”,t hatdef i
net heexper ienc eoft heus er.
Fur ther mor et he t ype of c ommuni cat i
on, i mpl ies di ff erent l evel s of us er c ogni tive
invol vementandf ruition:onl yi nf ormat ion( desc r
ipt ive)ori nf or mat ionandt hec hronol ogy
ofevent s( narrat ive)andc ons equent l
yt hel evelofus erpar t ic
ipat ion( activeorpas sive).
Inc onc lus ion,t henew pr opos ali stoaddt ypeofc ommuni cationasdi sc
rimi nat ingf actort o
clas sifyt heVM i ns c
enar iost hatar eor gani zedasf ol lows :
 nar
rat
iveon-
li
ne.
 narrat
iveon-
site.
 narrat
ivemobile.
 descri
pti
veon-line.
 descri
pti
veon-site.
 descr
ipt
ivemobi
le.

2 DELI
D2.3b
Date: 31-01-2013
InAnnex1and3,al lthesur
veyedVi rtualMuseumsar eorgani
zedintot hosesi
xscenari
o
thatrepres
enttheevolvi
ng stateoft hear tofthissec
tor.However,in ordert
o provi
de
some examplecasesthatbestr epres
entt hosescenari
os,appr
oximatel
y25,out st
anding
vir
tualmuseumshavebeenev aluat
ed.
Thesemus eumshavebeenc hosennotfol
lowingscient
ifi
cconstr
aints(theinf
ormationlevel
aboutt hemus eum isnotunif
orm)butacc
ordingtoagui deli
nethatt ookintoconsi
derati
on
autopsicexperience(museumswehaveac ces
sed orphysic
allyvis
ited),the“Archeovi
rtual
2011-2012”par ti
ci
pating museumsand t
he“Ar cheovir
tual2012”expo onsi
teevaluati
on
1
(s
eeDel .2.
7) .
Outoft hese25mus eums ,s
evenhavebeenc hosenasr epresentati
v ecas
es:oneort wof or
eachs cenari
o( descri
bed int he next paragraph).Thes e mus eums have been c hosen
accor
ding to quali
tyc ri
teri
a,es t
ablis
hed int he del
iverable 2.
1,t hatconcern mai
nlyt he
innovati
onandt hepedagogi c
alappr oachofthemus eum i nst
all
at i
ons.Thisi
sas ummar yof
thecrit
eriausedinthiskindofev aluati
on:
1. Pedagogi calqual i
ty
1.
1.Es tabl is
hmentofc onc r
et epedagogi c
alobject
ivesineachc as
e
1.
2.Cont rolofc ompl i
anc ewi thtargetedpedagogi c
alobjecti
ves
1.
3.Es tabl is
hmentofpr eciseevaluationpr oces
s
1.
4.Cl ar it
yoft hec onceptual i
zati
on
1.
5.Bal anc ebet weenknowl edgeaf f
or danc eandent er
tainmentatt
rac
tion
2. Techni calqual i
ty
2.
1.Tec hni calviabil
ity
2.
2.I nter activit
y
2.
3.Us abi l
ity
2.
4.S af ety
2.
5.I mmer s
ion
2.
6.Mi gr ati
on,t r
ansferandr e-
adapt ationoft hedata
2.
7.Adequac yoft heempl oyedt echniquesf ortheachievementofthegoals(
educ
ati
on-
al,aes thet i
c)
2.
8.Eas inessofc orr
ectionsandaddi t
ions
3. Visualizat ionandmet adat aqual i
ty
3.
1.Vi sualandaes theticappeal
3.
2.Vi suali nt el
ligi
bili
ty
3.
3.Met adat ac ompletenes sandt r
ans par ency
4. Museol ogi calqual i
ty
4.
1.I nter activit
y
4.
2.Emot ionalengagementoft hevis i
tors
1
Wehaver ec
eiveddi
git
alas
set
s(s
oftwareandmedi
a)f
rom al
lthemus eum t
hatt
ookpar t
i
nt he“Ar cheovi
r tual
”.
2 DELI
D2.3b
Date: 31-01-2013
4.
3.Fac
il
itati
onofvisi
tor
sfl
ow
4.
4.Per
ipheralsuppor
t(t
extual
,mul t
imedi
a,humanagent
)
4.
5.Coordinat
ionbetweenassi
stanthumanagentandVM exhi
bit
4.
6.Sus
tainabil
it
y

2 DELI
D2.3b
Date: 31-01-2013
Repr
esent
ati
vecaseseval
uat
ed:
Communi
cat
ion/
Userexper
ience
D Descr
ipt
ive Nar
rat
ive
i
s On-
LocusI
magi
nis Par
is3D
t l
ine
r
i
b “Vi
ewsOfGhent”Multi
medi
a, Et
ruscanning
On-
u STAM Museum TheMycenaeanAcropoli
sOfThebesAndThe
si
te Digi
talCul
tur
alEncyclopaedi
aOfBoeot
ia
t
i
o
n
/
T
e
c Mo-
h Br
avo,Br
ainComput
erI
nter
face Mat
era,t
alesofci
ty
bi
le
n
o
l
o
g
y
I
nc oncl
usionoft he2012expertsurveywec reatedas t
ructureds pread-
sheetthatcon-
t
ainsallthequant i
tat
ivedataont he150Vi r
tualMus eumss urveyedi nordert
oobt ain
s
tatis
tic
alinformati
onaboutt hec ategoriesthatshow how theVi r
tualMuseums ,de-
v
elopedi nthelastteny ear
s,c
ommuni cateanddi ss
emi nat
ec ulturalheri
tageintermsof
t
echnologies,dis
tri
butionandc ontents.Accordi
ngt otheres ult
soft heanalys
is,fol
lows
t
hes tat
isti
cali
nformation:

Vir
tualMuseums
 39%:descriptiveon- li
ne
 10%:narrativeon- l
ine Levelofi mmer sion:
 12%:descri
pt i
veon- si
te  61%:non- immer si
ve
 24%:narrativeon- s
ite  20%:low- immer si
ve
 6%:descri
ptivemobi l
e  5%:medi um- i
mmer s
ive
 9%:narrati
vemobi le  14%:hi ghimmer si
ve
Content : Dist
ribut i
on:
 43%:archaeol ogy  50%:online
 33%:archit
ec t
ur e  36%:on- s it
e
 11%:art  14%:mobi le
 9%:his
tory Scope:
 4%:others  32%:educat i
onal
I
nteract i
on:  29%:edut ainment
 92%:interact i
ve  18%: enhanc ement of
 8%:non-Interacti
ve thevis
itorexper i
ence
Durati
on:  10%:res ear ch
 93%:Per manent  5%:ent er tai
nment
 6%:tempor ary  6%:pr omot ion
 1%:peri
odic Sustainabilit
y:
Communi cati
on  59%:non- reusabl e
 62%:descr iptive  33%:reus able
 38%:narrative  8%:par tiallyreusable
Thepie-
char
tsat
tac
hedi
ntheannex4s
how t
hes
tat
ist
icali
nfor
mat
ionaboutt
hemu-
seums
.
5.
3Repr
esent
ati
vecaseseval
uat
ed
LOCUSI
MAGI
NIS
 Category:Des c
riptiv
eon- l
ine
 Link:http:/
/vi
nc i
.gams au.archi.f
r/htdocs_l
oc us2/i
ndex2. php
 Insti
tuton:UMR-
i MapMar seil
le
 Content:Ar c
hitecture,Art
 Descripton:LOCUSI
i maginisisani nter
acti
veandc ol
laborati
veplatfor
mt hatpr ovi
desac-
cesstocult
uralinformationaboutmonument sthroughper sonalphotographs
.Thisplatfor
m
enablestocoll
ectphot ographst akenbyvi s
itors
.Firstofall,pi
cturest
akenbyv is
itorsaread-

dedi ntot hedat abas e.Then,t heyar epos itionedi nt he3Ds ceneont hedi gitalmodeloft he
monumentandt heyar es emant icallyannot at ed.Asac ons equenc e,t hi st oolpr ovi desac cess
tot ext ualandgr aphi ci nf or mat iondes cribi ngt hephot ogr apheds ite( semant ic,s pat ial,hi s-
tor icalent ries ,et c.).Whenv i
s itor sc ons ul tt hedat abas eands el ec t2D i mages ,t hes ear es u-
per impos edont oat hr eedi mens ionals cene.Subs equent ly,vi si
t orsc ani nter ac tbot hwi thi m-
agesandt he3D- modelt ohi ghl ightbui ldi ngpar tsbyc olorandt odi s playt ext uali nf or ma-
tion.Ac ces sibleon- site,LOCUSI MAGI NISi sas uppor tpr opos ingani nnovat iveappr oac hin
thec aseofeduc ationalwor ks hops .Avai l
abl eon- li
ne,vi s it
or sc anex tendt hei rvi si
tbyr ec re-
atingt hei rj our neyt hr ought hei rownphot ogr aphsandenr ic hi nf or mat ions oav ail
abl ein
thedat abas e.Theweb- appl ic ationi sbas edont hedi al ogueamongs ever alel ement s:
o Adat abas ec ont aini ngt hei conogr aphi cs our c esi ns er tedbyt hei ns ti
t ut ions ,t hepho-
togr aphsi nser tedbyt hegener alpubl ic,andt he3D r epr es ent at i
onsoft hebui lding
relat edt os ever alt empor als tatesr es ult edf r om 3D s c anni ngandphot ogr ammet ry
acqui si
tion.
o Ani nt er fac ef ort hec ons ul tationoft hedat abas e( byt hemes ,at tribut es ,types )and
fort headmi nis trat ionoft hei nser tionandr ef er enc i
ngofi c onogr aphi cs our ces( his-
tor i
c alphot os,pos ter s ,pos tc ards ,dr awi ngs ,pr int s,pai nt i
ngs ,et c.
)byt aki ngi ntoac -
countdi ffer entt ypesofpr oj ec t
ions( per s pect ive,axonomet ry,pl ans ,el evat ions ,s ec-
ti
ons ,et c .).
o A 3D r eal -timebr ows eri nter fac ef ort hevi sualr etriev alofi conogr aphi cs our cesac-
cor dingt os pat ialandt empor alc riter i
a.
 Techni calqual i tyand i nnovat ion:Thet ec hni calqual ityoft hi spr ojec tr egar ds ,aboveal l
theeas ines sofc or rec tion,addi tionsoft hedat at hankst oac ol l
abor at ives ys tem and,how
thes ci
ent ifics emant icdat abas ei sas s ociat edwi th3Dmodel sandi mages( Fig.8) .I nt hi spr o-
ject ,3D- model sannot at eds emant icallyatt hel eveloft hebui ldingmor phol ogyar eus edas
medi um t oas s i
gns emant ici nf or mat iont oi mages .Ther elat i
onbet ween3D- model sand2D
imagesi sc reat edbymeansofpr oc edur esf ort hes pat ialr efer enc i
ngofi mages( Fig.9) .By
aligni ngi magest ot he3D- model ,t he3D- modelc ont ouri spr oj ec tedont he2D i magewi th
thegoalofs uper pos ingas emant icl ayeront heor i
ginali mage.Thi sl ay eri spr oduc edbypr o-
ject ingt hes pat ialext ens ionoft he3D- modelwhi chisas s ociat edt omor phol ogi c alent itiesof
semant icdes cript ion.Eac h pr ojec tion ( c omput ed t hr ough avec torr ender ing t ec hni que)i s
pr oc essedasa2Dpol ygonas soc iat edwi tht hei dent i
fieroft her elat ed3Dent i
t y.Conc er ning
thet ec hni caldevel opment ,t hes ys tem ofs emant icpr oj ec tioni sbas edont hec ommuni cation
bet weent heMySQLdat abas eandt he3Dmodel ings of twar eMaya.Thi sc ommuni cat i
onper -
mi tst oc ol l
ec tt henec es sar yi nf or mat ionf rom t hedat abas eandt ogener atet hegeomet ric
model soft hec amer asas soc iat edwi tht heal ignedi magesi nMaya( whi cht hepol ygonalr ep-
res ent ationoft he3Ds c enei sl oadedi n).I nor dert oc reat eav ec t
ori mageoft he3Ds c ene,a
li
br ar yofr ender ingf unc tionsc al ledMayaVec t orhasbeenus ed.Thedevel opedMELpr oced-
ur el aunc hesanaut omat icr ender ingoft he3D s cenes tar t
ingf rom eac hr econs t ruc tedv irtu-
alc amer a( r
el at edt ot hevi ewpoi nt sofs pat ial lyr efer enc edi mages ).Thi sl ibr ar yenabl est o
eas ilypr oj ec tt he3D el ements ilhouet teont heent ir
ei mageandt os tor ei ti nt hedat abas e.
Thi spr oduc esavec tori magei nSVGf ormat ,whos ev iewpoi ntc or respondst ot hatoft heor i
-
ginali mage.Ther ender ingpr oc edur ei spr ogr ammeds ot oc alculat eonl yt hec ont our sof
theext ernaledgesoft heobj ec ti nt hes cene( inc ludi ngt heedgesofi nt ersec tionamongt he
var iousobj ec ts)andt oi gnor eot herpol ygonaledges .
 Vi sual izat ion andMet adat aqual ityandi nnovat i on:Thei nt erf acei ss truc tur edt ovi su-
alizei c
oni cinf or mat i
oni nc ons istentwayandper mi t
s:

o ref er enc ingi conogr aphyi ns pac eandi nt ime.Thi si sbas edont heknowl edgeoft he
geomet ricmodel soft hec amer as ,andont heas soc iationoft empor alat tribut esde-
pendi ngont heper iodoft hes our ces.
o s t ruc tur ingt he3D- modelac cordingt os pat ialandt empor alc riter ia.Thi si spos si
bl e
byas s i
gni ngat tribut es,andi sbas edont ool sdevel opedt oas sistt heus eri nt hes tr
uc-
tur ingt as k.
o annot atingi c onogr aphyf rom as emant i
cpoi ntofvi ew.Thi si spos siblebymeansofa
semant ical lys tr uc tur ed3D- modelandt hepr ojec tiver el ationsexi stingbet weent he
3D- modelandt he2Ds our ces.
Final lyf orwhatc onc ernt het rans par enc yissue,t headopt edpr inc iples t andsont hec hoi ce
ofawi ref rame/ codedc ol our3D modelonwhi chhi ghr esol utionphot ogr aphsar eal igned:
onones idet he3D modelc ons ti
tut est hewayf orus erst ounder standt hehi s
tor i
cs iteand
tempor als tr atific ations ,andont heot herone,or i
ent edi magesc ons titutest hef avor eds up-
por tf oradet ailedr eadi ngoft empor als t
ratifi
c ationsandf ort hevi sualappear anc eoft he
site.
 Pedagogi calqual ity:Thepedagogi calqual i
t yi sint hec ompl ianc ewi thpedagogi calob-
j
ec t i
v es .The pr ojec tLoc usI magi nishasbeen i nt egr ated i ntot he par tner s
hip agr eement
bet weent heCNM andt heJ ulesFi lhi ghs choolofCar cas sonne( pi l
ots c hoolf ornew t ec hno-
l
ogi es ),asi nnovat iveeduc at ionalpr ogr am f ort hec ultur alher itageappr oac ht estedbys t u-
dent st hatc anexpl or enew modal i
t i
esf orunder st
andi ngt hemor phol ogyand i tsrel ation
wi tht hehi stor yofamonument .
 Museol ogi calqual ity:Themus eol ogi calqual ityr egar dst hes ustai nabi lityandt hei nvol ve-
mentoft heus er sint hec ont entupdat ing:t hepr ojec ti seas i
lymai nt ainedasal ldat a( 2D
and3D)i ss tor edi nawebdat abas ef oranon- lineappl icat i
on.Us ersc andai l
yupl oadand
spat ial i
z ei mages ,andquer yt hes ys t
em byt heirownandi naf reeway.Conc er ningr eus e,
3Dmodel spr oduc edont hes itear es t
ruc turedi nar chitec tur alfeat uress ot heyc aneas i
lybe
reus ed f orot herappl ic ations .Simi l
arly,s patializedi magesar es tor edi nt hedat abas ewi t
h
or i
ent at ion and pos iti
on c oor dinat es,s ot heyc an ber eus ed f orot herappl icationsabout
Car cas sonneCas tle.Mor eover ,thepr ojec t
iver el ationbet ween3D r epr es ent ationsandt he
spat ial i
z edi c onogr aphi cs our cespr ovidesaut omat icpr oc edur esf oraddi ngandupdat ings e-
mant icannot at ions :
o I nt hec as eofaddi t i
onorc hangeoft he3D mor phol ogi caldes cr i
pt ion,t henew s truc t
ur -
ingdes cript ioni sr e- pr ojec tedoni mages .
o I nt hec as eofs pat ialr ef er enc i
ngofanew i mage,t hebui l
dingmor phol ogicaldes cri
pt ion
wi llbeaut omat icallypr oj ec t
edoni mages .
Keepi ng t hispr oj ectal ive c ons titut est he bas i
sf ori mpl ement ing t he c ollection ofi c ono-
gr aphi cs our cesont hes iteofCar cas sonne.Thedat asetc aneas ilybei mpl ement edbydi ffer-
entki ndsofus er st hatc ant hatc ant akeadv ant agef rom anonl ineandf reec ons ultat i
onof
as etofi magesr el atedt ot he3Dmodel .
Inter act ive:y es
 i nt er ac tiondevi ce:mous eandkeyboar d
 vi sual isat iondevi ce:moni tor
 t ec hnol ogy:Vi rTool s–3dVi a
Dur at ion:per manent
Communi cat ion:des c r
ipt ive
Levelofi mmer sion:not -immer sive
Distr ibut ion:on- l
ine

Scope:edut
ainment
,educat
ional
Sustai
nabil
ity:s
eeabove
PARI
S3D
 Cat egor y:Nar rativeOn- Li ne

 Link:ht tp: //par is.3ds .com/ en- index. ht ml #Her i
tage
 Inst i
tut ion:Das saul tSys t emes .
 Cont ent :Ar chaeol ogy,Ar chit ec tures
 Descr ipt ion:I mmer si
veonl ine3D appl i
c ation on Par is.A t ime- tr avelt hr ough mor et han
2000year sofhi st or y:di scoverPar i
s’mos tf amousmonument s,wi th3D r econs truc tionsc ar -
riedoutwi t hhi stor i
ans ,andHDc l
ipsoft hedoc ument arys er i
es«Par is,thegr eats aga»( The
doc ument ar ywasac opr oduc tionwi thPl anèt e+andr anonFr enc hTV.Thef ilmt el l
si tss t or y
ofPar is.It ’
sas tor ydevi c eper fec tlyal ignedt ot akeadvant ageoft heaer ialf light soff anc y
thatDas saul t’
s3D vi rtualc amer aal lows ).Fr om t heor iginsofLut et iat ot hec ons truc ti
onof
theEi f f
elTowerf ort he1889Wor l
dFai rinPar is,wi tnes sdi f f
er ents tepsl iket heGal lo- Roman
For um,t heevol ut i
onsoft heLouvr eort hel as thour soft heBas ti
lle,andnavi gat ei nt her ich
hist oryoft heFr enc hc api tal( Fi g.10) .Us ing3D t echnol ogy,Das saul tSys tèmesc reat edani n-
ter active3Dexper ienc et hatc oul dbeac ces sedac rossmul tipledevi cesandpl atf or ms ,i nc lud-
ing,awebs ite,ani Padappl icat ion,3D- power edf ilms ,3Deduc ationaldoc ument aries ,and3D
‘touc h’t er mi nal sus edbymus eumsaswel laseduc ationalandc ultur ali ns ti
tut ions .Das saul t
Sys temes3D exper tswor kedwi thDi dierBus son,Par ishi st orianandar chaeol ogi st,aswel las
wi that eam ofaddi ti
onalhi s tor iansandar chaeol ogi stss pec i
al i
zingi nPar ishi st oricaler ast o
devel opt hemos ts cientif icr epl ic aoft hec ity’shi stor yac r osss ev eralkeyer as( Fig.12) .The
mos tembl emat i
cmonument s,s uc hasNot reDameandt heEi ffelTower ,havebeenc aref ul ly
rec reat ed i nt o 3D,i nter ac tiveenvi r
onment s.Res ear ch hel ped s purt her e-cr eat ion ofPar is
ac rosss ever aler asi nt ime.Thegoalwast opr oduc evi rt
ualmodel sf orhi stor iansandt eac h-
er swhi lemaki ngt hem s pec tac ul arenought oappealt ot hegener alpubl ic.ThePar is3D ex-
per ienc ei savai labl eonl ine( www. 3ds .
c om/ par i
s3d) .
 Technol ogi calqual it
yand i nnovat ion:Thequal ityoft hisappl i
c ationr egar dsi nt er ac tiv-
ity,us abi li
tyandi mmer sivity.t het echnol ogyus ed,c omef rom t hevi deogameswor ldandi t
isappl i
edf ors cient if
icpur pos esandr esear ch.A Hugenumberof3D model sar eavai labl e
on- linef orr ealt i
meexpl or ation.Mor eovert heappl icat i
onal low 3Dvi sion( ac tive,pas siv eor
anagl yph)t obeus edf orabet terf eelingofi mmer sioni nt hevi rtualr eal i
ty.Thegr aphi csar e
notphot or eal i
stic,asobvi ousf orgameandr ealt imeappl ic
at ion,butt hes t unni ngmodel s
andt he3D vi ew f ool edt hebr aini nt omaki ngi tf eelqui ter eal i
s t
ic.Theappl i
c ationpr ovi de
anedut ai nmentmodet odi scovert hec i
tyc ompos edbyagui dedt ourandani nt erac t i
ve3D
real -timeexpl or at i
onoft hemonument s( Fig.11) .Thegui dedt ourwi thc omment arybyDi di-
erBus son,ar chaeol ogi sti nt hedepar tmentofar c
hi tec tur eandar chaeol ogyhi stor yi nPar is,
pr ovidesadet ailedone- by- oneac countofeac hbui l
di ngandi tsnei ghbour hood.I nt hei nt er -
ac tivet ourt hevi sitor sc ans tartbr ows i
ngbyt hems elv es,enj oy i
ngt hes itesanddi sc over i
ng
manys ec retpl ac esofi nt eres tc onc ealedwi thi nt he3D wor l
d.Thei nter ac ti
vef eat ur esal low
amor ei n- dept hl ookataf avour i
teer aormonumentt obeobt ai ned,enabl ingt heus ert o
cont i
nuet hei reduc ationbeyondwhatwasdi s cus s
edi nt hedoc ument aryi nt roduc tions .
 Museol ogi calqual i
ty:The pr ojec tpr es ent si nnov at i
venes sand mus eol ogi c alqual ityi n
ter msofi nt erac tivity,emot ionalengagementoft hev i
s i
tor s.Us i
ngv i
rtualr eal ity,vi sitor sen-
gagei n an i nt erac tive3D j our neyt hrough t ime.Theus er sc anf ollow abi r d’sey egui ded

tour,c ombi nedwi thanar rati
ngvoi ce,c hoosinghi spoi ntofvi ew bymovi ngt hemous e,and,
atanyt ime,t heyc anstopi tandnavi gat efreelyi nrealt ime.Thej our neyi snotonl yint ell
ec-
tuallys t
imul atingbutal soappeal ingt ot heemot ionsands ens es
.Mor eovert hepr ojec twas
madewi ths ci
ent i
ficaccuracyusinganyavai l
abl esour ceofi nformat i
ons uc haspl ansandel -
evations ,pictures,text,ar c
haeologi caldiscoveriesandbui l
dingsbec amees s
entialwhenno
primar ys our ce ofr es
ear ch wasavai l
able.Hi stori
c aladvi s
orsc hecked and appr oved eac h
pieceofi nformat i
ont hroughoutal lmodel ings tages .Thegoalwast of ocusons cientificand
architecturalac curacywhi ledisplayingt hei nformat i
oni nanaes thetical
lypleasingmanner ,
sov irt
ualvi sitorscouldenj oyfunandi nteractivet our soft hev i
rtualwor ld.Each“pl ateau”
(i
.e.,amonumenti nagi venper i
od,wi t
ht hes urroundi ngnei ghbour hoodorevent heent ire
cit
y)r equi r
eds everalmont hsofwor k.Final l
yt hepr ojectisavailable,notonl ineonl y,but
alsoonmobi ledevi ces
.Das saul
t’salsoof fersa3Di mmer sionroom ( cave)whi challowsc li
ents
toexper i
enc et he3Dmodeli naf ull
-immer siveway( Fi
g.13).
 Int
er active:yes
 i nteractiondevi
ce:mouseandkeyboardsmar
tphoneandtabl
ets
,
 vi sualis
at i
ondevi
ce:monitor,3Dmoni
tor+gl
asses
,smar
tphoneandt
abl
ets
 t echnol ogy:3DVia(Vi
rtools
)
 Dur
aton:per
i manent
 Communi
cat
ion:Nar
rat
ive
 Levelofi
mmer
sion:f
rom l
ow t
ohi
ghi
mmer
sive
 Di
str
ibut
ion:on-
li
ne(
butt
her
eisal
soaMobi
leandaon-
sit
ever
sion)
 Scope:educ
ati
onal
,edut
ainmentent
ert
ainment
.
 Sustai
nabil
ity:Das
saul
t’
s3D Pari
sisan as
sett
hatconti
nuesto gr
ow i
nsiz
e and det
ail
.
Dass
aulti
sintal
kswit
hotherEur
opeanci
ti
estodosi
milarproj
ect
susi
ngt
hesameformat.
ETRUSCANNI
NG
 Cat egor y:Nar rativeon- si

te
 Institution:CNR- ITABC,Al lardPier sonMus eum
 Cont ent :Ar chaeol ogy
 Descr iption:Et r
us canningi sanEur opeanpr ojectint heCul t
ur e2007f ramewor k,thati n-
volvesac ons or ti
um ofmus eumsandr esearc horganiz at
ionsf rom 3Eur opeanc ount r
iesf or
thepur pos eofexpl oringt hepos sibil
itiesofnew di git
izationandvi s
ualizat iont echniques ,in
ordert or e-creat eandr es tor etheor iginalc ontextoft heEt r
uscangr av es,whi l
eal sogi ving
new per spec tivesont heanc i
entEur opeanc ultureoft heEt ruscans.Thepr ojecthasbeende-
velopingt hr oughac ompl exmet hodol ogicalappr oach;f rom thec oll
ec tionofex i
stingdat a,
tonew t opogr aphicaldi gitalac quisition.Sever alontologi esofdat ahav ebeenac quiredand
elaborated,ac c ordingt ot het ypologyandt opologyoft hear tefact
s,inc ludi ngpoi ntclouds
from lasers canner ,phot ogr ammet r
icdat a( dens estereomat ching),andc omput ergr aphi cs.
TheEt rus c
ant ombhav er ec onstr
uc tedi n3D andi mpl ement edi naVi rt ualReal ityenvi ron-
mentus i
ngnat urali nteractioni nterfac es.
 Museol ogi calqual ity and i nnovat ion:t hemai nmus eol ogicalqualityoft hi
sappl ication
regardst hei nt erac ti
veappr oachandt heemot i
onalengagementoft hev isitor
s.Thepubl ic
hast hepos s i
bi li
tyt oexpl oret hevirtualt ombi nrealtime,t ogetneart hear tefacts,tolisten

tonar r ativec ont ent sf rom t hevoi cesoft hepr es tigiousEt ruscanper sonagesbur iedi ns idet o
whi chs uc hpr ec iousobj ec tswer ededi c ated.Thepr inc essandt hewar ri
ors peaknotf rom t he
pas tbutf rom t oday,knowi ngourwor l
d,butnever thel esss eenf r
om t hei rpoi ntofvi ew as
Etr uscans .Sot heys tills peakasr ulersofanEt rus canc ity-stat e,wi thar istoc rat icaut hor ity,
butopenandwel comi ngt hepeopl eatt heexhi bition,j ustast heyhavewel c omeds omany
peopl ei nt hei rl i
f etime.Thei rpoi ntofvi ew i st hatt heyi ndeedenj oyt heaf ter life;t heykeep
onl ivings omanyy ear sl at er ,t hr ought hes c i
ent ificr esear ch,t hepubl ications ,themus eums
andexhi bitions .Theyl ookuponusandhow wedealwi t ht hei rc ulture,notgi vi ngawayt he
sec retst hatwes tillhav en’ tunr avel led.Theunder lyingmes sagei st her oleofher itageand
how muc ht hi sEt rus canher itagehasc ont ribut edt oours oc ietyoft oday( alphabet ,hol ywa-
ter ,af terlife,s y mbol ism …) .Thes toryt ell
ingi sus edi nnon- li
nearway,f orani nt erac tiveex-
per ienc e.Theus erc anexpl or et hevi rtuals pac eus i
ngt hear ms .Ent er ingi n“s elec tionmode”
he/ shec ans elec tanobj ec t,goc loset oi t
,maket heobj ectani mat eandl ist
ent ot hevoi cesof
thet woc har ac ter sbur iedi ns idec omment ingi tsmeani ngandval ue.
 Techni calqual it yandi nnovat ion:Themos tinnovat iveel ementoft heVRappl icat i
onde-
vel opedf ort het ombi st hei mmer sivity,us abi lityandt hepar adi gm ofi nt erac tionbas edon
theus eofnat ur ali nt er fac es .Thi smeanst hatt heus ermovesi nsidet he3D s pac et hr ough
jus thi sbodymovement sal one( Fig.14) .Thepubl ichast hepos si
bilityt oexpl or et hevi r
tual
tomb,t o getneart he ar t i
f ac ts,and t oli s
ten t ot henar rativec ont ent sdi rec tlyf rom t he
voi cesoft hepr es tigiousEt rus c anper sonagesbur iedi ns i
de;t hepr inc essandt hewar r
ior ,to
whi cht hepr ec iousobj ec tswer ededi c
at ed.Al lt hisi spos siblemovi ngi nt hes pac ei nf r
ontof
thepr oj ec ti
on,i nt hes impl es tandnat uralway ,wi thoutmous e,keyboar d,j oys tickorc ons ol e
(Fig.15) .Theappl icat i
oni sbui lti nUni t
y3D andus est heKi nec ts ens orf ormot ionc apt ur e
(ownedbyMi cros of t).Thes y stem hasbeender ivedf rom t henew gener ationofgames ,but
iti ss t
illunus uali nt hedomai nofCH.Thepr ojec tneedsc heapands tandar dhar dwar e,iti s
simpl et omov ei ndi ffer entc ont ext s.
 Pedagogi calqual ity:f ort hi s appl icationapr ec iseandac cur ateev aluat ionpr oc es ses has
beenes t
abl i
shed.Upt onow,3s es si
onsofeval uat ion havebeenc ar ri
edout :i nt hef irsts es-
sion ( 17- 20 Nov.2012)obs er vat ion,i nter view and wr i
tten s ur veywasus ed asev aluat ion
met hods .Int hes econdandi nt het hi rds ess i
ons( 16Oc t.2011- 15Mar .2012and15- 18Nov.
2012)t heeval uat ionmet hodswer ei mpl ement edwi thques tionnai res .itwi llbever yus ef ul
forust oc ompar et hepr evi ousver sionwi t ht hi sone,i nt ermsofpubl icr eac tionandev al u-
ation.Theus er -tes tshel pedt heaut hor si nt hedef initi
onofanew ver si
onwi t hi mpr oved
gr aphi cs,new obj ect sc ont ext ual ized i nt het omb and ac ompl etelynew i nt erac t
ion i nt er-
fac es( alwaysbas edonhumanges tures ).
 Dur at ion:Per manent
 Communi cat ion:Nar rat ive–St or ytelling
 Levelofi mmer si on:f ul li mmer sive
 Di st ri
but ion:on- s i
te( Al lar dPi er sonMus eum,Hol land,Vat icanMus eum,I tal y)
 Scope:edut ai nment ,educ at ional ,res earchenhanc ementofvi sitorexper ienc e
 Sust ainabi l
it y:eas yt o mai nt ain and par tiallyr eus abl e.Themodel s,inf ac t,ar es har ed
among t he V- Mus tpar tner sand c oul d be r eus ed i nf ur therpr ojec tac cor ding t os pec ific
agr eement stobepl anned.
THEMYCENAEAN ACROPOLI
SOFTHEBES

(
TWIN APPLI
CATI
ON WITHTHE“DESCENTOTTHETROPHONI
O CAVE”)AND THE
DIGI
TALCULTURAL ENCYCLOPAEDI
A OFBOEOTI
A
 Cat egor y:Nar rativeOn- site

 Link:ht tp://www. f
hw. gr/pr ojec ts/boeot i
a/ thebes /
 Inst itut ion:Foundat i
onoft heHel leni cWor ld
 Cont ent :Ar chaeol ogy,hi stor y,int angi bleher itage.
 Descr ipt ion:A c ompl exofat wi n vi rtualr ealitymus eum appl ication and an on l ineweb
cult uraland hi stor i
c alenc yc lopaedi ahasbeen i ns talled i nt hear eaofBoeot i
ai n Gr eec e,
compl et edaf t
er4year sofs cient ificandt ec hnol ogi c alr esear ch,des i
gnandi mpl ement at i
on.
TheMycenaeanPal acei nThebes,whi c hdat esf rom t heL at eHel ladi cI I
IPer iod( 14t h- 13t h
cent ur yBC) .Iti soneoft hemos ti mpor t antMyc enaeanadmi nistrat i
vec ent res( pal ac es )of
mai nlandGr eec eandwasl oc at edappr oxi mat elyatt hec ent reoft heCadmeaac r
opol is.Its
var iouspar tsandof ficesc over edal ar gepar toft henat ur alhi llofThi v a.Par tsoft hepal ac e,
whi chwer edec or atedwi thwal lpai ntings ,wer edi s cover edbyA.Ker amopoul l
osbet ween
1906and1929andl ateragai nbet ween1963and1995byar chaeol ogi stsf rom t he9t hEph-
orat eofPr ehi stor icandCl as sicalAnt iqui ties.Par ticul ari mpor tantar et hear c hivesoft hec lay
tabl etsofLi nearB,t hei ns cribeds tirrupj ars,whi c hs eem t ohavear ri
v edwi thpr oduc tsf rom
Cret e,t hes o- called"Tr easur eRoom"andt he"Ar msDepot ".Theanci entOr acl eofTr oph-
oni usi nL evadei a,i sloc atedont hef ootoft hehi llwi t ht hemedi ev alc astle.Ther ear eaf ew
ruinst her et oday,whi char ebel iev edt or epr es entwhati sl ef tf rom t heor ac leofTr ophoni -
us ,att hes acred gr ov eon t hel ef tbankoft her i
ver( Fig.16) .However ,t her ealc aveof
Trophoni ushasnotbeenl oc at edyet ,al thoughbot ht hes pr ingsofHer cynaandt hepr es enc e
oft her uinsofat empl enear byar ec ons istentwi tht hedes cript ionsoft heanc ientwr iter s.Es-
sent iallyi ti sa3D vi sual izationoft het ex t sofPl ut ar ch/Paus ani asr egar dingt hevi sitofapi l
-
gr i
mt ot hemys ticalor ac leofTr ophoni us ,pr esent i
ngt ot hev iewer st hec ollec tivei magi nar y
oft heanc ientGr eeksr egar dingt heor ac les .Thi seduc at ionalappl i
cat ions howst hei mpor t
-
anc eoft hes eor acles ,how t heyr ef l
ec tedont hel oc alc ommuni tiesandt hec i
ty-stat es .The
relev antappl i
cat ions ,dev elopedi nt hef ramewor koft hepr oj ec tt hrought heus eofVi rtual
Real ity,wi llal low t hepubl ict ovi sitt het wopl acesnoti nt hei r pr esentdayf orm,buti n
thei ror iginaloneandt ol ear nabouti tinaf r i
endl yandi nt er es ti
ngway.Thes cenar iosoft he
appl i
cationswhi char edevel opedi nt hef ramewor koft hepr oj ectal l
owst heus eoft heap-
plicat i
onasavi sualmedi as uppor toft heeduc at ionalpr oc es s,butal soasani nt erest i
ngt our -
istc hoicef ort hevi s
itor soft hepr ef ectur e.
 Technol ogi caland sci ent ificqual ityand i nnovat ion:Theappl icationsar ebas edi nt he
lastver sionofr ealt ime3dpr ojec tions of twar eofFHW,al lowi nghi ghqual itygr aphi c spr o-
jectioni nr ealt ime,i ncludi ngc har ac ters,ani mal sandnat ur alenv ironment .Theappl icat ion
deal swi thapr ehi stor i
cmonument( i
nt hec aseofThebes )
,ofhi ghi nt ernat ionalval ue,be-
caus eoft hel inki ngwi thCl as sicl iterat ureandMy thol ogy,pr ovidi ngt ot her econs truc t i
ona
highs cient ificands oc iali mpor t
anc ef ort hemoder nwor ld.Themonument sar eac tual lybur -
iedundert hemoder nc ityofThebes ,maki ngi mpos siblel ar ges caleexc avat ions .Regar ding
the Tr ophoni o,t he pr ojectr ec ons tr
uc tsi n 3D t he pr oc edur e ofc ons ulti
ng t he Or ac le of
Trophoni us ,bas ednotonexi stingf i
ndi ngsormonument sorexc av ationsbec aus et her ear e
ver yl i
ttlephys ic alevi denc es,butr atheront hes avedwr it tenac countofavi sitoroft heor-
ac l
eofTr ophoni us,namedTi mar chus .Es sent i
allyi ti sa3D vi s ual i
zat ionoft het extsofPl ut-
arc h/Paus ani asr egar dingt hevi sitofapi lgrimt ot hemys ticalor acleofTr ophoni us ,pr es ent -
ingt ot hevi ewer sthec ol l
ec tivei magi nar yoft heanc ientGr eeksr egar di ngt heor ac l
es .

 Museol ogicalqual ity:Thenew appl icati
onsar ei nstall
edi nt hec ulturalcentreofThebes
andt heHistori
c alandFol klor eMus eum ofL i
vadi a.Thec ent reisl oc
atednextt ot heMu-
seum ofThebes ,whichdi spos esveryi mpor tantfindingsoft heMyc enaeanper i
odofThebes .
Theexhibiti
onpl aceoft hev irtualrealityexhibitissituatedj us taboveanc ientfindingsl
ayi
ng
underthegr oundoft hec ulturalcent er,andvi si
blet ot hev isitors.TheVi rtualreali
tyexhi
bit
isef
fecti
velycompl ement ed t womaj orwebel ement s:
o t heBoeot iaculturalenc yclopaedi a,with130ent riesav ai
labl einGr eekandEngl i
sh,
coveringal laspectsoft hec ulturalbackgroundoft her egi onofBoeot i
aandThebes
from theant i
quitytillourdays ,bas edonr elevants c i
ent i
ficar tic
lesanddoc umenta-
tion(http://
boeot i
a.ehw. gr)
o As pecif
icwebs i
tewher et hevi si
t or
sandr esearcher scanf indal lscienti
ficdocument-
ation,uponwhi cht her econs t
ruc ti
onoft heMyc enaeanAc r opolisofThebesi sbas
ed
(http://
www. fhw. gr /
pr ojects/boeot ia/
thebes )
Thevi sit
orsc anhav elocalacc essont hewebr esour cest hroughi nteractives c
reensl oc atej ust
abovet her uinsofanc ientThebes ,attheexitorbef or et heirent rancei nthevi rt
ualr ealityexhi b-
it,allowi ngthei rcompl et
ei mmer siont othehi storicalandar c
haeol ogi c
alr esources.Thevi rtual
real i
tyexhi bitmus eological
lyoper ateslikeaknowl edgemul ti
pl i
erdeepeni ngt heef fec toft he
immer siveexper ience.Educationals t
ate-of-
t he-art
:Theavai labilit
yoft hewebr esour cesc over-
ingdoc ument ati
onofVRexhi bitaswel lasthehi st
or yandc ultur eoft her egion,pr ovidesas oli
d
bac kgroundf ort hedevel opmentofi ntegrat ededuc ationalpr ogr amsnotonl ybyt hec ultural
cent rebutbyt hevisi
torsorgani zersthems elveswi thint heirowneduc ati
onalobj ec ti
ves( schools,
resear chersgr oups,touroper ators )
.Thes eprogr amsc anc ombi neal ltheav ail
abler esour ces:real
obj ectsint heThebesmus eum,i nt angibleher it
ageands c
ient i
fi
ci nformat ioni ntheBoeot iaEn-
cyclopaedi aont heweb,ar chaeol ogicaldoc ument at i
onandunc ert
aintyel ement soft her econ-
structionont heweb.Theyc anal sobel inkedt oaddi tionalac tivit
iesoft hec ulturalc entr esuch
asc onf erencese.t .
c.
Operat
ionalstat
e-ofthe-
art
/sus
tai
nabi
li
ty:St
ate-of
-thear
telementsc
anbeidenti
fi
edi
nbot
hthe
i
mplement at
ionstruc
tureoftheproj
ectaswellasintheoperat
ionmodes
elect
ed:
 I
mpl ement ations tate-of -t
he-artt hepr ojec thasbeendes ignedandi mpl ement edwi thint he
framewor kofac onsor tium includi nganat ionalr esearchor ganizati
onwhoi sals
oaVRmu-
seum wi ths imilarlar ges c al
ei nstallat i
onsand enc yc l
opaediasbyi tself( FHW)t r
ansferring
technol ogyandknow- how,t ot hel ocalaut hor i
ti
es,set t
ingt heirownobj ectivesandpr iorit-
i
esandt her egionalgover nment .
 Bei ng a t win pr oject wi th t he r econs tr
uction of t he or ac l
e of Tr ophoni os
(ht tp:/
/www. f
hw. gr /proj ects/
boeot ia/tophoni o)( compl et
ed on May2007)i nt henei gh-
bourandc ompet it
ivec i
tyofLei vadi at hepr ojecthast ransformedt heant agoni s
m between
thet woc itiesinc ompl ement arily
:bot har elinkedi nt hes amegener alc onc eptoft hecultur-
alr esourcesofBoeot iaandbot happl icationsar eav ai l
ableint he2c i
ties.Thatwayahi gher
mul t
ipl
ieref fectisassur ed,andt rans ferabi l
ityofc ont entiseffecti
vel
ypr ov ed.Thes amec on-
tentwi l
lal sobeav ailablei nThol os( ht tp://tholos254. gr)thel argeVRmus eum ofFHW i n
At hens,r ecei vi
ngeac hy earar ound150. 000vi sit
ors,pr omot i
ngandi nfor mingoft heexi st-
enc eoft hel ocalinstallationsandt her espec tivecont ent.
 Int
er act
ive:yes
 i nter
acti
ondevi
ce:mous
eandkeyboar
d

 vis
uali
sati
ondevi
ce:moni
tor
,3Dmonit
or+gl
ass
es
 technol
ogy:3DPowerwal
lVRsys
tems
 Dur
aton:per
i manent
 Communi
cat
ion:Nar
rat
ive
 Levelofi
mmer
sion:f
rom medi
um t
ohi
ghi
mmer
sive
 Di
str
ibut
ion:on-
si
te
 Scope:educ
ati
onal
,edut
ainmentent
ert
ainment
.
 Sust
ainabi
lit
y:Thei
nnovat
iveappr
oac
hoft
hes
ust
ainabi
li
tyi
sbas
edupon3mai
naxes
,
ment i
onedi nt hepr eviousc har acteristicsoft heVRappl i
cati
ons:
o Combi nationofi mpl ement ati
onr esour ces
o Combi nation of oper ational r esour ces wi t
hin a net wor k of mus eums and web
appl ic
at i
onsof feringc ultur alinfor mat ion
o Combi nation ofVR i nstallationswi t h existi
ng mus eums( the Ethnologi c Mus eum i n
Leivadei aandt heCul turalCent eroft heMuni ci
pal i
tyi nThebes )reduc ingaut onomous
oper ationalc os ts(Fi g.17,Fi g.18) .
o The3mai n axesar eal so dir ectl
yori ndirectlyc ombi ned wi th anumberofs econdar y
sustainabi l
ityi s
suess uc has :
o Trans ferabilit
yofc ont ent .Thet echnol ogi calbas ec anrec ei
veal ltheproduc tionsofFHW
andpos s
iblei ntegr ateaddi ti
onalpr oduc tions .
o Combi nationwi thr eals i
tesandobj ec t
s
o Loc alsoc i
etydi rec tinvol vement
o Flexibleoper ationalr equi rement s:Pr oduc ti
onofal ternatef ullyimmer s
ivev ersionsoft he
cont enti nor dert obeabl et opr opos epr e-render eds cenariobas edmodeandr ealt i
me
interac t
ivemodeofeac hVRappl ication.
o Lightmai nt enanc eand oper ationalc ost( theloc alITs uppor tispr ovi
ded wi tht raining
allowingt hem t ooper ateandmai ntaint hes ystems )
o Web bas e and ext endi bilityoft he Enc yclopaedi a: t he enc ycl
opaediai sintegr ated in
FHW enc yclopaedi a and i s mai nt ained and updat ed wi thint he same c ont ext and
techni calbas e.
BRAVO -BRAI
N VI
RTUALOPERATORFORE-
LEARNI
NG
 Category:Desc
ript
iveMobil
e
 Insti
tuton:Uni
i vers
ityofBologna,DEI
SDepar
tmentofEl
ect
roni
cs,Comput
erSc
ienc
eand
Syst
ems
 Cont :e-
ent lear
ningmanagements ys
tem
 Descripton:BRAVO (
i BRAinVirt
ualOper ator)isatoolf orr eadi
ngc ustomizablee- l
earning
cours
esandmul ti
mediacontent
sus i
ngaBr ain-ComputerI nterfac
et hatacquiresinformation
aboutt heattenti
on and therel
axation l
evels.User'
sbr ain acti
vitycan changet hewhol e
experi
ence,simplif
yal ess
on,godeepervi sit
ingavi rt
ualmonument ,est
ablishinterac
tions
betweendi f
ferentuser
sthatcanhelpeachot hertoimpr ovet heirlearni
ngpr ocess.BRAVO is
desi
gnedt oal l
ow aver yeasyuserexperi
enc ethroughaqui cksetupandpor tabledevices
(Fi
g.20).

 Techni calqual i
t yandi nnovat on:BRAVO i
i sat oolthatappl iesBr ain- Comput erInterfaces
to a e-learning pl atformi mpr oving the exper i
enc est hankst oi nt erac ti
ve 3d model sand
cust
omi zablec ontent sdownl oadabl edirectl
yfrom t heweb.BRAVO c ur rent l
ywor ksoni Pad
andi tisbas edonMoodl ee- l
earningpl atf
orm( Fig.21).Thec ontentf rui ti
oni sinfl
uencedby
the informat ion ac quired eachs econd byaMi ndwave devi ce byNeur os ky.3d model sof
monument sand s itesare handl ed using Ogr e3d gr aphi c
sengi ne.BRAVO al so al
lowst o
analyze 3d model sofmonument sorar cheologi calsitesand dec ompos et hem int heir
constit
uentpar t
s.Inpar ti
cular,highlevelsofat tent i
onbyt heus erar er ewar dedwi t
ht he
possibi
lityofgoi ngf urtherinsideamonumentoranar twor k,thusget tingmor einformat i
on
and expl anat i
ons .Thi ssolution looksal s
o appl icablet o anyc ulturalher itage expos i
tion,
wher easani nteractivecustomi zableexperiencei sexpec tedf orthev i
sitor s
.
 Museol ogi calqual ity and i nnovat on:The i
i nnov ation r egar dst he i nt eract ivity,t he
suppor tand t he f ac i
li
tation oft he vis
itorsf low.BRAVO r epres entsa us er -c
ent er ed and
por tables olution t hat appl ies BCI st o e- lear ning.I n par t i
cular,BCI s( Br ainc omput er
i
nter fac es)ar e used t o det ects ignifi
cantel ement soft he us ersbr ain ac t
ivit yin or dert o
under s tand whi ch par toft he l ect
uresar e mos tdi ffi
cult,s o ast o pr opos et hem wi t h
dif
f erentt imingandgr aphi cf or m andadaptt hem t ot heus ers'pr eferenc es ,maki ngt hem
easiert ol earn( Fig.19) .ThusaBCIac quiresEl ec troEnc ephal ographybr ain ac tivit yand i t
wor ksoutat tention and medi t
at i
on levels,t hatc an be us ed toc ust omi ze t he l ear ning
exper ienc e.Fort hi sr eason a Comput eri
zed Adapt i
ve Tes ting (CAT)al gor ithm hasbeen
i
mpl ement ed t oi nt ell
igent ly modi fythe di fficult yl evelofnew i t
emson t he way.For
exampl e,a det ect ed l ow at tent i
on l evel dur ing l es son s ugges tst hat t he upc omi ng
assignment swi l
lbemor edi ff
icul tforthes tudent ,bec aus ehepr obabl ymi ss
eds omec ontent
ordi dnotr eallyunder standt hem.Thus ,thet heor eticalpar tc ouldber epeat edoraneas i
er
setofexer ci
seswi llbe pr opos ed t ostartwi th.Asan exampl e ofpos sible appl ic at i
on,a
sel
ec tion ofl ec turesofAr tHi storyhavebeen r eal i
z ed i nt hef or m br ieflyout l
inedabove.
BRAVO i sal s
o ac ol l
abor atives oluti
on,i nt hats tudent sc an wor ki n gr oup and t hebr ai n
activit
y ofeac h one oft hem c an be pos ted t ot he ot her st ablets,s o ast of ac i
lit
at e
collabor ationt hrought hemut ualc ompr ehens ionoft hedi f
ficulti
esoft heot hermember sof
thegr oup.Onc eaus erknowshi sownbr ainac tivity,hei senc our agedt ogetnew l evel sof
attent i
on and medi tati
on t hat wi ll be t hen s creened ( followi ng a l oop c all
ed
neur of eedbac k).
 I
nteractive:yes
o int eracti
ondevi
ce:port
abledevic
es(i
Pad)/Bl
uetoot
hHeads
ett
oins
pec
tbr
ain
activi
ti
esandsendinformati
ont othesof
tware.
o vi suali
sati
ondevi
ce:Monitor(
iPad)
o t echnology:Ogre3D
 Dur
aton:per
i manent
 Communi
cat
ion:des
cri
pti
ve
 Levelofi
mmer
sion:noti
mmer
sive
 Di
str
ibut
ion:notdi
str
ibut
ed
 Scope:educ
ati
onal
,res
ear
ch,enhanc
eofvi
si
torexper
ienc
e
 Sust
ainabil
ity:BRAVO i
sacli
entofMoodl
e,anopensourcee-l
earni
ngplat
form and3D
modelsar
ebas edonOgre3D,anopens
ource3Dgraphi
csengine,r
eusabl
esoft
war eand
di
git
alass
et

MATERA CI
TTA’NARRATA (
MATERA TALESOFA CI
TY)
 Cat egor y:Nar rat iveMobi l

e
 Instit ut ion:CNRI TABC,EVOCA,NetAgenc y,I magi mot i
on,HSHI nf or mat i
c aeCul tur a,Di n-
amoI t alia,CNRI TD,s uppor tofCNRI BAM diMat era,APTBas i
licat a.
 Cont ent :Vi rtualHer i
t age,i ntangi bl eher it age
 Descr ipt ion:Mat er ac ittànar rat ai sapr oj ec taimed att hec reat ionofadi gi t
alpl at for m
ablet os uppor tt hepubl icbef or eanddur ingt hevi s
itofMat er a( Wor l
dHer itages inc e1993) ,
provi di ngc ul tur alc ont ent sbymul t i
pl ec ommuni cativef or mat sandac ces spos si
bi li
ties .The
mai nc omponent soft hepr oj ec tar e:1)t hemul timedi aweb s ite,adapt ed al sof ors mar t-
phone,2)c ul tur alc ont ent sandappl icat i
onsf ormobi ledevi ces( smar tphone,i Pad,ol ds tyl e
mobi l
ephone)wi t hdi ff
er entoper at i
ves y stems .Ever yus erc anc hoos et hec ommuni cat ive
formathepr ef er swhi chwi l
lbes uppor tedbyt het ec hnol ogyheowns .Theac ces st oc ult ur al
cont ent si st otal l
yf reef orpubl ic.Gr eatc ont ent scons istint he3D model sofMat er aandi ts
lands capei nei ghtc hronol ogi calphas es .Mat er ahasaver yor iginalur banhi st ory,notc om-
parabl ewi tht heonesofot herur ban r eal ities.Oneoft hemai nf eat ureoft het own has
beeni tsc apac ityt oc hangeandt or ebui lti t
s elfovert het i
me,whi chi sar arityi nt heoc ci-
dent alc ities.Iti sc har ac ter izedbyur bangr owt hf eatur est hatmakei tac ar vedandmodel ed
rathert hanabui l
tt own.So,t hepr oj ectf oc us edont hei deaofmor phi ng:Mat er aismadeby
amat er ial,f i
rsts c ulptedbynat ur eandt henmoul dedbyman,c ons tant lyevol vi ngi ts elf.The
mai npur pos eoft hes er ec ons tr uc tionsi st os how t hegener alt rans format i
onandt hegr owt h
oft hewhol es hapeoft hec ityr athert hanf oc us i
ngons pec ificbui ldings .Theappl i
c ationi s
subdi vi dedi n4mai ns ec ti
ons :
o Gui de:I tisnotat radi tionalgui de.Ont hec ont rar yi tt ellst hes tor iest hatt ookpl ac e
i
nt hos eanc ients ites,r ealf ragment sofl i
fe,myt hs ,event s,char ac ter s,memor i
es .The
gui dec anbeac cessedi nt womodes :singl esitesori ti
ner aries .
o Fl yont het erritor y:hi ss ec tionai msatt her ealt ime3D expl or at ionoft het errit or y
allar oundMat era.I ti san“hol isti
c ”vi s i
onoft hec ont extwher et heus erhast hepos -
sibilityt ovi sual i
zeandl oc at et hemai nt ypologi esofc ul tur alher itagedi stribut edal l
overt heRupes trianChur c hPar k,i nc ludi ngt hous andsofpr ehi stor ic al,neol ithi c,me-
diev als ites .Movi ngandt appi ngt hei Padt heus erc angui deaLes serKes trel( at ypi c-
all i
tt l
ehawkl ivingofBas il
ic ata)f ly ingal lovert het er r
it ory( Fig.22) .
o Vi rt
ualExpl or at i
on t hr ough t he Ages :The 3D r ec ons t r
uc tionsof9 c hr onol ogi c al
phas es,f rom 2mi lli
onyear sagount iltoday ,havebeenr eal i
z edi nor dert oi mpl e-
mentbot hmov iesandani nt er act ive“augment ed”exper ienc e.I nt hi ss ec ond c as e
theus erc anexpl or es omevi ewsont heur banand/ ornat ur alur banl ands capeand
obs er vet hem i nt hei rpr oc es sofhi s t
or icalevol ut ionandt rans f or mat ion.I neac hof
them t he ac tuali mage and t he 3D r ec onstruc tionsoft he pas tagesar e per f ec tly
over lappi ng and i ti spos siblet o per ceiveandunder stand t hewhol ec hr onol ogi c al
pr ogr ess i
on.Ac ur soral l
owst omodi fyt het r
ans par enc yoft heac tivel eveli nor dert o
havemor epos s i
bilitiesofc ompar isonswi tht heac tuall ands cape.
o Per sonals tor i
es :A l otofpeopl ehav ehel pedwi tht hi spr oj ect :t heyhavenar r at ed
thepl ac esoft hec ityandoft het er ritoryont hebas isoft hei rownmemor iesanden-
count er s,thei rownvi sions ,di sc over iesandl ifeexper ienc es .
 Museol ogi calqual ity:Thepr ojec ti nt roduc esanew appr oac hi nt her e- qual ifi
cat ionand
valor i
s at ion oft hec ul turall ands capeofMat era( arc haeol ogi cal,hi stor i
c al,ar tistic,nat ur al
cont ext s ,int angi bl eher i
tage) ,f oc us ingnotonl yont hemos ti mpor tants itesbutont hedi f-
fusedc ul turalher itageandi nt hepr es ervat i
onofhi storicalmemor y.I tc ons istsi nani nt eg-

rat ed,mul tidiscipl inar y and mul ti
di mens i
onalnet wor k of“vi rtualher itage”,c onnec t
ing
plac es ,ages ,aut hor s,c ont ent s,us er s,r ealwor ldandv irtualdi mens ions .Thepr ojec thasbeen
conc ludedf rom at ec hni calpoi ntofvi ew andt heappl icat ionsar eal r eadyav ailabl ei nt he
web.Anot herqual ityoft hepr oj ec tr egar dst hes ust ainabi l
ityandes pec iallyt hedes ignof
theappl ications ,i tsr obus tnes sandpos s i
bi l
itiest obemai nt ai nedbyt hel oc aladmi ni str at i
ons
andt hec hoi ceoft hec ul tur alc ont ent sandoft hepr operc ommuni cat ivef ormat s.Thi si sthe
rightappr oac ht ol ets uc hapr oj ec ts ur vive,t omakei tac ces sibleandus abl ef ormor et hana
br i
efi ni ti
alpr omot ionall aunc hing.Fi nal l
y,t hepr oj ec thaspr oduc edal otofc ont ent st hat
coul dber eus edf orf ur therus es.Phot os ,Movi es,Audi oc ont ent s,nar ratives ,3dmodel sf or
of fl iner ender i
ng.
 Technol ogi calqual i
t y:t het ec hnol ogi calqual it
yr egar dst hei nc lus i
vi tyandus abi lity,i nf act
theus erc anr eac hc ultur alc ont ent si nas impl eway,c hoos ingt hec ommuni cati
vef or mathe
pr ef ers.Thec ont ent s,or gani zedi nanonl inedat abas e,ar eac ces si
bl ef rom avar iet yofmo-
bilet echnol ogi es .Oneoft hekeywor doft hepr ojec tis“i nc lus ivity”;t hismeanst hatal lki nds
ofvi sitorsc anenj oyi ns omewayoft heavai lablec ultur alc ont ent s,us i
ngt hemor eorl es sad-
vanc edt ec hnol ogyt heyown.Cont ent s ,inf act,havebeenadapt edt odi ffer entf or mat st hat
canbeac ces sedasmul t i
medi ac ont ent sonawebs ite( dec linedf orbot hdes ktops ys temsand
smar tphone)orass tandal one appl icat ionst o be downl oaded on s mar t phone and t abl et
(iOS,Andr oid,J ava) .Oneoft hemos ti nnovat iv
eout putoft hepr oj ec tist hei Padappl ication
inc ludi ngal lthec ont ent sdevel opedi nt hepr oject( 1GB) .Thedi gi talc ont ent sar es ubdi vided
inaboutonehundr eds mal lc ont ext s,c alled"s cenes "i nt heUni t y3D f ramewor ki nor dert o
managet hehugequant ityofdat a( realt i
me3D,vi deoc li
ps ,GUI ,s lide- s hows ,soundsands o
on) ..
 Vi sual izat ionandmet adat aqual ity:Theappl i
cat ionwasdes ignedwi thas t
unni ngi nter-
fac ebas ed onac us tomi zedGUIr at hert hans tandar di OSone,i n or dert oobt ainamor e
art i
s tici mpac t.Fr om t hepoi ntofvi ew ofc ont ent st her ec ons tr
uc tionofMat era'shi s tor yi n
itsmos tr elevantpr e- his tor i
c alanhi stor icalphas esl edt heaut hor st of acemanyc ompl exi s-
sues .Mat er ai nsteadi smadebyur banar easc ont i
nuous lyc hangi ngandgr owi ngal ongbot h
aver ticalandahor izont aldi rec tion,f ol lowi ngani deaofur bant rans f or mat ioni nvol vingal l
thec ityitsel ff oreac hhi s toric als tage.I tiseas yt ounder standast hehi st
or icalandr es ear c h
issuesaswel last hes our c ei nv es tigat ionsar ever ydi ff i
cul tandhar di nt hisc as e.Mor eover ,a
ser iousand s cient ificwor ki n medi ev alar c haeol ogyaboutt hec ity( and abouti tsdef enc e
wal l,forex ampl e)hasj us tbegun.Soi thasbeennec essar yt ot rustof tent ot ypol ogi c alc on-
sider at ion or ,ins omec as es,t ot rus tt oi deasofhi stor i
c alc oher enc eand pl aus ibi lity.Thi s
condi ti
onl edt heaut hor st owar das ys tem ofs ci
ent ifici nfor mat ionaboutmodelval idat i
on,
bas ednotonl yont hes pec ificbi bliogr aphyr eferredt oMat er a,butal soongener ics tudi es
aboutur banandar chi tec t urali s
s uesi nSout her nItal y.Al lt hes esubj ec tsaboutt hepr ehi stor-
icalandhi stor icalphas esar eexpl ainedi nt hemov ies ot hemet hodol ogi calappr oac handt he
sour cesus edar ec ompl et elydec lared.
 Pedagogi calqual ity:Thepr oj ec twasdonet oenc our aget our i
s tst os pendal ongert imei n
thet ownandi tst er ritor yandi mpr ovec ultur alofferi ntegr at i
ngmul t i
di sciplinar yandmul ti
-
dimens ionalnet wor kof“c ul tur alher i
tage,c onnec tingpl ac es ,ages ,aut hor s
,c ont ent s,us er s
,
realwor ldandvi r tualdi mens i
on.
 Inter ac tive:y es
o i nter ac ti
ondevi c e:i Pad,i Phone
o vi sual isationdevi c e:i Pad,i Phone( Fig.23)
o t ec hnol ogy:Uni t y3D
Dur
at ion:per manent

Communi cation:Narrat
ive
Levelofi mmer on:noti
si mmer si
ve
Dist
ribution:Mobi le(
iTunes-
Apps tor
ef orfree)
Scope:edut ainmentandenhanc ementofvi sit
orexperi
ence
Sustainabil
i y:eas
t ytomai nt
ain;reusablesoftware/r
eusabil
it
yoft
hedi
git
alas
set
sdependon
thekindofus eandpur poses(
tobedi scussesfrom t
imetotime)
VI
EWSOFGHENTMULTI MEDIA
withi
n“Thest
oryofGhent
”,Stam Museum
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iveOn-
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nk:htt
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en/
vis
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-exhi
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ghent
 Inst itut ion:STAM Mus eum
 Cont ent :Cul t
ur alher it ageandAr t
 Descr ipt ion:“TheSt or yofGhent ”,i saper manentexhi bi tionwi thint heS TAM Mus eum,
themus eum oft hec i
tyl ocatedont hehi s
t oricBi jlokes ite,t hatc ombi nest ec hnol ogyand
hi s
tor yhar moni c all
y.Theexhi bi t
ionc ompr ehendsac i
rcuitof6r ooms ,eac hofwhi chen-
caps ul at esaper iodi nt hec ity’shi stor y,t hatf ollowsac learc hr onologi calt rail:ear l
iest
devel opment( …- 1200) ;met ropol i
s( 1200- 1600) ;aqui etper iod( 1600- 1800) ;indus tr i
alc ity
(1800- 1950) ;expandi ng c i
ty( 1950- t oday) ;t hec ityoft omor r
ow.A c ir cularambul at ory
linkst hes i
xr oomsc reat ingat ime- line.Mor et han300awes omec ollec ti
onpi ecesi l
lus-
tratet hiss tor y,whi le mul t
imedi a appl i
cat ionspr ovi de mor ei n-dept hi nfor mat ion i n
bot h nar rat ive and des c r
iptive way.Her e we keep i nc onsi
der ati
on onl y “Vi ewsof
Ghent ” mul timedi a asex ampl e ofdes cript ive on- site appl i
cat i
on ( Fi g.24) .“Vi ew of
Ghent ”mul timedi aispl aced int hei nt roduc tor yr oom.I ti sthes t
ar ting poi ntf ort he
chr onol ogi calt rail
.Thevi sit
orc anf or m api ctur eofpr es ent-dayGhentf r
om anaer i
al
phot o,pr int edont hef loorandamodeloft hec i
t yc ent reandc angeti nformat ionus i
ng
inter ac tivet ouc h- s
creent hats how f ourvi ew oft hec ity.1:ThePanor ami cVi ew ofGhent
dat esf rom1534andi st heol des tpai nt edpi ct ureoft hec ity.Thi smas ter piecei spar tof
STAM' sown c ollecti
on;2)Thes ec ond map dat esf rom 1641.I twasmadebyHenr icus
Hondi usandi snor mal lykepti nt heuni ver sityl ibr ary;3)The1912Gr oundPl anofGhent
der ivesf r om t hear chivesoft heDepar t mentofRoads ,Br idgesandWat er ways ;4)The
four th' map'i sanaer ialphot ogr aphofmoder n-dayGhent .Thes evi ew enabl et hevi s
itor
tot rav elt hrough t i
meand t heevol ving c it
y.I ngeni ousmul ti
medi at echni quespl unge
youi nt ohi stor yandwhi skyouof fonanexc itingj our neypac kedwi t hi magesandi n-
for mat ion.
 Technol ogi calqual ityandi nnovat ion:Thequal ityoft he“vi ew ofGhent ”c ons ist
si n
ther elat ionbet weent he“i mmer sive”r oom ( pict ure,vi deoandmodel )andt hei nt eract-
iveappl i
c ation ( Fig.25) .When vi sitorwho ent eri nt her oom,r emai nsas toni shed and
feel shi ms elfi mmer sedi nt hec ityt hankst ot hebi rd’seyevi si
ont hatt heon- f l
oorpr inted
aer ialpi ctur eof fers.Thant hevi sitorc anexpl or et hec it
yus i
ngt het ouc h-screen.Wi th
themous ehec anopenani nf ormat ions c reen.A s hor tt extandat ime- li
newi thl ot sof
pi ct
ur ess how how s tr eet sandbui ldi ngshavec hangedi nappear anc eandf unc tionover
thec ent ur i
es .Cons ider abl eat tentioni spai dt ot hewayt hepeopl eofGhentl i
vedand
wor kedt hr ought heages .Apar tfrom t hi sappl icat ional lot herr oomsoft hemus eum ar e
pr ovidedwi thi nnov at iveandus efult ec hnol ogyc onnec tedwi tht hear tmas ter piec esf or

user’sfac il
itations uchasmul ti-
touc ht abl
e,hol ographicpr ojectionont ogl assesandi m-
mer si
vec i
nema( Fi g.27).
 Museol ogi calqual iy.A l
t otofgr eatr es
our cesandi nter activet echnologyi sofferedt o
thevi si
t orandhel pshi mt obepar toft hemus eum.Thepr es entat i
onoft hec ontent sis
veryc l
earand s how i n many l anguages( Engl is
h,Fr enc h and Ger man) :ev erys treet,
squar e,monumentandbui l
dingont heappl icationisac compani edbyaweal t
hofdi gital
informat i
oni nt extandabov eal limage:pai ntings,wat er colour s,plans,dr awi ngs,et ch-
ings,mi niatures ,pos t
ers,et c.andl otsandl otsofphot ogr aphs .F i
nallythet echnol ogy
usedi sus er -
friendl yandv er yintuit
iv eanddon’ tr equir
ec omput erexper ienc e.
 Visual isat ion qual ity:Theappl i
cat i
onus eas tunningeas y-tous einterfacet hati ss pe-
cif
icallydes i
gnedf ornon- technicalus erthatenabl evisitorst ovi ew i magesandgeti n-
format ioni nanat uralandi ntuitivemanner( Fig.26).
 Interact ive:y es
o i nter actiondevi ce:-interactivemul timedi amap,mul titouc h-table
o vi sual i
sat iondevi ce:-moni tors,projectedhol ogr ams ,t ouc h-s
creen
o t ec hnol ogy:-
 Dur at on:per
i manent
 Communi cation:Des cri
ptive
 Levelofi mmer sion:l ow immer si
ve
 Distribut ion:on- s
ite
 Scope:edut ainment-c ultural/t
ouristintroduc tion
 Sust ainabi liy:non-
t r
eus able

7.
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16. OstiaAnt ica-Vi rtualMus eum
17. RomeRebor n
18. TheNat ionalAr chive
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Communi c
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Sustai
nabili
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nstit
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nteracti
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omot ional
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nabili
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Levelofimmer sion:not-i
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Scope:educational
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VI
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ink:http://
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nsti
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Duration:Permanent
Communi c
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Scope:educational,r
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Sustai
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ink:http://
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I
nstit
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Content:Mus eum Coll
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Dist
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Scope:promot i
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nabili
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Dist
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nabili
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DON QUI
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I
nstit
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Scope:educational,r
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Sustai
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ink:http://
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ces
sed2012)
I
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Content:Culturalherit
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I
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 i
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Communi c
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Dist
ributon:on-
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Scope:educational,r
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Sustai
nabili
ty:-
VAN GOGH'
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ink:ht tp://
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nstituton:Nat
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Communi c
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i i
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Dist
ributon:on-
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Sustai
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RTUALCHURCHOFTHEHOLYTRI
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Communi c
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pti
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i i
mmers
ive
Dist
ributon:on-
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Scope:educational
Sustai
nabili
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RTUALCOLLECTI
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ink:ht tp://
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I
nstitution:AS EMUS-t heAs i
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nter actve:yes
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nter
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sual
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Communi c
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cri
pti
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i i
mmers
ive
Dist
ributon:on-
i li
ne
Scope:promot i
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Sustai
nabili
ty:-
VI
RTUALMUSEUM OFBHTRADI
TIONALOBJ
ECTS
l
ink:ht
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I
nsti
tut
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explorable3Dmodel s
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ive:yes

 i
nter
act
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Communi c
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i i
mmersi
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Dist
ributon:on-
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Sustai
nabili
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VI
RTUALMUSEUM OFCANADA
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ink:ht tp:/
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I
nsti
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Content :art
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act
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i i
mmer s
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Dist
ributon:on-
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Scope:promot i
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Sustai
nabili
ty:-
VI
RTUALMUSEUM OFSURVEYI
NG
l
ink:http://
www. surveyhis
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I
nsti
tution:SurveyHist
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Communi c
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Dist
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Scope:promot i
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Sustai
nabili
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RTUALMUSEUM:CLASSI
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ink:http:/
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I
nsti
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nabiliy:-
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RTUALSHAFTESBURYABBEY
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Communi c
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ink:http://
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I
nsti
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Scope:educational
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ugi
nneedstobe
updat ed)
Communi cation:narrati
ve
Levelofi mmer son:non-
i immer s
ive
Dist
ribution:on- l
ine
Scope:educ ational,enter
tainment
Sustainabil
iy:modelc
t anber eused,Theprojec
twillbesoonupdat
edwit
hanew ver
sionoft
he
plugin.
THEATRON 3
Link:ht tp: /
/cms.cch.kcl.ac.
uk/ theat ron/
Insti
tution:Ki ng’sVi s
ualizat
ionL ab( Ki
ng’sCollege)
Des c
r i
ption:Theat ron3c onsistsof25hi stori
cEur opeanperformanc eplac
es,rangingfrom 5t
h
centur yB.C.E.tot het went i
ethc ent ury,buil
tint heVirtualWorld'SecondLifeTM,t
ogetherwit
h
virt
ualgui desandahos tofint eracti
vet ools
,scenariosandtutori
als,cus
tomisableact
ors,pr
ops,
soundef fects,l
ightingands cenict echnologies,str
eamingvideoanda' Direc
tor'tooltoenabl
e
userst ocreat el
iveper formanc es.
Interactve:yes
i
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:mous
e
 vi
sual
is
ati
ondevi
ce:des
ktop
 technology:SecondLife
Duration:permanent
Communi c
ation:narrat
ive
i i
mmer si
ve
Dist
ributon:on-
i l
ine
Scope:educational,r
esearch,ent
ertai
nment
Sustai
nabili
ty:-
VI
RTUALMUSEUM OFBOSNI
A AND HERZEGOVI
NA
lnk:ht
i t
p://
pr ojects
.etf.
uns a.ba/
~vmuzej /(accessed2012)
I
nstituton:Vi
i r
tualBHMus eum,Facult
yofEl ect
ricalEngineer
ing,Uni
vers
ityofSar
ajevo-Sar
ajevo
/BosniaandHer zegovina.
Cont :hi
ent story
Descript
ion:VirtualBHNat ionalMuseum isanat temptt oapplyandexpl
orethi
sknowl edgein
presenti
ngt hec ult
uralheritageofBosni
aandHer zegovi
na.Nati
onalMuseum ofBosniaand
Herzegovina,S araj
evo,BH.

I
nter
act
ive:yes
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:mous
e
 vi
sual
is
ati
ondevi
ce:des
ktop
 technology:Quic
kti
me,Cor
tona
Duration:Permanent
Communi c
ation:Nar r
ati
ve
Levelofimmer sion:non-i
mmersi
ve
Dist
ributon:on-
i li
ne
Scope:educational
Sustai
nabili
ty:reusableas
set
s
VI
RTUALMUSEUM OFDAI
LYLI
FE
l
ink:ht tp://
muvi .
cineca.i
t/(access
ed2012)
I
nstit
ut on:CI
i NECA,Mus eoCivic
odelRi s
orgimentodiBologna
Content :hist
ory
Descripton:Thi
i svir
tualmuseum,t hroughthe3D reconst
ructi
onofinterior
srel
atedtodif
fer
ent
his
toricalper i
odsanddi ffer
ents oci
alclas
ses,s
how objectsandhist
oricalsour
cesli
nkedtoli
fe
everyday.Nut r
iti
on,famil
ialaggregati
on,theeverydayobjec
tstel
lst
oriesandexperi
ences
.
Interactive:yes
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:mous
e
 vi
sual
is
ati
ondevi
ce:des
ktop
 technology:HTML,J ave™ pl
atf
orm
Duration:Permanent
Communi c
ation:Nar r
ati
ve
i immersive
Dist
ributon:on-
i l
ine
Scope:educational,edutainment
Sustai
nabili
ty:-
VI
RTUALMUSEUM OFI
RAQ
l
ink:ht t
p: //
www. virt
ualmus eumi raq.cnr .i
t/(acces
s ed2012)
I
nstitut on:CNRwi
i ths upportf r
om t heMi ni s
t r
yofFor ei
gnAf fair
s.PresentedinI tali
an,Engl is
h
andAr abic
Description:Thevi rt
ualmus eum f eatur
es70oft heant i
quiti
esondi s pl
ayatt heI raqNat i
onal
Mus eum i n Baghdad.I tcont ainsimages ,movi es,mapsand t i
melinesi nseven di fferenthal l
s
desi
gnedt obeexpl ored.TheVi r
tualMus eum doesnotai mt or eproducet heor i
ginals t
ructure
ands etupoft her ealmus eum,i tisac ommuni cati
onpr oj
ectbui l
ttoknow t hepr incipalstages
ofhi stor i
caland c ult
uraldevel opmentofMes opotami at hrough archaeologicalar tefactsand
si
tes.I nteracti
vefunc ti
onsandvar ioususerf or matar ec ombinedi ntoaus er-f
riendl yinterfacein
ordert omaket heVi rtualMus eum ofI r aqani nstrumentt oexplore,t oknow andt opr eserve
I
raqc ulturalheri
tagedes piteofwarandvi olence.

I
nter
act
ive:yes
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:mous
e
 vi
sual
is
ati
ondevi
ce:des
ktop
 technology:-
Duration:Permanent
Communi c
ation:Nar r
ativ
e
i immersi
ve
Dist
ributon:on-
i l
ine
Sustai
nabili
ty:Re-usableVM tool
s
SARAJ
EVO SURVI
VALTOOLS
l
ink:ht t
p: /
/h. etf.uns a.ba/ s
r p/project.htm ( accessed2012)
I
ns tit
ut on:F
i ac ultyofEl ec tr
icalEngi neering,Comput erScienceDepar tment
Cont ent:hi s
t ory
Des cri
ption:Thepr oj ectpr es ent
sas toryandav irtualpr esentat i
onoft heexhi bi t
ion“S ar aj
evo
undert hes iege”byt heHi storic
alMus eum,whi c
hc ontainstheobj ectscreatedandus edbyt he
citi
zensofS arajevodur ingt he3, 5year sper iodwhent hec itywasundert hesiege( 1992- 1996)
.
Eac hobj ecti spr esent edbyt hebas icinformat ion,phot ogal lery,movi eabouti tsc reationand
pur poseandt hei nter active3Dmodel .Thispr ojectenabl est heI nternetus erstol earnaboutt he
l
ifei nSar ajevoundert hes iegeandanext raor dinar ycreativit
yofi tscit
izens,whos ucceededt o
surviveand def end t heirt own i nt erriblec ondi tionswi thlac koff ood,wat er ,elec tri
cityand
heat i
ng,undert heper manentl ifedanger .Par ticularl
yi nterestingar et hemovi es ,whi c
h,apar t
from t hedet ail
saboutt heobj ec
ts,presenteac hs t
udent 'sper sonalper ceptionoft hewarper iod
thatt heys ur vivedasc hildren.Apar tf r
om t heI nternetpr esent ati
on,t hec reat
eddi gitalc ontent
wi l
lbedi s
play edi nt heMus eum us i
ngani nt erac t
ivedi s
pl ay.
I
nt eractive:yes
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:mous
e
 vi
sual
is
ati
ondevi
ce:des
ktop
 technology:Cor t
ona,VRML
Duration:Permanent
Communi c
ation:Nar r
ati
ve
Levelofimmer sion:non-immersi
ve
Dist
ributon:on-
i li
ne
Sustai
nabili
ty:reusableVM tools
VI
RTUALRECONSTRUCTI
ON OFI
SA-
BEYTEKI
JA
l
ink:htt
p:/
/www. muzej s
ar ajeva.ba/t
ekija/(
access
ed2012)
I
nsti
tuton:F
i ac
ultyofElectr
icalEngineeri
ng,Univer
sit
yofSar
ajevo,andt
heMus
eum ofSar
ajevo.
Cont :ar
ent c
hitec
ture,vi
rtualmyt hs

Des cr i
ption:I s
a-bey’steki j
a( DervishHous e,tekke)wasdef i
nitelyabui l
dingofgr eathist
orical
signif i
canc e;however ,t heobj ectdoesnotexi stanyl onger.Ther ei sonlyapanelr emaini
ng,
not ifyingt hec it
izensofS ar ajevot hatexac tlythere,undert heirfeet ,l
aysthegr eatestgifttothe
Sar ajevoc it
y.Thegoaloft hispr ojectist oc r
eateavi rtualreconstructi
onoft heobj ectandt o
pr esenti tus i
ngc omput ergr aphi c
sandmul ti
medi at echniques.Thegoaloft hisfi
rstphas eofthe
pr ojec tist hevirtualrecons tructi
on and v isuali
zation oft heTeki ja,creati
ng an interacti
ve3D
modelus i
ngc omput ergr aphi cstec hnologies.Thec reationoft he3D modelc anbedonewi th
differ entt echniquesofmodel li
ng.Thepr ojectshoulddemons tr
atehow ahi ghqual ity3Dmodel
ofanon- exist
ingobj ectc anbec r
eat edwi thint hebac kgr
oundt hati nreali
tydoesnotr efl
ec t
realor iginaland t os how how t hatmodelbec omesi nter
ac t
ivet rough exportto VRML.Asa
cont inuat ion of t he pr ojectt his modelwoul d be appl ied at a web page,of fli
ne DVD
pr esent ation,infokioskand3Dpr i
nt out
.
Inter active:yes
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:mous
e
 vi
sual
is
ati
ondevi
ce:des
ktop
 technology:Cor t
ona,VRML
Duration:Permanent
Communi c
ation:Nar rat
ive
Levelofimmer s
ion:non- i
mmer si
ve
Dist
ributon:on-
i li
ne
Scope:enhanc ementoft heuserexper
ienc
e
Sustai
nabili
ty:re-usable
ON SI
TE-DESCRI
PTI
VE
COLONI
A 3D
Link:ht tp:/
/colonia3d.de/(acces
sed2012)
Insti
tut on:Ar
i c
haol ogi
schesIns
tit
ut-Univesi
tatKoln,Kol
nint
er nat
ionalSc
hoolofDesi
gn,
Has s
o- Pl
at t
nerIns t
itut-Univeri
tatPos
tdam,Romi sc
h-Germani
schesMus eum Kol
n.
Des c
r i
ption:3Dr econst
ructi
onandi nt
eracti
vevis
ualiz
ati
onprojectofRomanCol oni
a
Cont ent:Ar chaeology,Archit
ecture
Interactive:yes
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:t
ouc
hsc
reen
 vi
sual
is
ati
ondevi
ce:Moni
tor
 technology:-
Duration:Permanent
Communi c
ation:descri
ptive
i mmersi
ve
Dist
ributon:on-
i s
ite
,trai
ningt
othevi
si
t,r
esear
ch
Sustai
nabili
ty:-

TROI
A VRPRESENTATI
ON SYSTEM
Link:ht tp://
www. uni -tuebi ngen. de/troia/vr/index_en. html( accessed2012)
Insti
tut on:Uni
i versitatTubi ngen,Bundes ministerium f urBil
dungundf or
shung,ART+COM AG
Des c
r i
ption:The Tr oiaVR Pr esent ati
on Sy st
em i san i nstal
lation forl ect
ur es,exhi bi
tions,and
mus eums .On t wo s cr eensr econst r
uctionsofTr oyand t hes ur r
oundi ng landsc apeatdi ff
erent
point sint i
mear es hown.Thi sissupplement edbyaddi ti
onali nformation( plans,t i
mel ine,texts,
images ).Compl etelyf r eemov ementi nr ealt imet hrought hisvi r
tualr eal
itys ceneryi spos s
ible.
Hypot het ic
alr econs tr
uc t
ionsofbui l
dingst hathav enotbeenexc avatedc anbes wi tc
hedof f
;onl y
theirf ootpr i
ntswi llr emai nvi si
ble.Thust ime- travelingt oTr oybec omespos s
iblef orgr oupsup
toahundr edper sons ,dependi ngonl yont hes i
zeoft heav ail
ables howr oom ands creens.At
presentt he system c ont ai
nsc ompl eter econs tructionsofTr oyI I
,VI ,VIII
,and amodeloft he
present -dayl andsc ape-t hreei mpor tants tagesi nt hehi s
tor yofTr oy,atr egul arintervalsof
appr oximat elyonet hous andy ears.
Cont ent:Ar chaeol ogy,Ar chitecture
Interactive:yes
 i
nterac
tiondevi
ce:t
heconf
igurat
ionofthesys
tem c
onsi
stsofaper
sonalc
omput
er,a
l
aptop,aspacemousef
ornavigati
on,andtwodataproj
ector.
 vi
sual
is
ati
ondevi
ce:Moni
torandpr
ojec
tor
 technology:-
Duration:Permanent
Communi c
ation:descri
ptiv
e
Levelofimmer son:l
i ow i
mmersi
ve
Dist
ributon:on-
i s
ite
Scope:educational,edutai
nment,enhanc
eofvi
si
torexper
ienc
e
Sustai
nabili
ty:-
VI
LLA DOMI
TIAN RECONSTRUCTI
ON
Link:ht tp:/
/vis.
uni-koeln.de/ v
illadomi t
ian.html?&L=1( accessed2012)
Insti
tution:Uni versi
tyofCol ogne,F acult
yofMat hemat ic
sandNat uralSci
ences
Des c
r i
ption:3Dr econs t
ruc
tionandvi sual
izat
ionpr oj
ectofVi l
laDomi t
ianainIt
aly.Basedont he
recons t
ructi
onwor kandar chaeol ogi
calexperti
seofPr of.vonHes berg,themodel swererecon-
structedt ovisuali
zet hem ona“power -wall
”( alargehigh-resoluti
ondi s
playwallusedforpro-
jecti
ngl argec omput ergener atedi mages)withthes of
twar eCOVI SE(Coll
aborati
veVisual
izat
ion
andSi mul ati
onEnv ironment )
Cont ent:Archaeology,Ar c
hitec ture
Interacti
ve:y es
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:-
 vi
sual
is
ati
ondevi
ce:Power
-wal
l
 technology:-
3Dsmax,COVI
SE(
Col
labor
ati
veVi
sual
izat
ionandS
imul
ati
on
Environment).
Duration:-
Communi c
ation:descr
ipt
ive
Levelofimmer son:l
i ow-immersi
ve
Dis
tributon:on-
i s i
te

Scope:educati
onal
,edut
ainment
,res
ear
ch.
Sustai
nabil
iy:-
t
THECATHEDRALOFSANTI
AGO DECOMPOSTELA
Link:ht tp: /
/videal ab. udc .es/en/3dv_c at hedr al(ac c
essed2012)
Institut on:Vi
i deaLab,Uni v ersi
dadedaCor uña
Des cription:Thi sappl i
cat ioni sint endedt oper f
or mt hes pat ial,vol umet ricands ectionalanal ys is
of t he Cat hedr alof S ant i
ago de Compos tela by means of a nat uralint erac ti
on s cheme
impl ement ed on a mul titouc h dev ic
et hatmakesus e ofc ommon ges turest oi nt erac t
ivel y
mani pulat e, exami ne and c ross-section t he model .Thi sc at hedr al put st oget her s ever al
mas t
er piec esofar chitect uraldes ignf rom di fferentagesands tyles ,andi tiscommonl yus edasa
par adi gm bot h oft he Romanes que and t he Bar oque s t
y les.The c ons truct
ion oft he c ur rent
bui l
di ngbegani nt he12t hc entur y,fol l
owi ngt hes patialandc ons truc t
ivegui del i
nest hatdef ine
theRomanes ques tylei ni tsmos tpur ef orm.Thi sc anbeeas ilyappr eciatedus ingt hei nter active
crosss ectionc apabi lit
iesoft heappl icat i
on.Ont heot hers i
de,t hef or malc ompl exityandt he
pr ofus i
onofs tylis
ticel ement spr esenti nt heBar oquef açade,t hatdat esf rom t he18t hc ent ur y
can be exami ned i n det ailus ing t he i nt eractive zoom,r otat e and pan c apabi l
itiesoft he
appl ication.Ther ealbui ldingc anal sobes eeni nt heappl i
c ationbymeansofgi gapi xels pher ic al
panor amast hatc an be l aunc hed byt he us eri ns pec iali nter estar eas .Techni call
y,t he mai n
chal l
engeoft hispr oj ectwasdoubl e.Itwasnec essarytogener at ea3D modelef fi
cientenough
tober ender edi nr ealt imedi splayings uchageomet ri
calc ompl exitythatc ons titutesoneofi ts
signsofi dent ity,wi t ht hel evelofdet ailr equi r
ed,whi le,att hes amet ime,addi ng t hevi sual
qual ityofgl obali llumi nat iont os how s i
mul taneous lyt heef fec tofver ydi f
fer enti ll
umi nat ion
rangesf r om t heext eriorandt hei nteriorandt hedi ffusei nt erac ti
onofl ightint hes hadow and
non- litar eas .
Interac tive:y es
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:mul
ti
-t
ouc
hsc
reen
 vi
sual
is
ati
ondevi
ce:mul
ti
-t
ouc
hsc
reen
 technology:OSG
Duration:-
Communi c
ation:descri
ptiv
e
Levelofimmer son:l
i ow-immers
ive
Dist
ributon:on-
i s
ite
nment
Sustai
nabili
ty:-
ON SI
TE-NARRATI
VE
APA ATGENI
USBONONI
AE
nk:ht
Li tp:
//
www.
genus
bononi
ae.
it
/(ac
ces
sed2012)
ht
tp:
//
www.
ci
nec
a.i
t/
proj
ect
/nuovo-
mus
eo-
del
la-
cit
ta-
di-
bol
ogna(
acc
ess
ed2012)
I
nsti
tuton:CI
i NECA
Desc
ript
ion:Oneofthefi
rst3D s
ter
eoHD moviecreatedforamus
eum.Thegoali
stotel
lthe
st
oryofBol ognawit
h acart
oon,his
tor
ical
lyv
ali
dated.Notjus
tamovi
ebut3D shor
tfil
mi n

whi chviewer sc anenj oyaj ourneythr ough2700year sofBol ognes ehistory.Thet woy ears’wor k
hasbeen c r
eat ed byat eam of20peopl e,including di rectorGi osuèBoet to,the ar tdirector
Enr i
co Val enza,t he c haract
erdes ignerSt efano Meazza,t he ani mat i
on di r
ectorGi ampaol o
Fragale,I Tpeopl eatCI NECA,among whi chthepr ojec tsupervisorsAnt onel l
aGui dazzol iand
Sil
vano I mboden,and s everals c
hol ar
si nc harge f ort he scientifi
c ac cur acy oft he virtual
reconstructionof6di fferenthistori
calsets.Thefilm bringst hevi sit
ort hrought heEtrus can,then
Roman,Medi eval
,Renai ssanceBolognaunt iltheeight eent handni net eenthc entur
yf i
nalwal k.
The"gui de"i safunnyc haracterfoundonabr onzevas eatt heAr c
haeol ogicalandHi stori
cal
Mus eum ofBol ogna.Hei sas mallmanwi thabi gbel ly,shortl egsandahats uchas"Speedy
Gonzal es’. The des i
gner s have gi ven t o thi
sc har acter (Apa, “f ather ”i n Etr uscan) an
interpretationi nac c
or dancewi thhisnat ure,whi l
et hevoi c
ei sthatoft hef amouss inger ,Lucio
Dal l
a.
Cont ent:Ar chaeology,Ar chit
ecture,Hi s
tory,Art
Interacti
ve:no
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:-
 vi
sual
is
ati
ondevi
ce:3Dpr
ojec
torandmoni
tor
 technology:CityEngine,Bl
ender,SVN,Gras
s,Vi
sualNat
ure.
Duration:Permanent
Communi c
ation:Nar r
ativ
e
Levelofimmer son:hi
i gh-i
mmer sive
Dist
ributon:on-
i sit
edi str
ibuted
Scope:edutainment ,enhanc ementofvis
itorexper
ienc
e.
Sustai
nabili
ty:al
lassetsarer eus
able
DAI
LYLI
FEI
N MI
DDLEAGES
lnk:ht
i tp://
www. ci
nec a.i
t/en/progetti
/dai
ly-
lif
e-mi ddle-ages-parma- cathedral-
age
Insti
tution:CI NECA,St udioAzzur r
o,Parmac i
tyCounc il
,Superintendencef orHist
orical
,Ar t
ist
ic
andDemoet noant ropologic,
PatrimonyofParmaandPi acenza.
Des cri
ption:Install
ationdedi catedtoPar maMedi evalTimes ,c
reatedf ort heexhibit“Vivereil
Medi oevo.Par maalt empo del l
aCat t
edral
e”,Parma,I T.DAY.Ther econstruc
tion wasus ed as
vir
tuals etint heexhi biti
on“Dai lyl
ifei
nt hemiddleage”t oenableaf i
rst-handexperiencewi th
ani magi naryjourneyt hrought ime.
Cont ent:Architecture
Interacti
ve:y es
Dur aton:Tempor
i ar y
Communi c
ation:nar rati
ve
Levelofi mmer s
ion:low- i
mmer s
ive
Distri
but on:on-
i si
te
Scope:enhanc ementoft hevisit
orexperienc
e
Sustainabili
ty:re-usable
ICOLORIDIGI
OTTO –I
nter
act
iveRoom
nk:ht
Li tp:
//
www.
ic
olor
idi
giot
to.
it
/sal
a_i
nter
att
iva.
html(
expi
red)
ht
tp:
//
www.
vhl
ab.
it
abc
.cnr
.i
t/
arc
heovi
rtual
/2010/
giot
to.
htm(
acc
ess
ed2012)
I
nst
itut
ion:CNR-
ITABC

Desc
r i
pton:Fr
i om theanalys
isofGiott
o'spros
pect
ives
ett
ingathr
ee-dimensi
onalmodelofthe
sc
enewasder i
ved,thatcan beexplored i
nrealt
imeusi
ng t
helates
tt ec
hnologi
esofnatural
i
nteracti
on.
Content:Art
I
nteracti
ve:yes
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:Ki
nec
t
 vi
sual
is
ati
ondevi
ce:pr
ojec
tedc
lot
h
 technology:unit y3D,3DsMax
Duration:tempor ary
Communi c
at ion:Nar r
ative
Levelofimmer son:hi
i gh-i
mmer s
ive
Dist
ributon:on-
i sit
e
Scope:edut ainment ,entertainment,enhanc
eofvi
si
torex
per
ienc
e
Sustai
nabili
t y:ass
etnon- reusable
MUSEO ARCHEOLOGI CO VIRTUALE-MAVERCOLANO

Link:ht t
p://
www. mus eomav.it
/
Instit
ution:MAVEr c
olano
Des cri
ption:Thr ough a mul tis
ensory experi
ence and with mor et han sevent
y multimedia
install
ation,vi
sit
orst akeadi veint
ohi st
oryinordert olearnandexpl oret
hehi st
ori
calreal
it
ies
ofHer c
ulaneum andPompei ii
ndet ailpr
iortotheeruptionofVes uvi
usin79AD.
Interacti
ve:yes(interact
iveandnoti nter
acti
veappli
cation(Video,devic
ebasedandnat ur
al
interacti
ons ys
tems )
 i
nterac
tiondevice:Vi
si
torTr
acki
ng,I
nter
act
ivei
nter
fac
es,mul
ti
medi
atabl
es,t
ouc
h
s
creen,vir
tualbooks
 vi
suali
sati
ondevi ce:-3Dreconstr
uctions,mult
isensoryeffec
ts,l
ocal
ized audi
o,
holograms,reproducti
onsoffindings,caveimmer s
ive,envir
onmentaleffect
s,fog
sc
reen,synchronizedmulti
-projec
tions,hypers
onics ound,hologr
am mirage3D
 technology:-
Duration:permanent
Communi c
ation:Nar r
ativeandDescri
pti
ve
Levelofimmer son:f
i ulli
mmer si
ve
Dist
ributon:on-
i sit
e
Scope:edutainment ,entertai
nment,enhanc
eofvi
si
torex
per
ienc
e,ent
ert
ainment
Sustai
nabili
ty:ass
etnon- reusabl
e
SCROVEGNICHAPELVI
RTUALMUSEUM
l
ink:http: /
/www. vhlab.i
tabc.
c nr.
it/gi
otto/(access
ed2012)
I
nstit
ution:Fondazi oneE.L.Wi egand,ComunediPadova-S et
toreAtti
vit
àCul t
urali
,CNR-I
TABC,
Archè,Ar cadi
a.
Descri
ption:Virtualmuseum subdividedins everalst
ati
onssuc
hast heinterac
tiveappli
cat
ion(2
workstation)thatallow t
heus ertoexpl orev i
rtual
lytheSc
rovegniChapel,enlargethefr
escos
,

getinformationands eevideosthatnarratethes ymbolscontentinthepaint
ingsandtheVir
tual
Room on whi ch aintroductivevideo i
spr oject
ed.Eachs tati
on hasit
sown t er
rit
ory,i
tsown
spec
ifi
cc ogniti
ve and emot i
onal ti
me, i nterac
ting dynamicall
y with other moments of
knowledge,r epresentedbyt heotherstati
ons .
Content:Architect
ur eandAr t
I
nteractve:yes
i
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:mous
e,keyboar
d
 vi
sual
is
ati
ondevi
ce:Moni
tor
 technology:3dsMax,Virtool
Duration:Permanent
Communi c
ation:narrati
ve
Levelofimmer son:l
i ow-immersi
ve
Dist
ributon:on-
i sit
e
Scope:edutainment ,entert
ainment
Sustai
nabili
ty:notreusableasset
s.
VI GO THE7TH
RTUALARRI
l
ink:ht
tp:
//
www.
yout
ube.
com/
wat
ch?v=kUhm-
DKR2J
E
ht
tp:
//
vcg.
is
ti.
cnr
.i
t/
publ
icat
ions
/paper
s/ar
rigo_f
inal
.pdf(
acc
ess
ed2012)
I
ns ti
tution:VI HAP3D,CNR- I
STI
Des c
r i
pt on:r
i econs tructi
onofamonumentdi s
assembl edanddi s
persed:themaus oleum ofthe
emper orAr r
igoVI I,
.Us ing 3D gr aphic
sfortheac quisiti
onofac c
uratedigitalmodel sofallthe
element soft hef uner aryc ompl ex,hypothesi
soni tsoriginalarchi
tecturewasc ar
riedoutandf i
-
nallypr esented t opubl ici na mul t
imediakioski ns
talledi ntheMus eodell’OperadelDuomo.
TheKi oskus es“Vi rtualI nspec t
or”, a visuali
zati
ons ystem t hatall
owsnai v
eus erst oinspec
ta
l
ar gec ompl ex3D modelati nteracti
vef r
amer atesons tandardPC’s.Virt
ualInspec t
orismainly
orientedt othevi sual i
zationofs i
nglewor ksofartandadopt saveryintui
ti
veappr oac htoguide
thevi r
t ualmani pul ationandi nspecti
onoft hedigitalreplica.
Cont ent :ArchitectureandAr twor ks
I
nt eractive:i
nt eractive
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:mous
e,keyboar
d
 vi
sual
is
ati
ondevi
ce:Moni
tor
 technology:HTML,“Vi r
tualInspector”
Duration:Permanent
Communi c
ation:narrati
ve
Levelofimmer sion:low-immer s
ive
Dist
ributon:on-
i si
te
nment ,enhanc ementofthevisi
torexperi
ence
Sustai
nabili
ty:Theaut horsplanned( 2004)furtherut
il
izat
ionsoftheraw di
git
almateri
alpro-
ducedi nthisproject
.Af ir
stpossibi
li
tywast opr oducephysi
calrepl
ic
asfrom t
hedi
gitalst
atues
.
VI
RTUALMUSEUM OFANCI
ENTVI
A FLAMI
NIA
l
ink:ht
tp:
//
www.
vhl
ab.
it
abc
.cnr
.i
t/
fl
ami
nia/(
acc
ess
ed2012)

Insti
tution:CNR- ITABC.
Des cri
ption:Mul ti
-userVRstereoinst
all
ati
ondedi c
atedtot heexplorat
ionoftheancientRoman
road,vi aFlami ni
a,andi t
smainar c
haeologi
c als
ites,s
uchast heVill
aofLivi
aatPr i
maPor ta.The
"VirtualMus eum oft heanci
entviaFlaminia"andpar t
icul
arlytherecons
truc
tionoftheVi l
laof
Liviaisthef i
r s
tarchaeologi
calprojec
tdevelopedt hroughseveralmediaandt echnol
ogiesatthe
samet i
me.
Cont ent:Ar c
haeol ogy
Interactve:yes
i
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:j
oys
tic
k
 vi
sual
is
ati
ondevi
ce:Moni
tor
,3Dpr
ojec
tor
/3dgl
ass
es
 technology:3dsMax,Vi rt
ool
Duration:Per manent
ve
ive
Dist
ribution:onsi
te.Access
ibleatt heRomanNat i
onalMuseum -Di
oc l
ethi
anThermalBaths,
Rome
Scope:edut ainment ,entert
ainment
Sustai
nabi l
ity:Re-usableVM t ools.Theauthorsaredevel
opinganew s i
ngle-
userver
sionofthe
applicat
ion bas ed on naturalinteracti
on dev
icestosi
mplif
yt heusabil
it
yand to getabet t
er
immer si
vitylevel.
BATTLEOFTHERMOPI
LAE
l
ink:ht t p:/
/www. tholos 254. gr/en/ i
ndex. ht ml( accessed2012)
I
ns titution:Devel opedby:Foundat ionoft heHel lenicWor l
d( FHW) ,Athens ,GR.
Des cript on:TheBat
i t
leofTher mopyl aei n480B. C.wasf oughtbet weenanal l
ianceofGr eekc ity-
statesl edbySpar ta,andt hePer s
ianEmpi reofXer x
esI ,overt hecour seoft hreedays ,duringt he
secondPer sianinvasi
onofGr eec e.Thi spr ojec twasdes ignedasaneduc ationalgamewhi chai ms
to del ivert hehi s
toricalc ont extand i mpor tanceoft hebat t
le,thear tofwar fareoft het wo
civi
lizat ions,t hei
rc ultur aldi fferenc es and how t he Gr eeks wer es os uccessfuldefendi ng
Ther mopyl aef or3daysbef or et heywer ebet r
ay ed.Duet ot heflexibi
lityt heypr ovi
de,vi r
tual
envi ronment scan compens atef or t he s hor t
comi ngs of t radi
tionali nstructi
onals tr
at egies,
satisfyingt heneedsofdi fferentc ogni t
ives tylesandc ont r
ibut etot heunder s t
andingofabs tr
ac t
i
deasmaki ng them vi sual l
yc onc r
et e.Thust he goal ,bes idesinves t
igating t he educat i
onal
pot ent ial,i
st obeac cessi
bl e,lettingt hevi sitorexper ienc ethes tor
yi nanext raordinarynew way,
from uni quepoi ntsofvi ew andmot ivatet hem t ogodeeper .
Cont ent :Archaeology
I
nt erac tive:yes
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:-
 vi
sual
is
ati
ondevi
ce:-
 technology:-
Durat
ion:Permanent
Communi c
ation:narrati
ve
Lev
elofimmer son:hi
i gh-i
mmer
sive

Dist
ribut
ion:on- s
ite.Acces
sibleat:Thol
osofFoundat
ionoft
heHel
leni
cWor
ld(
FHW)
,At
hens
,
GR.
Scope:edutainment ,ent
ertainment
Sustai
nabil
ity:Re-
us abl
eVM t ool
s.
A WALKTHROUGHANCI
ENTOLYMPI
A
lnk:ht
i t p://
www. tholos254. gr /
projec ts/
mi l
et us/index- en. html( accessed2012)
Instit
ution:Foundat ionofHel l
enicWor l
d(FHW)At hens ,GR.
Des cri
pt on:TheVi
i rt
ualMus eum l etvi si
torst oexper ienc et hehi stor yofOl ympi a,par ticipating
int heevent sandt her it
ual st hattookpl acedur i
ngt heanc ientOl ympi cGames .Wear eatt he
endoft he2ndc enturyBC.Thedaybr eaksandi nf r
ontofusappear sthemaj esti
cs anc tuar yof
Zeusi nanc ientOl ympi a.Inant i
quityt heOl ympi cGamest ookpl ac eher e,whi l
et odayi thos t
s
thel ight i
ng oft he Olympi cf lame.So,wal k around t hiss acred s it
eand l ear n abouti t!Vi si
t
virt
ual l
yi tsbui l
dingsandl ear nt heirhistoryandwhatwast heirfunc t
ion:theHer aion,theol dest
monument albui l
ding oft hes anctuary,dedi catedt ot hegoddes sHer a,t het empl eofZeus ,a
modelofaDor icperipteraltempl ewi thmagni ficents culpteddec or ati
on,t heGymnas i
um,whi ch
wasus edf ort het raini
ngofj avelinthr ower s,discust hrower sandr unner s,t
hePal aestra,wher e
thewr es t
lers,jumper sandboxer strained,t heL eoni daion,whi chwaswher et heof fi
cialgues t
s
stayed,t he Boul euteri
on,wher e athletes,r el
ativesand j udgest ook a vow t hatt heywoul d
uphel dt her ulesoft heGames ,theSt adium,wher emos toft heev ent stookpl ace,t heTr eas uri
es
ofvar iousc i
ties,wher et heykeptval uableof ferings,t hePhi li
ppei on,whi c
hwasdedi cat edby
PhilipII,kingofMac edoni a,af terhisvi ct
oryint hebat tleofChaer oneai n338BC.
Cont ent :Ar c
haeol ogy
Interactive:yes
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:-
 vi
sual
is
ati
ondevi
ce:-
 technology:-
Duration:Permanent
Communi c
ation:narrati
ve
Levelofimmer son:l
i ow-immer s
ive
Dist
ributon:on-
i sit
e.Ac cess
ibleatTholosFoundat
ionofHel
leni
cWor
ld(
Athens
)GR.
Scope:edutainment ,entert
ainment
Sustai
nabili
ty:nonr e-us
ableVM t ool
s.
ANCI
ENTAGORA OFATHENS
lnk:ht
i tp://
pr oject.athens-agor a.gr/index. php?lang_i d=en( acces sed2012)
Insti
tuton:Foundat
i i
onofHel lenicWor l
d( FHW)At hens ,GR.
Des cr
ipt
ion:TheAnc i
entAgor aofAt henswasanar eaofpol iti
calgat heringsandc ommer ci
al
transact
ions,t he l ocusoft he admi nist
ration and justice,a religiousand i ntellectualcentr
e.
FHW' ss
c i
entistswor kedforitsimpl ement ation.Inor dert or econs t
ructt heAnc ientAgor aina
compl et
eands cientifi
cal
lydoc ument edway ,thesubj ectwasdev elopedt hrought hreediff
erent
tour s
:“Interactivet ourintheAnc i
entAgor aofAt hens ”,“Happeni ngi ntheAnc ientAgor a”and
“At henai nt heAnc ientAgor a”.Dur ingt he“i nt
er ac
t i
vet our”,visitorsexploret heAgor aand,
undert hegui danc eofas pecialMus eum Educ at
or ,havet heoppor t
uni t
yt ochoos eaper s
onal
cour s
e.TheAgor ac anbevi si
ted,t hroughj umpsi nt i
me,i nthreedi fferentimpor tantmoment s
:

Class
icalAgor a( approx.400BC),Hellenist
icPer i
od( approx.150BC)andRomanAgor a(appr
ox.
150 AD) .Vi s
itors eatsofourVR t heatersi n Athensenabl e peopleto be broughtatc ert
ain
moment sand i nteractbypus hi
ng abut t
on.“Happeni ng intheAnc ientAgor a”i sac omplex
theatric
alhappeni ng,wher eVRpr es
ent ationisc ombinedwi thac t
ors.“Athenai nt heAnc i
ent
Agor a” allow vi s
itorsthrough the existence of a dr amatized s
cri
pt to par t
icipateint he
presentation and t o as
sumer oles
.To f urtherdisseminatethepr ogram wec reat ed an onl
ine
digit
alc ol
lecti
onoft hetopographyoft heAgor a,ac ces
sibl
ethroughGoogl eEarth.
I
nt er
ac t
ive:yes
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:-
 vi
sual
is
ati
ondevi
ce:-
 technology:-
Duration:Permanent
Communi c
ation:narrati
ve
Levelofimmer son:Hi
i gh-i
mmer s
ive
Dist
ributon:on-
i s
ite.Accessi
bleat:Thol
osofFoundat
ionoft
heHel
leni
cWor
ld(
FHW)
,At
hens
,
GR.
Scope:edutainment ,enter
tainment
Sustai
nabili
ty:nonr e-us
ableVM tools
.
ATHENA I
N THEANCI
ENTAGORA
lnk:ht
i tp://
www. fhw. gr /vr /
en/doc s/
in_projec ts.html( acc es
sed2012)
Insti
tution:Foundat i
onofHel lenicWor ld(FHW)At hens,GR.
Des cri
ption:At hena int he Anc i
entAgor à enabl esus er st os t
arta j ourneyi nt he Agor à of
At hens.Thej ourneys tartsf rom t heAr c
haicPer i
od,f r
om t heAgor aofAt hensdes troyedbyt he
Per s
ianWar s.Wi tht hehel poft hegoddes sAt hena,whi chr i
sesf r
om ar ock,thes pectator
sar e
transpor t
edi nt otheCl assic alPeriodands eet hebui l
dingst hathav ebeener ectedint heAgor a.
Us i
ngt her emot ec ontrol,wi thwhi chev erys eati sequi pped,t hes pectator spart
ici
pat einthe
creationoft hePoi kil
eSt oa.Then,t heyfollow t hePanat henaeapr ocess
ionandt akepar tinthe
vot eofos trac i
sm of416BC.I ntheHel l
enis
t i
cPer iodt heywat cht hec onstr
uc ti
onoft heAt talos
Stoa,whi l
et heMonopt er os(oneai s
led)templ ei sthes tar t
ing pointf orr eachi
ng theRoman
Per i
od.Thr ought heamphor a,whi c
hwasf rom t hebegi nni ngt hemeansf ort histi
met ravel,t
he
spec t
atorsr eturnt ot hepr esentday,t othedi achronicval uesandt hei dealsthatwer ebor ni n
theAnc i
entAgor aandar epar tofwor ldher i
tage.
Cont ent:Arc haeology
Interactve:yes
i
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:-
 vi
sual
is
ati
ondevi
ce:-
 technology:-
Duration:Permanent
Communi c
ation:narrati
ve
Levelofimmer son:hi
i gh-i
mmer s
ive
Dis
tributon:on-
i s
ite.Ac c
essi
bleat:Thol
osofFoundat
ionoft
heHel
leni
cWor
ld(
FHW)
,At
hens
,
GR.

Scope:edutainment,ent
ert
ainment
Sustai
nabil
ity:r
e-us
ableVM tool
s.
THEWORKSHOPOFFI
DIAI
N OLI
MPI
A
l
ink:ht tp://
www. fhw. gr/vr/en/ doc s/in_pr
oj ects.html( acc
essed2012)
I
nstituton:Foundat
i i
onofHel l
eni cWor ld(
FHW)At hens,GR.
Descripton:Thi
i sint erac
tive virtualexper i
enc et ransportsust ot hewor kshop ofthe sc
ulptor
Phidi
asi nanc ientOl ympia.Thewor kshopi ncl
udes–i nanac curater econstruct
ion–thefamous
st
atueofZeusandt hescul ptor'st ools,mater i
alsandmol dsus edt oc onst
ruc ti
t.Youngvisi
tors
becomet hes culptor'shel persand ac ti
vel
ypar t
icipatei nthec reati
on oft hehuges t
atue,by
usi
ngv i
rtualtoolstoappl yt henec es sarymat eri
alont othes tatueandaddt hef ini
shi
ngtouches.
Throught hisexcit
ingac tivityal otc anbel ear ntaboutt het ools,themat erial
,theprocedures
andt hec reativepr ocessinvol vedi nt hecreationofoneoft heSev enWonder softheancient
wor l
d,butal soaboutanc ientOl ympi aandt heOl ympi cGames .
Content :Archaeology
I
nterac t
ive:yes
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:-
 vi
sual
is
ati
ondevi
ce:-
 technology:-
Duration:Permanent
Communi c
ation:narrative
Levelofimmer son:LOW-
i immersive
Dis
tributon:on-
i sit
e.Sc ope:edutainment
,ent
ert
ainment
Sustai
nabili
ty:nonr e-usableVM tools
.
TERAMO VI
RTUALCI
TY
l
ink:ht tp://www. vhlab.itabc .
c nr.i
t/Projects_ter amo. htm
I
nstitution:CNR- I
TABC,
Description:InMay2010apr ojectcalled"Ter amo:ac ityvirt
ual l
ydr essed”wasopenedt opubl ic,
i
twasr ealized byt heI TABC-CNR,i nc ol
labor ation wi tht heMuni cipal
ityofTer amo ( at own
l
ocat edi nAbr uzzor egion,i nt hemi ddl eIt
aly)andt heCal iforniaUni vers
ityofMer ced,wi t ht he
fi
nanc ialsuppor tofAr c
usS. p.a.Thepr ojec
tai mst ot hedoc ument ati
on,v alorizati
on,f r
uitionof
his
tor i
calandar chaeol ogicals i
tes,ur banpat hs ,mus eum ar tif
acts,immat er i
alc ult
ure,t hr ough
the us e of mul ti
medi a and vi rt
ualr eal
ityt ec hnol ogies,i n order t os uppor tt he c ultur al
exper i
enc eofpeopl evisit
ingt het own.Ter amoi sc andidat etobec omet hef irsttowni nEur ope
dedicated t o “VirtualHer itage” t hrough a pr oj ectofi ntegrated communi cati
on,c onnec ting
ontologi esdi s
semi nated and f ragment ed ins ever alpl acesbutbel onging t os imil
arc ont exts.
Diff
er enti nteracti
ve and noti nteracti
ve installationsar e avail
ablei n Teramo Ar chaeol ogi cal
Mus eum andi nt hes i
teofS ant’Anna.AnI -PODgui deoft hec i
tyisals oavailable.Developedby:
CNRI TABC,f orTeramoc it
ymus eum,ARCUSSpA.
I
nterac tve:yes
i
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:I
-POD,J
oypad,t
ouc
hsc
reen,
 vi
sual
is
ati
ondevi
ce:I
-POD,Moni
tor
,touc
hsc
reen,

 technology:3dsmax,Uni ty3D,Fl
ash
Durat on:Per
i manent
Communi cation:nar r
ati
ve
Levelofi mmer sion:high-i
mmer si
ve
Dist
ribution:onsi
te.Accessi
ble at
:Mus eo Ci
vic
o Ar
cheol
ogi
co "F.Savi
ni",Ter
amo,I
T,vi
a
Melc hior
reDel fico30,Teramo.
Scope:edut ainment ,entert
ainment
Sustainabil
ity:re-usabl
eVM t ool
s.
MOBI
LENARRATI
VE
MEDI
EVALDUBLI
N
l
ink:http://
www. medieval
dubl i
n.i
e/
I
nsti
tution:NOHO
Descri
ption:i
nter
act
ivemobil
eappl i
cat
ionorDVDboxset
,thati
ll
ust
rat
esl
if
einDubl
inbet
ween
800and1540ADt hough3Dgr aphic
sandanimat
ions
.
Content:Hist
ory
I
nteractve:y
i es
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:mous
eort
ouc
hdevi
ces
 vi
sual
is
ati
ondevi
ce:Des
ktopors
mar
tphoneandt
abl
et
 technology:-
Duration:permanent
Communi c
ation:narrati
ve
Levelofimmer son:l
i ow-immer s
ive
Dist
ributon:mobi
i leandof f -
linedistr
ibuted(DVDRom)
Scope:edutainment ,entertainment ,enhanceofvi
sit
orex
per
ienc
e
Sustai
nabili
ty:ass
etnon- reusable
TERAMO l
ite
l
ink:http://
www. vhlab. it
abc .
c nr.it/
Img/ Projects/
Teramo/Prologo-des ktop.m4v
I
nstit
ution:Mus eoFranc esc
oSav iniTeramo,CNR- I
TABC,SoftLogic
Descri
ption:interacti
ve mobi le appl ic
ation thatr e-
context
ualizethe archaeologicallandscape
thr
oughur bannet wor ksandr out esvirt
ualr eali
tytobeenj oyedindoor s,i
nt heAr chaeological
Museum,wi thsomeoft hemos timpor tants i
tesandwal ki
ngt hestreetsoft hec i
ty.Mor eover
theapplicati
onal l
ow t heus ertovi s
itthe3Dr econst
ruct
ionoft hemedi evalBasil
ic
aandi nteract
withseveralcharactersthatnar rat ethehi st
oryofTer amo.
Content:Histor
yandAr c
haeol ogy
I
nteractve:y
i es
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:i
Padori
Phone
 vi
sual
is
ati
ondevi
ce:i
Padori
Phone
 t
ec ogy:Uni
hnol ty3D

Duration:permanent
Communi c
ation:narrativ
e
ive
Dist
ributon:Mobi
i l
e( ht
tp:/
/www. i
phoneital
ia.
com/
teramo-l
it
e-l
a-ci
tta-
ves
tit
a-di
-vi
rtual
e-
111100.html)
nment ,enhanc
eofvis
itorexper
ience
Sustai
nabili
ty:reusableasset.
THEWESTWOOD EXPERI ENCE

l
ink:ht tp:/
/www. ronal
dazuma.com/westwood.html
I
ns ti
tution:Noki aResearchCenterHoll
ywood
Des cri
ption:TheWes twood Experi
encewasal ocat
ion-based experience( r
esearc
h experi
ment)
created and oper at
ed by Noki a Res
earch Center Holl
ywood f or severalperformances on
Dec ember2009 and J anuary2010.The Wes twood Experience experiment ed wi
th making an
exper i
enc eonamobi l
edevicemor ecompellingbyt yi
ngas t
oryt ouniqueandr ealloc
ations
.
Thedev elopersenableds uchconnecti
onsbet weenanar r
ativeandt her ealworld ar
ound the
par t
ici
pant sthr
oughvar iousMixedRealit
yeffect
sandot hert echni
ques .
Cont ent:-
I
nt eractve:y
i es
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:mobi
ledevi
ces
 vi
sual
is
ati
ondevi
ce:mobi
ledevi
ces
 t
echnology:mi xedr
eali
ty
Duration:tempor ary
Communi caton:nar
i rati
ve
Levelofimmer s
ion:non-immersi
ve
Dist
ributon:Mobi
i l
e
Scope:research,entert
ainment
Sustai
nabiliy:non-
t reusable
MOBI
LEDESCRI
PTI
VE
I
TACITUS
l
ink:
htt
p:/
/www.
igd.
fraunhof
er.
de/
en/
Ins
tit
ut/
Abt
eil
ungen/
Vir
tuel
le-
und-
Erwei
ter
te-
Real
it
%C3%A4t
/Pr
ojekt
e/i
TACI
TUS
I
nstituton:Fr
i aunhof erI nst
ituteforc omput ergraphicr esearc
hI GD
http:/
/www. itac i
tus.org/news
Desc r
ipton:i
i TACI TUSi sas ixthf r
amewor kpr ogrammepr ojectand aimst o provideamobi l
e
cul
t uralheritage i nformat i
on s ystem f or the individual.By c ombining it
iner ar
y planni
ng,
navigationandr ichcont enton- si
tei nfor
mat ion,baseduponadi s
pers
edr eposit
or yofhi s
tor
ical
and c ult
uralr es ourcesi tenabl esa c ompletei nformat i
on s ys
tem and medi a exper i
encefor
his
tor i
calinter estedt ravel
lers.IGD'spar tist hedev elopmentofa“Mobi l
eAugment edReality
(AR)Gui de Framewor k” forCul t
ur alHeritage (CH)s i
tes.The f r
amewor k deliversadvanced

markerl
esstracki
ngonmobi lecomput er
saswel
lasnew int
erac
tionpar
adi
gmsinARfeat
uring
touchandmot ioncapabili
ti
es.
ThePalaceofVenar ianearTur in,It
aly
,andWinchest
erCastleintheUnit
edKi
ngdom have
alr
eadybenef i
tedfrom thetechnology
Content:Cul
turalheri
tage
I
nteract
ive:y
es
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:Mobi
ledevi
ces
 vi
sual
is
ati
ondevi
ce:Mobi
ledevi
ces
 technology:Fr aunhof ercreatedtechnologi
esforMixed-
Reali
tysystems(inst
anReali
ty
framewor k)and dev elop advanced Comput er Vi
si
on trac
king technologies
.The
prototyping ar chi
tectureins t
antVi
sion i
sat oolforAugment ed Reali
tyand visi
on-
based resear ch.Itisaf l
exibleand scal
abl
et oolthatrunson des kt
op and mobi l
e
syst
emsal i
ke.
Duration:permanent
Communi c
ation:descr i
ptive
Levelofimmer sion:low- immer s
ive
Dist
ributon:mobi
i le
Scope:enhanc eofvisitorexper i
ence
Sustai
nabili
ty:reusablet ool
ARCHEOGUI DE
l
ink:
htt
p:/
/www.
igd.
fraunhof
er.
de/
en/
Ins
tit
ut/
Abt
eil
ungen/
Vir
tuel
le-
und-
Erwei
ter
te-
Real
it
%C3%A4t
/Pr
ojekt
e/i
TACI
TUS
I
nstit
ution:I NTRACOM
Descri
ption:The ARCHEOGUI DE projectintends to provi
de new approac hes f
or ac ces
sing
i
nformat ion at c ult
ur al heri
tage sit
es in ac ompelli
ng, user-
fri
endl
y way t hrough t he
developmentofas ystem basedonadvanc edI Tincl
udingaugment edreali
ty,3D-vis
ualizat
ion,
mobilec omput ing,andmul ti
-modalinterac
tiontechniques
.Thes ys
tem wil
lbet ri
edouti none
majorEur opean cul
turalher i
tagesit
e.I nthissit
epar ti
cul
aremphas iswil
lbegi ven to vir
tual
rec
ons t
ruc ti
onoft heremai ns.
Content:Cul tur
alherit
age
I
nteractve:y
i es
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:Mobi
ledevi
ces
 vi
sual
is
ati
ondevi
ce:Mobi
ledevi
ces
 technology:TheARCHEOGUI DEsyst
em consis
tsofasit
einf
ormati
onserv
erandas
et
ofmobi leunitsthatarecar
riedbyvisi
tors
.Themobileunit
scompri
seaHead
Mount edDi s
play(HMD) ,acamera,microphone,ear
phoneandalight
weight
portabl
ec omput erwithasimpleinputdevic
e.
Duration:-
Communi c
ation:descr
ipti
ve
Levelofimmer son:hi
i gh-immer si
ve
Dist
ributon:mobi
i l
e
Scope:enhanc eofvisi
torexperience
Sustai
nabili
ty:not-
reusable
DARSEI N -AUGMENTED REALI TYTIMETRAVELFORI PHONE
l
ink:ht
tp:/
/www.
igd.
fraunhof
er.
de/
en/I
nst
itut
/Abt
eil
ungen/
Vir
tuel
le-
und-
Erwei
ter
te-
Real
it
%C3%A4t
/Pr
ojekt
e/dARs
ein-
Augment
ed-
Real
it
y-Ti
me-
Trave
I
nstit
ution:Fr aunhof erI ns
tit
uteforcomputergr
aphicresear
chIGD
http:
//
www. i
tacit
us .
org/ news
Descri
ption:Augment edr eal
ityappli
cati
onfori
Phonet hatil
lus
trat
esarchit
ecuralhi
stor
yatthe
Olbri
ch Hous e -the f ormerr es
idence off
amousar c
hitectJosefMaria Olbr
ich.The Aus
tri
an
archi
tectwasani mpor t
antr epr
esentat
iveofArtNouveauandf ounderofDar mstadt’
sar
tis
ts’
col
ony.
Content:Architecture
I
nteractve:y
i es
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:i
Phone
 vi
sual
is
ati
ondevi
ce:i
Phone
 technology:The t rac king technologywasdevel oped byr esearcher
sofFr aunhofer
IGD dur i
ngt hisprojec t
.I twil
lidentif
ypos i
ti
onandvi ew ofphot ostakenons it
eand
selectthemat chinghi s
t ori
cmat eri
alinrealti
me.“Theappl ic
at i
ondARs einproces
ses
nat uralimage f eatur es and t hus rec
ognizes t
hree-di
mens ionalobj ec
ts,such as
bui l
dings.
Duration:permanent
Communi c
ation:des c
ripti
ve
Levelofimmer son:l
i ow-immer sive
Dist
ributon:mobi
i l
e
Scope:enhanc eofvi s
itorexperienc e
Sustai
nabili
ty:reusabletools

7.
2ANNEX2:CHARTAND I
MAGES(
sur
vey2011)
Char
t1:Cont
ent
s
Char
t2:I
nter
act
ion
Char
t3:Dur
ati
on
Char
t4:Communi
cat
ion
Char
t5:LevelofI
mmer
sion
Char
t6:Di
str
ibut
ion
Char
t7:Scope
Char
t8:Sust
ainabi
li
ty
Fi
g.1:i
Taci
tussyst
em
Fi
g.2:Woodest
Exper
iencesyst
em
Fi
g.3:Snaps
hotf
orm ARappl
icat
ionf
orSmar
tphone
Fi
g.4:Museum ofAnci
entVi
aFl
ami
nia
Fi
g.5:Meet
ingatt
heanci
entAgor
a
Fi
g.6:I
nter
act
iveTi
mel
ine
Fi
g.7:Ref
ormat
ion“Hot
spot
”.
7.
3ANNEX3:LI
STOFSURVEYED EXAMPLES(
UPDATED VERSI
ON 2012)
Descr
ipt
ive Nar
rat
ive
1. A Net wor k Bet ween Ar chaeologicalSites Of Magna 1. Rome320Ad
On- Graec iaForDat aManagementAndI nterchange 2. Giza3d.AUni queJourneyToTheGi
zaPl
ateau
l
ine 2. Li
via’ sVi ll
aMobi leAndOnl i
neAppl i
cati
on 3. Pari
s3d
3. Vill
aOfOpl ont i
s 4. Virt
ualVit
or i
aGastei
z
4. VitualMus eum OfBos niakI nstit
ute 5. Virt
ualMus eum OfJapanes
eArts
5. Mus eoGal ileo 6. AquaePatavinaeVr
6. Mus eo3d 7. I
ns i
deJoyceanDublin
7. Saint-Tr ophi me3dCont ent
8. Histor i
c alCent erOfAs col iPiceno
9. LocusI magi nis
10. Maya3d
11. Mus eoVi rtualDeAl calaDeHenar es
12. Muzzeum.Augment ed Real i
tyAnd QrCodesEnabl ed
Mobi le
13. PetitTr ianon,Ver sai
lles
14. T.Arc .
H. N. A
15. The Sear ch ForI mmor tality.Tomb Tr easure Of Han
China
16. VirtualDauni a
17. VirtualMus eum OfAnc ientAr ti
fact
s
18. Valent inoVi rtualMus eum
19. VirtualMus eum OfTheCi tyOfSanFr anci
sco
20. VirtualMus eum OfPr ehi storicArt
21. VirtualMus eum OfPac i
fic
22. VirtualMus eum OfI ns criptions
23. Omnes viae:RomanRout pl anner
24. Archeovi sion
25. GlobalEgypt ianMus eum
26. Ether nalEgy pt
27. Behi ndLi via’sVi l
la
1. Times copeOfEnameAr chaeol
ogic
alSi
te 1. CasalDe’PazziVi deo
On-
2. The Coi n Coll
ecti
on OfThe Nat i
onalMus eum OfSt
. 2. Etruscanni ng
si
te Mat thew 3. GizaRec ons truction
3. AVi rtualMus eum ForTheAr senal
eInVenice 4. Mar cusCael ius–TheVal ueOfMemor y
4. Re-Di scoveri
ngVr ouw Maria 5. Candi dac y OfThe Por t
icoesOfBol ogna AsA Unes co
5. TheMus eum OfPur eForms Wor ldHer itageSi te
6. Satricum Ar 6. Pleist
ostat ion
7. RomanFor um Ar 7. VirtualPl anet arium
8. AREt ruschi 8. Virtual Rec onst ructi
on Of The Anc ient Orac
le Of
9. Si
c huanVi r
tualDig Trophoni os( Boeot i
a)
10. FairFr ankfurt 9. VirtualRec ons tr
uc tionOfTheAnc i
entThebes
11. Plassac-LaVi ll
eDuI ISi
ecl
e 10. EgyptCr ownsI nt eracti
veKi osk@ Wor dEx po
12. VirtualRec onstr
uctionOfSantimamiñeŚCave 11. LaVal leDegl iImper atori.LaVillaDiTr ai
anoAdAr c
inazzo
Romano
13. Mappi ngChang’ an
12. 150Year sOfI t
alianSc ienceHi st
or y
14. Mappi ngModer ni
sm
13. Terracina:TheSanc tuaryOfJ upiterAnxur
14. TheVi r
tualMus eum OfWes t
ernHanDynas ty
15. DiscoveringS abinae
16. InTheMi rrorOfTheWonderOfL ucaGiordano
17. LastS upperLs i
18. RomanovaGamePl ay
19. TheEgy pt i
anOr ac l
ePer formanc e
20. Stam,Mus eum OfGent
21. VirtualMus eum OfSanCapr asio
22. VirtualMi ths
23. Vendi cari'sTower3D
1. Augment edUppåkr
a 1. Appli
cati
onF orTheRomanCi vi
li
zat
ionMus eum
Mo
2. Mat eraTaleOfTheCit
yApp 2. Vi
rtualMuseum OfCy pr
us
bi
le 3. Ches s 3. Br
av o-Brai
nVi r
tualOperat
orForE-Lear
ning
4. Barbaric
um:Augument edReal
it
yAndSt
oryTel
li
ng 4. i
Aventino
5. Espace3dChar t
reus
e
5. iTestaccio
6. RomeMvr
7. ARGl adiat
orSchoolCar
nut
um
8. Pugl
iareali
tyApp
9. Lombar dsonI-
Pad
10. Anci
entEgy pti
n3DApp
Map:https://maps.google.it/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&oe=UTF8&msa=0&msid=215336152159990843872.0004d41ad5201758ecd6f
ON-
LINEDESCRI
PTI
VEVM
A NETWORK BETWEEN ARCHAEOLOGI CAL SITES OF MAGNA GRAECI

A FOR DATA
MANAGEMENTAND I NTERCHANGE
I
nsti
tution:DavideMaurizi
oChini
Content:archaeology
Desc
r i
ption:Full
ywebs i
teint
erac
tionforus
ers,l
imi
tedforgues
ts.
I
nteractve:Yes
i
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:mous
eandkeyboar
d
 vi
sual
is
ati
ondevi
ce:Moni
tor
 technology:MAMPandMySQL( RDBMS),Wordpr
ess(CMS)
Duration:Per manent
Communi cation:Descri
ptive
Levelofi mmer son:noti
i mmer si
ve
Dist
ribution:on- l
ine(di
stri
buted)
Scope:r esearch,promot i
on
Sustai
nabi l
ity:easytomai ntai
n,ever
ysof
twareusedisf
reeoropensourc
e;r
eus
abl
eas
set
s
LI
VIA’ SVI LLA MOBILEAND ONLI NEAPPLICATI ON (On-
goi
ng)
I
nsti
tution:FraunhoferI
nst
itute/
CNR-I
TABC
Content:archaeol
ogy
Desc
r i
ption:int
eract
ivemobileandon-l
inevi
rtualmuseum
I
nteractve:Yes
i
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:i
Pad,t
ouc
hsc
reen,mous
e
 vi
sual
is
ati
ondevi
ce:i
Pad,t
ouc
hsc
reen,des
ktop
 technology:X3Dom
Dur aton:Per
i manent
Communi cation:Descripti
v e
Levelofi mmer s
ion:noti mmer s
ive
Distri
bution:onli
ne
Scope:edut ai nment,enhanc ementofvisi
tor
sexperi
ence
Sustainabil
iy:eas
t ytomai ntain;al
lass
etsandcont
entsarer
eus
abl
e;3Dmodel
sar
eavai
labl
ein
severalformat s(.obj
,.blendand. max)
VILLA OFOPLONTI S
I
nstit
ution:KING’SCOLL EGE
Content:Archaeology
Descri
ption:A real-
ti
mes ingleus
ervis
ual
isat
ionofthec
urr
ents
tateoftheVil
lawithselec
ted
rest
oration workon s i
gnifi
cantf
res
coesand rooms
.Obj
ect
sand ar
tef
act
sli
nked t
o an onli
ne
databaseandr esearc
hc orpus.
I
nteractve:Yes
i
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:keyboar
dandmous
se
 vi
sual
is
ati
ondevi
ce:Moni
tor(
anyvi
deoout
putdevi
ce)
 technology:Unit
y3D
Duration:permanent( bor
ndi gi
talpublicat
ion)
Communi c
ation:descri
pti
ve
Levelofimmer son:l
i ow i
mmer si
ve( window ontheworld)
Dist
ributon:on-
i l
ine
Scope:Scholarl
yresearchbutpotentialtoexpandremit
Sustai
nabili
ty:Grantdependent;assetandc odesegmentreus
eishi
ghs
pec
ifi
cimagec
ont
ent
rest
rict
edbySANP
VI
TUALMUSEUM OFBOSNI
AKI
NSTI
TUTE
Link:ht tp:/
/h.etf
.unsa.
ba/bos nj
acki-i
nst i
tut
/
Insti
tution:FacultyofEl
ettr
icalEngeneeringofSar
ajevo
Cont ent:mus eum col
lec
tion(Art,Li
brary,Maps)
Des c
r i
ption:inter
acti
veMultimedia
Interactve:Yes
i
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:mous
e
 vi
sual
is
ati
ondevi
ce:des
ktopBas
ed
 technology:Flash
Duration:permanent
Communi c
ation:descri
ptive
Levelofimmer son:noti
i mmer si
ve
Dist
ributon:on-
i l
ine
nment ,
Sustai
nabili
ty:easytomai ntai
n:digi
talexhi
bit
sar
einVRMLandc
anber
eus
ed
MUSEO GALI LEO
Link:
Catalogue:ht t
p://
catal
ogo. museogalil
eo.it/
Exhibiton:ht
i t
p://
www. museogalil
eo.i
t/esplor
a/mostr
e.ht
ml
Virtualmuseum:ht tp:/
/www. mus eogali
leo.i
t/i
sti
tut
o/
Insti
tution:Mus eoGalil
eoInsti
tute
Cont ent:ar t
Des c
r i
ption:interac
tiveon-li
nemus eum andvirt
ualexhibi
ts
Interactive:Yes
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:mous
e
 visuali
sati
ondevice:brows
er(
moni
tor
)
 t echnology:
Duration:Permanent
Communi c
ation:descri
ptive
Levelofimmer s
ion:not-i
mmer si
ve
Dist
ributon:on-
i li
ne
Scope:edutainment ;notreusabl
e
MUSEO 3D
nk:www.
Li mus
eo3d.
com ;ht
tp:
//
www.
mus
eo3d.
fai
co.
org/
Col
ecc
ion/
IndexDet
ail
s
I
nst
itut
ion:FAI
CO
Cont :ar
ent chaeol
ogy
Descri
pton:vi
i rtualmuseum anddi
gital3D ar
chi
veofarchaeol
ogicalc
oll
ecti
ons.The3D model
s
ar
eaar ec onnectedtodesc
ripti
vec
ardswithitem det
ail
s,t
echni
caldetai
ls
,hist
ori
caldet
ail
sand
di
scoverydetail
s.
I
nteractve:Yes
i
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:mous
eandkeyboar
ds
 vi
sual
is
ati
ondevi
ce:br
ows
er(
moni
tor
)
 t
ec ogy:Si
hnol lver
li
ght
Dur
aton:Per
i manent
Communi
cat
ion:des
cri
pti
ve
Lev
elofi
mmer
sion:not
-i
mmer
sive
Di
str
ibut
ion:on-
li
ne
ope:Di
Sc s
seminati
on.Enter
tai
nmentand als
oresearchthanksto an s
peci
alus
erpr
ofi
le onl
y
avai
labl
eforresear
cher
s,whereisavai
labl
eal
sot
oor dera3Dprint
edc opy.
Sus
tai
nabi
li
ty:Ful
lmai
ntenanc
eandupdat
ed;notr
eus
abl
e
SAI
NT-
TROPHI
ME3D CONTENT
Link: http:/
/ar
c hive.
cyar
k.or
g/pr
ojec
t-wor
ld (
exampl
e: ht
tp:
//
arc
hive.
cyar
k.or
g/s
aint
-
trophime-gal
lery-3d)
Inst
itut
ion:CYARC
Content:cul
tur
alherit
age
Desc
r i
pton:i
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git
alar
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I
nteractve:Yes
i
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:3Dvi
ewer(
poi
nt-
cloudandmes
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s
 vis
uali
sati
ondevi
ce:br
ows er(Fir
efoxMozi
ll
a,Cr
omeandSaf
ari
)
 technol
ogy:WebGL;Three.j
slibr
ary
Durat on:per
i manent
Communi cation:descr
iptiv
e
Levelofi mmer son:not
i -
immer s
ive
Distr
ibution:on- l
ine
Scope: r esearch,doc umentati
on,ar c
hivi
ng and di git
alpr es
ervati
on ofthe worl
d’scul
tur
al
heritage
Sustainabil
ity:CyArcisa501c3nonpr ofi
tor gani
zat
ion.Thepr oj
ectisfi
nancedbysponsor
shi
psor
helped,ini tsmi s
sionofdi gi
tal
lypreservi
ngc ul
turalher
itage,byagl obalnet
workofpar t
ners
;
Ther eusabili
tyoft heassethastobedi s
cussedwiththeowner
HI
STORI
CALCENTEROFASCOLIPI
CENO
Link:ht tp://
www. isprs.
org/proceedi ngs/XXXVIII
/5-W16/pdf /i
ppolit
i_etal.
pdf
Instit
ution:Depar tment of Hi s
tory,Des ign and Restor
ation of Arc hi
tectures,La Sapi
enza,
Uni versi
tyofRome–Sc hoolofAr chitectur
eandDes ignEdoardoVi tt
oria,Universit
yofCamerino,
As c
ol i
,Italy–UMR3495CNRS/ MMCMAP- GamsauMar sei
ll
e,France
Cont ent:Ar c
hitecture
Des cri
ption:geogr aphicinf
ormat i
ons ys
tem or
ientedatthear chi
tect
ureoft hec losedar
eaof
cloist
ersandc ourtyardsofAscoliPiceno/Nexts tepisonli
neimpl ement at
iont hrough3D
Brows er( on-going)
Interactve:Yes
i
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:-
 vi
sual
is
ati
ondevi
ce:Des
ktop
 t
echnology:Digit
alDrawi
ng,NVI
Z,Gr
ass
,ImageModel
er,Qgi
s
Duration:-
Communi caton:Des
i cri
pti
v e
Levelofimmer s
ion:notimmer s
ive
Dist
ributon:on-
i li
ne
Scope:research,edutai
nment
Sustai
nabiliy:-
t
LOCUSI
MAGI
NIS
Li
nk:
ht
tp:
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vinc
i.
gams au.
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docs
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cat
ion:htt
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nci.
gamsau.arc
hi.
fr/
htdocs_l
ocus2/i
ndex2.
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Ins
tit
ution:UMR-MapMar sei
ll
e
Content:archi
tec
ture,ar
t,his
tory
Descri
ption:appl
icat
ionrealti
meVR(
int
erac
tive3d)per
manenti
nsi
det
heChapel–mobi
le
vir
tualmus eum
Int
eractve:Yes
i
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:mous
eandkeyboar
d
 vi
sual
is
ati
ondevi
ce:moni
tor
 technology:Vir
Tool
s–3dVi
a
Duration:permanent
Communi c
ation:descr
ipti
ve
Levelofimmer son:not
i -
immers
ive
Dist
ributon:on-
i li
ne
Scope:edutainment
Sustai
nabili
ty:-
MAYA 3D
Link:http:
//mayaarc
h3d.unm. edu/
mayaar
ch3dtool
.php
Inst
itut
ion:FBK(BRUNO KESSL
ERFOUNDATION)TRENTO
Content:Ar chaeology
Descri
ption:interacti
veonli
ne,sear
chabl
er eposi
tor
y-c
all
edQueryAr
ch3D-thatcanbr
ing
togetherGI Smaps ,3Dobjects
,andvir
tualenvir
onmentsfort
eac
hingandresear
chonancient
archi
tectureandl andscapes
I
nteractive:Yes
 i nteracti
ondevice:
 visuali
sati
ondevi ce:
 t echnology:
Duration:per manent
Communi cation:des cr
iptiv
e
Levelofimmer s
ion:not-i mmer s
ive
Dist
ributon:on-
i li
ne
Scope:resear ch-educ ational
Sustai
nability:notr eusable
MUSEO VI RTUALDEALCALA DEHENARES

Link:ht tp:
//
www. al
calavi
rtual
.es
/
Insti
tution:AyuntamientodeAl cal
ádeHenar es
Cont ent:archaeol
ogy
Des c
r i
ption:int
erac
tivevir
tualmuseum (
video,text
,images
)
Interactve:Yes
i
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:mous
e
 visuali
sat
iondevi
ce:moni
tor
 t echnology:-
Duration:permanent
Communi c
ation:descri
pti
ve
Levelofimmer s
ion:notimmersi
ve
Dist
ributon:on-
i li
ne
Scope:edutainment
Sustai
nabili
ty:-
MUZZEUM.AUGMENTED REALI
TYAND QRCODESENABLED MOBI
LE
Link:ht tp:/
/www. muzzeum.com/
Insti
tution:Nat i
onalMuseum ofS
erbi
a
Cont ent:Art
Des c
r i
ption:int
erac
tiveVM
Interactve:Yes
i
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:s
mar
tphoneandt
abl
ets
 vi
sual
is
ati
ondevi
ce:s
mar
tphoneandt
abl
ets
 technology:QRc ode/Augmentedr
eal
it
yappl
ic
ati
on
Duration:permanent
Communi c
ation:descri
ptive
Levelofimmer s
ion:not-i
mmer si
ve
Dist
ributon:on-
i li
ne
torexper
ienc
e
Sustai
nabili
ty:-
PETI
TTRI
ANON,VERSAI
LLES
Link:http:
//
www. map.archi
.fr
/3D-
monument
s/s
ite_t
rianon/
Inst
itut
ion:UMR-MapMar s
eil
le
Content:arc
hit
ect
ure,ar
t,his
tory
Desc
r i
pton:i
i nt
erac
tivevi
rtualmus
eum
I
nteractve:Yes
i
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:mous
e
 vi
sual
is
ati
ondevi
ce:moni
tor
 technology:Vir
Tool
s–3dVi
a
Duration:permanent
Communi c
ation:descr
ipti
ve
i -
immers
ive
Dist
ributon:on-
i li
ne
Scope:edutainment
Sustai
nabili
ty:-
T.
ARC.
H.N.
A
Link:ht tp://
tarchna. t
archna. i
t/
totemonli
ne/
Insti
tution:Uni versi
tàdegliStudidiMil
ano
Des c
r i
ption:interacti
veonline2Ddi gi
talmuseum (
panor
ami
cphot
ost
ool
s)
Interactive:Yes
 i nteracti
ondevi ce:mouse
 visuali
sat
iondevice:monit
or
 t echnology:-
Duration:per manent
Communi cation:descript
ive
Levelofimmer s
ion:not-immer s
ive
Dist
ributon:on-
i li
ne
Scope:resear ch-educ ati
onal
Sustai
nability:-
THESEARCHFORI MMORTALI TY.TOMBTREASUREOFHAN CHI NA

Link:ht t
p://
www. tombt r
easures
of hanchina.
org/
the-exhi
bit
ion/vir
tual
-exhibi
ti
on/
Insti
tution:TheFi tzwilli
am Mus eum,Cambr idge
Des c
r i
ption:inter
activevirt
ualmus eum exhi
biti
onon“TheS earchforImmor tal
it
y”.Itfoc
useson
thes pectaculartr
easur esdi
scoveredi ntheHanr oyaltombsatt heimperialf
ami l
y’shometown
ofXuzhou( Jiangsupr ovinc
e).
Interactve:Yes
i
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:mous
e
 vi
sual
is
ati
ondevi
ce:moni
tor
 technology:-
Duration:tempor ary
Communi c
at ion:descr
ipti
ve
i -
immer
sive
Dist
ributon:on-
i li
ne
Scope:edut ainment
Sustai
nabili
t y:notreusable
VIRTUALDAUNI A
Link:www. it
ali
avirt
ual t
our.i
t
Inst
ituton:COMUNI
i CANDO LEADER
Content:archit
ecture,art,hi
stor
y
Descript
ion:inter
active360°photogr
aphi
cpanor
amat
our
s
I
nter
act
ive:Yes
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:mous
eandkeyboar
d
 vi
sual
is
ati
ondevi
ce:moni
tor
 technology:QTVR
Duration:permanent
Communi c
ation:descri
ptive
i -i
mmer s
ive
Dist
ributon:on-
i li
ne
Scope:edutainment ,educati
onal
Sustai
nabili
ty:-
VI
RTUALMUSEUM OFANCI
ENTARTI
FACTS
nk:ht
Li tp:
//
www.
uaei
nter
act
.com/
VIRTUAL_MUSEUM/
mus
eum_i
ndex.
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I
nsti
tution:UAE( unit
edArabEmirates
)Inter
act
Content:archaeology
Desc
r i
ption:Int
eracti
veonl
inevi
rtualmuseum ofUAEar
chaeol
ogi
calher
itage.TheVM c
ont
ains
i
nteracti
ve3Dmodel sofar
tif
act
s,imagesandtext
I
nteractve:Yes
i
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:mous
eandkeyboar
d
 vi
sual
is
ati
ondevi
ce:moni
tor
 technology:-
Duration:Permanent
Communi c
ation:Descri
ptiv
e
Levelofimmer sion:notimmers
ive
Dist
ributon:on-
i li
ne
Scope:entertai
nment ,promot
ion,
Sustai
nabili
ty:-
VALENTI
NO VI
RTUALMUSEUM
Link:ht tp:/
/www. valenti
no-garavani-
archives.
org/
Insti
tution:As soci
ationValenti
noGar av
aniAr c
hives2
Cont ent:Fashiondes ign
Des c
r i
ption:inter
ac t
ivevir
tualmuseum inareal-t
ime3Denv
ironment
Interactve:Yes
i
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:mous
eort
rac
kpad
 vi
sual
is
ati
ondevi
ce:moni
tor
 technology:QRc ode/Augment
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it
yappl
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ati
on
Duration:permanent
Communi c
ation:descr
ipti
ve
i -
immer s
ive
Dist
ributon:on-
i li
ne
Scope:promot i
on
Sustai
nabili
ty:notreusable
VI
RTUALMUSEUM OFTHECI
TYOFSAN FRANCI
SCO
Link:www. s
fmus eum.org
Inst
itution:Mus eum oftheci
tyofSanFranci
sco
Content :Hist
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Description:TheVM ofS anFranc
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samul ti
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ext
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sounds .Thes i
tefeatur
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ory
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nter
act
ive:Yes
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:Mous
eandkeyboar
d
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sual
is
ati
ondevi
ce:moni
tor
 t
echnology:-
Duration:Permanent
Communi caton:des
i cri
pti
ve
Levelofimmer s
ion:non-i
mmer s
ive
Dist
ributon:on-
i li
ne
Scope:researchandeduc ati
onal
Sustai
nabiliy:-
t
VI
RTUALMUSEUM OFPREHI
STORI
CART
Link:v m. kemsu.ru
Insti
tution:Kemer ovoSt
ateUnivers
ity,Chai
rofArchaeology(KemSu)
,SEPAR(Si
berian
As s
oc i
ationofAr tandResear
ch),I
FRAO (Int
ernati
onalFederat
ionofRockArtOrganizat
ion)
Cont ent:Hi s
tor
y
Des c
r i
ption:Vir
tualmuseum onli
neofpr ehi
stor
icart
,from Anthr
opogenytoScynti
ansage
Interactve:Yes
i
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:Mous
eandkeyboar
d
 vi
sual
is
ati
ondevi
ce:moni
tor
 t
echnology:-
Duration:Permanent
Communi caton:des
i cri
pti
ve
Levelofimmer s
ion:non-i
mmer s
ive
Dist
ributon:on-
i li
ne
Scope:researchandeduc ati
onal
Sustai
nabiliy:s
t upportedbythe“OpenSoc
iet
yIns
tit
uti
on”.Thevi
rtualexpos
iti
onc
anbe
expandedunl i
mitedl
y
VI
RTUALMUSEUM OFPACI
FIC
Link:ht tp://
www. yout ube. com/ wat
c h?v=yx6dT7G8vTM
Insti
tution:t heVM oft hePac i
fi
cispartofanARCLi nkagepr oj
ectbetweenAus tral
ianMus eum
andt heUni ver si
tyofWol longong
Cont ent:Aus t ral
ianculturalher i
tageobjec t
scol l
ecti
on
Des c
r i
ption:i nteract
iveweb- basedaccesstoolt hatenabl est
heAustral
ianMus eum tounl ocki t
s
wor l
d- r
enownedPac i
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wi t
hr elations .Theus erinterfacecomesf rom year sofstudyindesi
gnandvi sualcommuni cation.
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i
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nter
act
iondevi
ce:Mous
eandkeyboar
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 vi
sual
is
ati
ondevi
ce:moni
tor
 t
echnology:-
Duration:Permanent
Communi caton:des
i cri
pti
v e
Levelofimmer s
ion:non-i
mmer s
ive
Dist
ributon:on-
i li
ne
Scope:researchandeduc ational
Sustai
nabiliy:eas
t ytomai ntainthankst
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tral
ianmus
eum
VI
RTUALMUSEUM OFI
NSCRI
PTI
ONS
Link:ht tp://www. prehist ory.
it/sitoi
ninglese/defaul
t.
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Institut on:Gl
i obalPr ehistoryCons ort
ium atEURO INNOVANET
Cont ent:Ar chaeol ogy,Pr ehistoricart
Des cr i
ption:TheWebs it
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eris
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Inter active:Yes
inter actiondevi ce:Mous eandkeyboar d
visual i
sat i
ondevi e:moni
c tor
technol ogy:HTML
Dur at on:Per
i manent
Communi cation:des cr
iptive
Lev elofi mmer sion:non- immer s
ive
Distribut ion:onli
ne
Scope: educ ati
onal educat
ional
Sus tainabi l
ity:-
OMNESVI
AE:ROMAN ROUTPLANNER
Link:ht tp://
omnes viae. org/ r
ec ons t
r uction/
Institution:OmnesVi ae
Cont ent:Ar chaeol ogy,hi stor y
Des cr i
ption:Omnes Vi ae.orgpr esentsar econs tructionofTabul aPeut inger i
anat hatisamedi eval
copyofar oman r oad map.The onl ine appl i
c ati
on al lowsus er stof ind ancientpat hsac ross
Eur opeandt odi scoverr oadsandpl ac esonani nterac t
iveGoogl eMap.Omnes Viae.orgupdat es
theor iginalc ontent sofTabul aPeut i
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ionali nformat i
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onaboutt hepat hs uchasdi stances,anc i
entandc urrentname
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hr ed dotand s y mbolst aken from Tabul a Peutinger iana.
Omnes Viaei sal soani nstrumentt oknow i nfor mationsaboutt helos twes ternpar tofTabul a
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RomanMapsanddoc ument ss uchasI tinerarium Ant oni ni:inthisc as
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grays calet ounder linet hatt heyar enotpar toft heor iginalmap.
Inter action:yes
inter actiondevi ce:Mous eandkeyboar d
visual i
sat i
ondevi ce:moni tor
technol ogy:Googl eMap
Dur at on:Per
i manent
Communi cation:des cr i
ptive
Lev elofi mmer s
ion:non- immer sive
Distribut ion:onli
ne
Scope:educ at i
onal
Sus tainabi l
ity:non- r eus able
ARCHEOVI SION
Link:http:
//
archeovi
sion.
cnrs.
fr/
Inst
itut
ion:CNRS, Aqui tania RegionalCounc
il(
Consei
lRégionald’
Aquitai
ne)and Michelde
Mont ai
gne Uni vers
ity.Archeovis
ion isspons
or by Tr
ès Gr
and Equipement ADONIS,CNRS.
DevelopedbyI NRIAandAUSONI US- CNRS.
Cont ent:ar chaeol ogy
Des cri
ption:Ar c heovi s
ion i san on l ine ar c
haeol ogi calr esourcesmanagementenvi ronment.
3DPDFal lowst oi ntegr at e3ddat aset sint oar chaeol ogi calr esearchpr ocedure.Itmanages :
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 ac ant erdedi cat et oVi rtualreal i
t yappl iedt oAr chaeol ogy( Odéon) ;
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alar c
hi vesanddevi ces(di git alc amer a,scanner,server…).
3DPDFPl at form al l
owst oexpl oreut ilizationc apabi li
t yof3dmodel s:
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 t echnol ogicalr es our cesandc ompet enc es.
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i es
1. int er actiondevi ce:Mous eandkeyboar d
2. vis
uali
sati
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ce:moni
tor
3. tec ogy:-
hnol
Duration:Permanent
Communi caton:des
i cr
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ve
Levelofimmer s
ion:non- i
mmer
sive
Dist
ributon:on-
i li
ne
Scope:research
Sustai
nabiliy:r
t e-usable
GLOBALEGYPTI
AN MUSEUM
Link:ht tp://www. global egypt i
anmus eum.or g
Insti
tution:CULTNAT
Cont ent:ar chaeology
Des c
r i
ption:Gl obalEgypt ianMus eum isanonl inemus eum whos eaimi st oc oll
ectover2mi l
li
on
objec t
s.Thos eobjec tsbel onging to Egypti
an culturear ekepti n about850publ iccoll
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dispersedover69c ount riesaroundt hewor ld.Thi swebs i
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ied out under t he aegi s of the Internat i
onalCommi ttee for
Egypt ology ( CI
PEG) .
The Bas icMode,c urr
entlys howc asi
ng 1340 hi ghlight s
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apower fulsearchanddat aentr
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nter
act
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ce:mous
e
 vi
sual
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ondevi
ce:Moni
tor
 t
ec ogy:-
hnol
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ptive
i immer
sive
Dist
ributon:on-
i l
ine
Scope:educational
Sustai
nabili
ty:non-reusable
ETHERNALEGYPT
Link:ht tp:/
/www. eternalegypt .
org
Insti
tution:CULTNAT
Cont ent:archaeology
Des c
r i
ption:EternalEgyptbr i
ngst ol i
ghtoverf ivethousand yearsofEgypt i
an ci
vil
izati
on.
EternalEgypti sal i
vingrec ordofal andr i
chinar tandhistor
y,peopleandpl aces
,myt hsand
reli
gions .Thes t
or i
esofEt ernalEgyptar etold us
ing t
helatesti
nterac
tivetechnol
ogies,high-
resoluti
on i mager y, animat i
ons, vi
rtual envi
ronment s
,remot ec ameras,three-
dimens i
onal
model sandmor e.
Interactve:y
i es
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:mous
e
 vi
sual
is
ati
ondevi
ce:Moni
tor
 technology:-
Duration:permanent
Communi c
ation:descri
ptive
i immer
sive
Dist
ributon:on-
i l
ine
Scope:educational
Sustai
nabili
ty:non-reusable
BEHI
ND LI
VIA’
SVI
LLA
nk:www.
Li vhl
ab.
it
abc
.cnr
.i
t/
fl
ami
nia
ht
tp:
//
www.
vhl
ab.
it
abc
.cnr
.i
t/
arc
heovi
rtual
/l
ivi
a.ht
m
Ins
tituton:CNR-
i I
TABC,F raunhoferIGD,LundUni versi
tyDept .ofInter
actionDes ign,Sopr.Beni
ArcheologicidiRoma
Content :Archaeology
Descripton:Si
i nce2012ar enovationprojectofthe“VirtualMus eum ofAnc i
entVi aFlaminia”is
on-going:"Fl aminiaRel oaded".ItisaV- MUST.NETc asestudy,aimedatdevel opinganar rat
ive
vers
ionatt hemus eum,bas edonnat urali
nter
acti
on,andades cr
ipti
vever si
ononl ine,basedon
3d interacti
on wi th model sand met adata(“Behi
nd Livia'sVill
a”).Behind Livia'
sVi l
laisa3d
onli
neappl i
cat i
on,wi t
hf ullsc
ientif
icmet adat
aac c
essandi nt
eracti
veexpl orati
onof3dmodel s
ofthear chaeol ogi
c als
iteasitistodayini t
scurr
entconditionandi nitsreconstructedversi
on( 10
AD)
Int
erac t
ive:yes
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:mous
eandkeyboar
d
 vi
sual
is
ati
ondevi
ce:Moni
tor
 technology:Blender,WebGL/Html5,X3Dom
Duration:permanent
Communi c
ation:descript
ive
Levelofimmer sion:non-immer s
ive
Dist
ributon:on-
i li
ne
Scope:edutainment ,enhanc ementofvi
si
torexperi
enc
e
Sustai
nabili
ty:reusableassetandsoft
ware
ON-
LINENARRATI
VEVM
ROME320AD
I
nsti
tution:NOHO
Content:archaeol
ogyandhis
tor
y
Desc
r i
ption:int
erac
tiveDVDandiPhone/
iPad
I
nteractve:Yes
i
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:por
tabl
etouc
hdevi
ces(
iPhone/
iPad)
 vi
sual
is
ati
ondevi
ce:des
ktopandpor
tabl
etouc
hdev
ices(
iPhone/
iPad)
 technology:XMLandFl as
h
Duration:permanent
Communi c
ation:narrat
ive
i mmersi
ve
Dist
ributon:onl
i ineandmobi le
Scope:educational
,edut ai
nment
Sustai
nabili
ty:not-
reusableas
setandsof
twar
e
GI
ZA 3D.A UNI
QUEJ
OURNEYTO THEGI
ZA PLATEAU
Link:ht tp:/
/giza3d. 3ds.c
om/ #dis
cover
Insti
tution:Das saultSyst
emes
Cont ent:Architecture
Des c
r i
ption:Internationalpr
ojectthatus
esthelas
testreal
-ti
me3Dt ec
hnologiestodi
spl
ayt he
Egypt i
anPyr ami dsandot hermonument softhe Gizaplat
eauint
eract
ivel
y,basedonevidence
from mor ethan100year sofarchaeol
ogi
calexc
avation
Interacti
ve:y es
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:mous
e
 vi
sual
is
ati
ondevi
ce:moni
tor
,3Dmoni
torandgl
ass
es
 technology:3DVia(Vir
tools
)
Duration:Permanent
Communi c
ation:narrat
ive
Levelofimmer son:
i medi um-i
mmersiv
e
Dist
ributon:on-
i li
ne
Scope:entertai
nment ,educat
ional
Sustai
nabili
ty:non-reusabl
e
PARI
S3D
Link:ht tp://par is.
3ds .
com/ #Pat ri
moi ne
Insti
tut on:Das
i saultSystemes
Cont ent:Ar chaeol ogy,Ar t,History
Des cri
ption:I mmer siveonl i
ne3D appl icat
ion on Paris
.A t i
me-travelthrough mor ethan 2000
year sofhi s t
or y:discoverPar is
’mos tfamousmonument s
,wi th 3D reconst
ruct
ionscarried out
wi t
hhi storians ,andHDc l
ipsoft hedoc ument aryseri
es«Par is
,thegr eatsaga».From theor i
gins
ofLut etiat ot he constructi
on oft he Ei f
felTowerf orthe 1889 Wor l
d Fairi
n Pari
s ,witness
differents tepsl iketheGal lo-RomanFor um,theevol utionsoftheLouvr eort helas
thour soft he
Bas ti
ll
e,andnavi gateint her i
chhi s
toryoft heF renc
hc apital
.
Interactive:y es
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:mous
e,s
mar
tphoneandt
abl
ets
 vi
sual
is
ati
ondevi
ce:moni
tor
,3Dmoni
tor+gl
ass
es,s
mar
tphoneandt
abl
ets
 t echnology:3DVi a(Vir
tools
)
Duration:permanent
Communi c
ation:Nar r
ativ
e
Levelofimmer son:medi
i um-immersi
ve
Dist
ributon:on-
i l
ineandMobi le
Scope:educational,entertai
nment
Sustai
nabili
ty:non-reusable
VIRTUALVI TORIA GASTEIZ

Link:ht tp:
//
www. medieval
vit
ori
a-gas
tei
z.c
om/
Insti
tution:TECNALIA
Cont ent:Histor
y
Des c
r i
ption:Int
erac
tiveAugmentedReali
tyAppl
ic
ati
on
Interactve:Yes
i
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:Mous
eandkeyboar
d
 vi
sual
is
ati
ondevi
ce:moni
tor
 tec ogy:UNI
hnol TY3D,Cit
yEngi
ne,Uni
typl
ayer
Duration:Permanent
Communi c
ation:Nar
r ati
ve
Levelofimmer son:l
i ow immer s
ive
Dist
ributon:on-
i li
ne
Scope:entertai
nment ,edutai
nment
Sustai
nabili
ty:-
VI
RTUALMUSEUM OFJ
APANESEARTS
Link:ht tp:/
/web- japan.
org/mus
eum/ menu.html
Insti
tution:Mi nis
tryofForei
gnAff
air
sofJapan
Cont ent:History
Des c
r i
ption:Interact
iveAugment
edReali
tyAppli
cat
ion
Interactve:Yes
i
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:Mous
eandkeyboar
d
 vi
sual
is
ati
ondevi
ce:moni
tor
 tec ogy:-
hnol
Duration:Permanent
Communi c
ation:Nar
r ati
ve
Levelofimmer son:l
i ow immer s
ive
Dist
ributon:on-
i li
ne
Scope:entertai
nment ,edutai
nment
Sustai
nabili
ty:-
AQUAEPATAVI
NAEVR
Link:http:/
/www. aquaepat avinae.
lettere.
unipd.
it
/port
ale/
?page_id=2174
http:/
/www. youtube.com/watch?v=deH-1ZTL5cA
Inst
ituton:CNR-
i ITABC,Univers
ityofPadova-dept.arc
haeol
ogy,MIBAC,Venet
oRegi
on,
Mont egrott
oCi tyCounc i
l.
Content:Arc haeology
Descript
ion:
AquaePat avinaeVR i sapr oj
ectaimed atenabl ing on lineus erst ointeractivelyexplorethe
archaeologicallandscapeofMont egrot
to( nearPadova,I taly)andt odiscoverit sarchaeologi
cal
si
tes.The3dexpl orati
oni sbasedona2s tepsexperience.(1)Firs
tofal lthevi s
itorsarer equest
ed
toac t
ivatether econstructi
oni ntr
ansparencyabov et hear chaeologicalremains( thusenhanc i
ng
theint er
pretationthrought hec ompari
sonwi t
hwhati ssti
llvisi
bleorhav ebeenexc avated)and
then( 2)toac cessdir
ectlyandwal kinsi
det hemonument sast heys houldpr obabl yhavebeeni n
thepas t.
Mor ei nfor
mat ion on thegener alproj
ectat :AquaePat avinaewebs it
e.Vi rt
ualAr c
haeol ogyis
developedbyCNRI TABC,VHLAB( htt
p:/
/www. vhlab.it
abc.cnr.i
t).
I
nterac tve:Yes
i
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:mous
e
 vi
sual
is
ati
ondevi
ce:moni
tor
,3Dmoni
torandgl
ass
es
 t
echnology:An on l ine desktop-based ver
sion iscurr
entl
y avail
able,based on
OSG4WEBpl ug-in(onlyWI N/F
IREFOXandMAX/ SAFARI
-CHROMEus ers)
,Blender
,3ds
Max,Cityengine
Dur aton:Per
i manent
Communi c aton:nar
i rative
Levelofi mmer son:l
i ow-immer si
ve
Distri
but on:on-
i li
ne
Scope:ent ertainment ,educati
onal,enhancementoft hevisit
orexperi
ence
Sustainabiliy:Re-
t usableasset.Thereisasecondv ers
ionunderdevelopmentfocusedonTouc h-
Screeni nteracti
onandNat ural-
Inter
action
I
NSI
DEJ
OYCEAN DUBLI
N(on-
goi
ng)
Link:ht tp:/
/vimeo. com/ c hannels /
insidejoyc eandubl in
Insti
tution:NOHO
Cont ent:history,art
Des cri
ption:onl i
ne,i mmer s
ivevirtualarc hivebasedont hewor ksofJ amesJ oyce..Itpresentsa
3D modeloft hec i
tyasani nterfacet hroughwhi chus erscanexpl oreJoyce’snovelsands t or
ies
byvi si
tingthepar t
soft hec i
tyinwhi cht heyarel ocated.Inaddi ti
ont oreadi ngorl i
steningt o
Joyce’st ext,us ersc an tracet he r outesofmaj orc haracter
son appr opriate maps,vi s
it3D
recons t
ructi
ons of r elevant s t
reets and l andmar ks, view movi es,phot ogr aphs
, pos t
c ar
ds,
paintingsandot hermat eri
als,li
stent oaudi orecordingsandac cessar angeofs upplement ary
doc ument arymat eri
al.
Interactve:Yes
i
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:-
 vi
sual
is
ati
ondevi
ce:-
 technology:-
Duration:permanent
Communi c
ation:narrat
ive
Levelofimmer sion:i
mmer si
vevir
tualarchi
ve
Dist
ributon:onl
i i
ne
Scope::ent ert
ainment,edutai
nment ,enhanc
ementofvi
si
torexper
ienc
e
Sustai
nabili
ty:-
ON-
SITENARRATI
VEVM
ONEDAYI N THEPLEI
STOCENEATCASALDE'PAZZI
I
nst
itut
ion:CNR-I
TABC
Content:arc
haeol
ogy
Desc
r i
pton:CGVi
i deo
I
nteractve:no
i
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:-
 vi
sual
is
ati
ondevi
ce:Pr
ojec
tor
 technology:3DsMax;Vue
Duration:Permanent
Communi c
ation:Narrat
ive-Storytell
ing
Levelofimmer s
ion:l
ow immer si
ve
Dist
ributon:on-
i si
te
Scope:edut ainment,entert
ainment ,enhancementofvi
si
torexper
ienc
e
Sustai
nabili
ty:easytomai nt
ain,assetreusabl
e
ETRUSCANNI NG
I
nsti
tution:Allar
dPi ers
onMuseum /CNR-I
TABC
Content:archaeology
Desc
r i
ption:3Dint er
acti
vevi
rtualr
eal
it
yappli
cat
ion
I
nteractve:Yes
i
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:Ki
nec
t
 vi
sual
is
ati
ondevi
ce:pr
ojec
tor-des
ktop
 technology:Unity3D,3dsMax
Duration:Permanent
Communi c
ation:Narrat
ive-Storytel
li
ng
Levelofimmer s
ion:i
mmer s
ive
Dist
ributon:on-
i si
te
Scope:edut ainment,enhancementofvi si
torexper
ienc
e
Sustai
nabili
ty:easytomaintain,part
iall
yreusabl
e
GIZA RECONSTRUCTI ON
I
nsti
tution:Virtual
ware
Content:archaeologi
cal
Desc
r i
ption:real-
ti
mei nt
erac
tivevi
rtualr
eal
it
y(i
nter
act
iveappl
ic
ati
on+vi
deo)
I
nteractve:Yes
i
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:t
ouc
h-s
creens
 vis
ual
is
ationdevi
ce:t
ouch-
scr
eens/3Ds
ter
eos
copi
cvi
deoc
apt
uredf
rom r
ealt
imef
or
lar
geformat3Dtheatre
 t
ec hnology:Uni ty3D
Duration:permanent
Communi cat
ion:nar rati
v e
Levelofimmer sion:i
mmer sive
Dist
ributon:on-
i si
te(Gi zaHi stori
calsit
e)
Scope:ent ertainment ,edut ainment ,enhanc
ementofvi
si
torexper
ienc
e;pr
ivat
eappl
ic
ati
onf
or
commer cialpur poses(notr eus abl
e)
CANDI DACYOFTHEPORTI COESOFBOLOGNA ASA UNESCO WORLD HERI TAGESITE

I
nsti
tuton:Bol
i ognaCit
yCounci
l,Uni
ver
sit
yofBol
ogna-Depar
tmentofAr
chi
tect
ureandCinec
a
Content:Ar
chi
tec
tur
e
Descri
pti on:ICTpr oj
ecti
sbasedontheorganisati
onandmanagementofasmanyus
efuldat
a
aboutthepor t
icoesasposs
ibl
ethroughportabledevi
ces
I
nteractive:Yes
 interacti
ondevi
ce:Devi
cebaseinterac
tion
 vi
sual
is
ati
ondevi
ce:Tabl
et,s
mar
tphone
 technology:3DsMax;Vue
Dur aton:Per
i manent
Communi cation:Dr amati
zation,Expos i
ti
onandnarrat
ion
Levelofi mmer son:l
i ow i
mmer si
ve
Distri
bution:on- s
ite
Scope:educ ational,edutai
nment ,entert
ainment
,enhanc
ementofvi
si
torexper
ienc
e,pr
omot
ion,
research
Sustainabil
iy:eas
t yt omaintain,assetreusabl
e
PLEI
STOSTATI ON
I
nsti
tution:CNR-ITABC
Content:archaeology
Desc
r i
ption:int
eracti
ve2DMul
ti
medi
a
I
nteractve:Yes
i
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:Touc
hsc
reen
 vi
sual
is
ati
ondevi
ce:Touc
hsc
reen
 technology:Fl as
h
Durat on:per
i manent
Communi cation:Nar r
ativ
es tyl
e
Levelofi mmer son:noti
i mmer siv
e
Dist
ribution:on- s
ite
Scope:educ ational,entert
ainmentandenhanc
ementofon-
si
tevi
si
torexper
ienc
e
Sustainabil
iy:eas
t ytomai ntain
Reus abil
iy:r
t eusabledi gi
talasset
MARCUSCAELI US–THEVALUEOFMEMORY
I
nsti
tution:CINECA,TheCivi
calArchaeol
ogi
calMus
eum ofBol
ogna
Content:archaeologyandhi
story
Desc
r i
ption:notinter
acti
veMovie
I
nteractve:no
i
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:no
 vi
sual
is
ati
ondevi
ce:no
 technology:Bl ender
Duration:permanent
Communi c
ation:Nar r
ativestyle
Levelofimmer sion:notimmer si
ve
Dist
ributon:non-
i dis
tri
but ed
Scope:edutainment ,entertainmentandenhanc
evi
si
torexper
ienc
e
Sustai
nabili
ty:reusable
VIRTUALPLANETARI UM
I
nsti
tut
ion:CULTNAT
Content:art
,arc
haeol
ogy
Desc
r i
pton:Movi
i e
I
nteractve:no
i
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:-
 vi
sual
is
ati
ondevi
ce:f
ulldome
 technology:-
Duration:-
Communi c
ation:narrat
ive
Levelofimmer s
ion:i
mmer si
ve
Dist
ributon:on-
i si
te
Scope:edut ainment,entert
ainment
,enhanc
evi
si
torexper
ienc
e
Sustai
nabili
ty:-
VIRTUALRECONSTRUCTI ON OFTHEANCI ENTORACLEOFTROPHONI

OS(
BOEOTI
A)
I
nsti
tution:Foundati
onofHel leni
cWor l
d
Content:archaeol
ogy,vi
rtualheri
tage
Descri
ption:3Dinter
acti
ve,realti
mevirtualreal
it
y
I
nteractve:Yes
i
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:
 vi
sual
is
ati
ondevi
ce:3Ds
ter
eo-
proj
ect
ors
 technology:-
Duration:Permanent
Communi c
ation:narrati
ve
Levelofimmer s
ion:immer s
ive
Dist
ributon:on-
i si
te(Lei
vadia,Greec
e)
Scope:edut ainment
Sustai
nabili
ty:reusabledigi
talas
set
VIRTUALRECONSTRUCTI ON OFTHEANCI ENTTHEBES(

On-
goi
ng)
I
nsti
tution:Foundati
onofHel leni
cWor l
d
Content:archaeol
ogy,vi
rtualheri
tage
Descri
ption:3Dinter
acti
ve,realti
mevirtualreal
it
y
I
nteractve:Yes
i
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:Gamepadforrealt
imenavi
gati
onintherealt
imev er
sion–no
i
nter
act
ivedevi
ceneces
sar
yinthepredef
ineds
cenari
overs
ion(GreekandEngli
sh)
 vis
ual
is
ationdevie:Twopr
c oj
ect
ors
,Twocomputer
sforr
ender
ing,St
ereoor5.
1
soundsyst
em .Possi
bil
it
ytobeproj
ect
edasasi
mple2Dvideol
owerlevelof
immersi
on.
 technology:Enhanc edVi s
uali
zati
onSys t
em ( FHW' svir
tualr eal
ityengine),
OpenSc eneGraph,Cal 3D
Duration:Per manenti nther ealtimev ers
ion–about20mi ni nthepr edef
inedscenari
ov ers
ion
ve.Met adat aandarchaeologicaldoc ument ationpublis
hedi nthe
compl ement arywebs i
te.
Levelofi mmer s
ion:fulli
mmer si
ve
Dist
ribution:onsi
te(Thebes,Greec e)
Scope:edut ainment
Sustai
nabi l
ity:willbeinstal
ledandoper ati
onalatthec ultural/
confer encecentr
e ,oper at
edby
themuni ci
palityofThebesandi nThol osofFHW,s ustainingitsoper ationcost
;Ther ealti
me
versi
oni sadapt abletoawi devar ietyofVRs ys
temss uchasCAVE,DOME,Power wal laswellas
thepr edefineds cenari
ov er
sion(Gr eekandEngl i
sh)
150YEARSOFI TALIAN SCIENCEHI STORY( On-going)
I
nsti
tution:CINECA,Rai,FondazionedelMont e,MI US
Content:s ci
enceandt echnol
ogyhi s
tor y
Descri
ption:int
eracti
veapplicati
onmul t
ipl
atform.Thet ec
hniqueusedi
smixed(
li
veaction,
car
toon,r epert
oire,2and3Dc omput eranimation,st
ereoscopi
c,t
helat
terus
edspec
ifi
call
yfor
thedisplayofthedi s
coveri
esandi nventions.
I
nteractve:Yes
i
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:mul
ti
plat
for
m –TVDVD
 vi
sual
is
ati
ondevi
ce:
 technology:
Duration:Permanent
Communi c
ation:Narrati
ve
Levelofimmer son:noi
i mmer s
ive
Dist
ributon:on-
i sit
e
Scope:edutainment
Sustai
nabili
ty:part
iall
yre-us
able
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Insti
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Cont ent:archaeol
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Des c
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Interactve:Yes
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 i
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act
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 vi
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 t
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Dur aton:per
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Communi caton:nar
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ipt
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Levelofimmer son:i
i mmer s
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Distri
bution:on-sit
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Scope:educ ational,edutainment ,enhancementofvi
si
torexper
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assetsforothersolutionsandappl i
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tution:NOREAL
Content:archaeologi
cal
Descri
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I
nteractve:no
i
 i
nter
act
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ce:-
 vi
sual
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ati
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 technology:3dsmax,Vue
Duration:permanent
Communi c
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Dis
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Scope:entert
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TERRACI
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Insti
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Des c
r i
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inter
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erAni
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deo(vir
tualrec
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ion)
Interactve:no
i
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:-
 visuali
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c t
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 t echnol ogy:3DsMax ,Vue
Duration:Permanent
Communi c
ation:nar rat
ive-emot ional
i -
immer s
ive
Dist
ributon:on-
i sit
e
Scope:entertainment ,edutainment ,enhancementofvi
si
torexper
ienc
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Sustai
nabili
ty:easyt omai ntain;reusabledi
git
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Cont ent :Hi s
toryandAr c
haeol ogy
Descr i
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ect,aimed t ot hedigit
aldoc ument ati
on ofar chaeologicalsites,ar
tifacts
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The pr imar y pur posei st o vi suali
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I
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 i
nteractiondevice:naturalinter
faces( AVIE)
 vi
suali
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copic i
nter
acti
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 technol ogy:iCinemaSDKf ortheAVI Esys
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Duration:Permanent
Communi c
ation:nar rati
veanddes cri
pti
ve
Levelofimmer s
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Dis
tributon:on-
i sit
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Scope:educati
onal
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Sustai
nabil
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nsti
tution:STEPs r
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Content:archaeology
Descri
ption:video-pr
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tenogr
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I
nteractve:no
i
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:-
 vi
sual
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ati
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 technology:-
Duration:Permanent
Communi c
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ptiveandnarrat
ive
Levelofimmer son:l
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mmer si
ve
Dist
ributon:on-
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Scope:entertai
nment ,promotion,educ
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,edutai
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Sustai
nabili
ty:easytomai ntai
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Insti
tution:PalazzomediciRi
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Cont ent:Art
Des c
r i
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Interactve:Yes
i
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:-
 vi
sual
is
ati
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 t
echnology:-
Duration:tempor ary
Communi c
ation:narrat
ive
Levelofimmer s
ion:immersi
ve
Dist
ributon:on-
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te
Scope:enhanc ementofv i
sit
orexper
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Sustai
nabili
ty:-
LASTSUPPERLSI
Ins
tit
ution:FranzFishnall
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enceandEl ec
troni
cEngineeri
ng,
Univers
ityofEssex,UK
Content:Art
Descri
ption:Naturalinter
act
ion–realti
mev i
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ive-
ster
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cat
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Int
eractve:Yes
i
 i
nter
act
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ce:ki
nec
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 vi
sual
is
ati
ondevi
ce:Moni
tor
/pr
ojec
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lot
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 technology:Unit
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Durat
ion:Permanent
Communi c
ation:narrat
ive-emotional
Lev
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i ullyi
mmersive
Dist
ribut
ion:on-si
te
Scope:entert
ainment,edut
ainment
,enhanc
ementofv
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torexper
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e
Sustai
nabil
iy:notr
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e
THEEGYPTI
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Insti
tution:Publ icVR
Des cri
ption:interacti
vel iveperfor
manc ewith3Denvi ronment ,bodyt rac
king/
mot i
oncapture:
The“Egypt ianOr acle”per f
ormanc ei
salivereenactmentofanaut henti
cpubli
cceremony
from anc ientEgypt ’
sL atePeriod;“GatesofHor us"isaneduc ati
onalgamebas edont he
VirtualEgypt ianTempl e.Duringplay,t
heus erhasaques tion-and-answerdial
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Interactve:Yes
i
 i
nterac
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playandr eal-
ti
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ALTERNATEProj
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 technology:Unity3D
Duration:Permanent
Communi c
ation:bothnar r
ativeanddescr
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ive
Levelofimmer son:f
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lyimmer s
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Dist
ributon:on-
i sit
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Scope:edutainment ,enter
tainment,educ
ati
onal
Sustai
nabili
ty:-
ROMANOVA GAMEPLAY
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Insti
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Cont ent:Archaeology,His
tory
Des c
r i
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Interactve:Yes
i
 i
nter
act
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 vi
sual
is
ati
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 technol ogy:Thes eriousgamei sf ull
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Durat
ion:permanent
Communi c
ation:nar rative,si
mul ationbehavior s
Levelofimmer son:br
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nwareimmersion
Dist
ributon:on-
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Scope:entert
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Sustai
nabil
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hegame(
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STAM,MUSEUM OFGENT
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Desc
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nteractve:Yes
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 i
nter
act
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 vi
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ati
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 technology:-
Duration:permanent
Communi c
ation:narrat
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Levelofimmer son:
i medi um-immer s
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Dist
ributon:on-
i sit
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Scope:edutainment-c ultur
al/t
ouris
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tion
Sustai
nabili
ty:-
VIRTUALMUSEUM OFSAN CAPRASI O( Aulla,It

aly)
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nstituton:VHNVi
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tageNetworkItali
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Content :Archaeology,Arc
hitect
ureandHi s
tory
Descripton:i
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archaeologicalsi
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nterac t
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 i
nter
act
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ce:t
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hsc
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 vi
sual
is
ati
ondevi
ce:Moni
tor
 technology:Flash,3DSMax,Aut odesk123DCat ch
Duration:Permanent
Communi c
ation:bothnar rativ
e( vi
deo)anddescri
pti
ve(int
eracti
veappli
cati
on)
i mmer si
ve
Dist
ributon:on-
i s
ite
Scope:edutainment ,enhanc ementofvisi
torexperi
ence,tr
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ngt othevis
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Sustai
nabili
ty:easytomai ntainandt oimprovecontents
;asset
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VIRTUALMYTHS
I
nsti
tuton:CULTNAT
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Cont :Ar
ent c
haeology,Myt
h
Des cription:Thepr ojectaimst oi dent if
ys omeoft her emar kablemyt hsi nt heanc i
entEgypt i
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civi
lization and di sseminatet hem t ot he publ icin an at t
rac ti
ve and i mmer sive way us i
ng
advanc ed vi deo and pr oj
ec tion tec hnology.Thei nstall
at i
on vi siblei n Cairoi scompos ed ofa
threef l
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playawi devi deo( 2400x600pi xels)us ing3pr oj
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por tablei nstall
ation.Thes creensar ear rangedi nac urveds hapeands eaml esstoenhanc ethe
feeling of i mmer s
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nf ormat ionaboutt wooft hemos tat t
rac tiveol dEgypt ianmyt hs ,theZodi acofDendar aandt he
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histor i
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ility,agr i
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sky,under wor ld,loveandmus i
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for i ts as tronomi cals cenes.One of t hes es cenes r epres ent st he Ci rcular Zodi ac,whi chi s
cons ider edt heol des tcompl etes kyr epres ent ationinhi story.Thevi deos howst hecont entoft his
scene wi t
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King Amenhot ep IIIatLuxorTempl e.Thev ideo includesal so ac ompar is
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I
nt erac tive:no
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iondevi ce:-
 vi
sual
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ati
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hreef
lats
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us
ing3projec
tor
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 t echnology:-
Duration:Periodic
Communi c
ation:nar r
ati
ve
Levelofimmer s
ion:low-immersi
ve
Dist
ributon:on-
i si
te.Access
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eat:CUL
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Scope:edutainment ,res
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Sustai
nabili
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Descri
ption: Comput ergr aphi
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stor
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nteractive:no
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:-
 vi
sual
is
ati
ondevi
ce:moni
tor
 technology:3DsMax
Duration:permanent
Communi c
ation:narrati
ve
i immers
ive
Dist
ributon:on-
i sit
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Scope:edutainment ,enhanceofvi
sit
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Sustai
nabili
ty:non-reusable
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I
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Content:archaeologyandhis
tor
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Desc
r i
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tel
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Time-
Framewithpr
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I
nteractve:Yes
i
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:mous
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 vi
sual
is
ati
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ce:Moni
tor
 technol ogy:Ar c
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Duration:per manent
Communi cation:des cript
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Levelofimmer s
ion:noti mmer sive
Dist
ribution:onsi
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Scope:educ ational,pr omot i
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nment ,FutureproofLondonChar
tercompliant
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Sustai
nabi li
ty:openf ormatandopens ourcesof
tware;reusabledigit
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I
nsti
tution:CNR-ISTI
Content:numi s
mat i
cs
Desc
r i
ption:int
eracti
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ti
medi
a2Dand3D
I
nteractve:Yes
i
 i
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act
iondevi
ce:bot
hdes
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edandt
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sual
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ati
ondevi
ce:des
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 technology:J avaScri
pt(gener
alstructureoft heKiosk,pres
entat i
onMM dataand
userinteracti
on);WebGLandSpi derGL( visual
izat
ioninwebbr owser
).
Duration:permanent
Communi c
ation:Des c
ripti
ve
i mmer s
ive
Dist
ributon:on-
i lineandon- s
itevir
tualmuseum- Kios k
Scope:edutainment
Sustai
nabili
ty:thes oftwareisimplementedt oallow aneas yands i
mplec ustomi
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projectusi
ngadynami cloadingoft hecontent;reus ablesoft
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RTUALMUSEUM FORTHEARSENALEI
N VENI
CE
Link:v i
sualizingvenice.org
Insti
tution:IUAV
Cont ent:hist or
y,arc
hi t
ect
ure,
Des c
r i
ption:Thec ontentsoftheVir
tualMus eum onthehis
tor
yofVenic
eAr senalwi
lli
ncl
ude
videos,mapsanddoc umentsont hehis
toryofthetransf
ormati
onofthelar
gec ompl
ex.
Interacti
ve:y es
· i
nteractiondevice:mouse/t
ouchscreen,
· vis
ualisati
ondevi ce:monitor/t
ouchsc
reen,
· technology:Ar cMap,F il
eMaker,3dsmax,ci
tyengi
ne
Duration:per manent
Communi cation:des c
ripti
ve
Levelofi mmer son:l
i ow immer si
ve
Dist
ribution:on- s
ite/
on-li
ne
Scope:educ ationalresearc
h
Sustai
nabi l
iy:eas
t ytomai ntai
n
RE-
DISCOVERI
NG VROUW MARI
A
Link:ht tp://
sysrep.aal t
o. f
i/vrouwmar i
a/
Instit
ution:Medi aL aboft heSc hoolofAr t
s,Desi
gnandArchi
tec
tureatAalt
oUni ver
sity,i
n
collaborationwi ththeNat ionalBoardofAnt i
quiti
es(
NBA)Marit
imeArchaeology
Cont ent:nav alarchaeol ogy
Des cri
ption:interactive,real-
time,virt
ualreal
it
ysimul
ati
onoftheVrouw Mariashi
pwr eck
(additionalinformat ionpr ovided:texts
,images,s
oundsandvi
deos)
Interactve:Yes
i
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:ges
tur
e-bas
eddev
ice(
Kinec
t)
 visuali
sationdevi ce:moni t
or(http:/
/mlab.t
aik.
fi
/~fs
en/vm/
vrouw
%20mar ia_Final4.mov)
 t echnology:
Duration:permanent
Communi c
ation:desc ri
ptive,explorati
ve
Levelofimmer s
ion:immer si
v e
Dist
ributon:on-
i si
te
Scope:edutainment ,enhanc ementofvi si
torexperience
Sustai
nabili
ty:easytomai ntain;reusablesoftwareanddi git
alass
ets
THEMUSEUM OFPUREFORMS
Link:ht tp:/
/www. pureform.org/
Institution:Scuolas uperi
orSant ’Annadis tudiunivers
itar
ieper fezionament o,PRECRO
Cont ent :art
Des cription:theMus eum ofPur eFor mi saVi rtualMus eum thatai mst ooffernew pos sibil
iti
es
fori nter act
ionwi th3dmodel sofc ult
uralherit
ageobj ectusingt hes enseoft ouchands i
ght.The
obj ectiveoft hePur eFor m pr oj
ec tistoal l
ow mus eumsvi si
tors,student s
,researchers,bli
ndand
visuallyi mpair
ed us ersinteracti
on wi t
h 3D model sofwor ksofar tthrough t he innovative
conc ept of hapt ic perception ( from t he Greek “hapt esthai” meani ng “t ot ouch”),t hus
over comi ng t
he traditi
onall imitoft hear tfruiti
on based on t he mer e observati
on bys i
ght.
Us i
ng3dmodel s,theMus eum ofPur eFor msisnotl i
nkedt oas pec i
ficphysicalsi
te:itconsist
sof
a mul tiuserand i mmer si
v e Vir
tualEnvi ronmentwher e di
gitalr epresentationsar e di
splayed.
Star t
edi n2002,t heMus eum ofPur eFor misc urr
entlyonexhi bitatt heMus eodell’Operadel
Duomoi nPisa,ri
ghtnextt othel eaningt ower
interac tion:yes
 i
nter
act
iondevi
c :devi
es ce-
bas
edi
nter
act
ion
 visuali
sati
ondevice:monit
or,gl
ass
es
 t echnology:-
Duration:tempor ary
Communi c
at ion:descript
ive
Levelofimmer s
ion:high-i
mmer s
ive
Dis
tributon:on-
i si
te
Scope:enhancementofvis
itorexper
ienc
e
Sustai
nabil
iy:non-
t reusabl
e
SATRI
CUM AR
Link:ht tp:/
/all
ardpiersonmuseum.nl/
Insti
tution:Al l
ardPi
ersonMuseum,FraunhoferI
nst
itut
e
Des c
r i
ption:Augment edReal
it
yapplic
ationonSatr
icum
Interacti
ve:y es
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:t
ouc
h-s
creen
 visuali
sati
ondevice:t
ouch-
scr
een
 t echnology:
Duration:tempor ary
Communi c
at ion:des cr
ipt
ive
Levelofimmer s
ion:low-immersi
ve
Dist
ributon:on-
i si
te
Scope:educ ational
Sustai
nabili
t y:re-usablet
ools
ROMAN FORUM AR
Link:ht tp:/
/all
ardpiersonmuseum.nl/
Insti
tution:Al l
ardPi
ersonMuseum,FraunhoferI
nst
itut
e
Des c
r i
ption:Augment edReal
it
yapplic
ationonRomanForum
Interacti
ve:y es
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:t
ouc
h-s
creen
 visuali
sati
ondevice:t
ouch-
scr
een
 t echnology:
Duration:tempor ary
Communi c
at ion:des cr
ipt
ive
Levelofimmer s
ion:low-immersi
ve
Dist
ributon:on-
i si
te
Scope:educ ational
Sustai
nabili
t y:re-usablet
ools
ARETRUSCHI
Link:ht tp:/
/www. noreal.
it/
site2011/index.php?opt ion=com_ content&view=artic
le&id=118:ar -
etruschi-realta-aument ata-
a-t r
ento&c ati
d=42&I temi d=183&l ang=i t
Insti
tution:NoReal ,CNRI STI,3DOM FBK,Hi st
ori
a
Cont ent:Ar c haeol ogy
Des cri
ption:AR- Etruschi"i san i nteractiv
e appl icati
on i n Augment ed Realitys hown i nt he
"Etruscansi nEur ope"exhi biti
on,whi c
hwasopenedf r om S ept.10toJ an.92011att heSc i
enc e
Mus eum i n Tr ento.The exhi bit
ion,c urated byHi st
or ia and wi t
ht he suppor tofFondazi one
BrunoKes s
ler ,hasal readyhadgr eats uccessinBr usselsexpos inghighr esol
utionr econstructi
ons
ofs omeEt r uscant ombs.Theappl icati
onAR- Etruschiisani nnovationandwi llallow vis
itorsto
interactwi t h 3D model sof5s tatueskepti nt he Mus eum ofChi anciano Terme ( SI
),using a
graphi cmar keroryourphone.NoRealhasdev eloped wi tht he CNR- I
STIAR- Nexuss of t
war e,
whi chdi splays,inaugment edr eali
ty,highr esol
ut i
onmodel sder i
vedfrom 3Dl asers c
ans.
Interacti
ve:y es
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:web-
cam,t
ouc
h-s
creent
hatdi
spl
ayst
hei
consf
ort
hei
nter
fac
e.
 vi
sual
is
ati
ondevi
ce:l
argemoni
tor
 technology:AR-Nexus
Duration:tempor ary
Communi c
at ion:descri
ptiv
e
Levelofimmer son:l
i ow-i
mmer s
ive
Dist
ributon:on-
i sit
e
Scope:edut ainment
Sustai
nabili
t y:non-reusabl
etools
SICHUAN VI RTUALDI G
Link:ht tp:/
/www. hit
l.washington.edu/
resear ch/
si
c huan/
Instituton::TheSeat
i t
leAr tMuseum andt heUni ver si
tyofWashingtonHumanI nterfac
e
Tec hnologyLabor atory.
Des cripton:TheVi
i rtualDigwasanexhi bitionthatr anfrom May10,2001,toAugus t12,2001as
par toft heSichuanChi naar t
ifactexhi
bit.TheVi rt ualDigwasani nter
act
ivelear
ningexperience,
thatc ombinedHI -SPACEandARTool Kittec hnologies,tohelpvisit
orstounderstandwher ethe
artifactsexhibit
edc amef rom.
Interac t
ive:yes
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:10net
wor
kedc
omput
ers
,6c
amer
as,and6pr
ojec
tor
s
 vi
sual
is
ati
ondevi
ce:moni
torandt
ouc
hsc
reen
 technology:HI-SPACE( http:
//www.hi
tl
.washingt
on.edu/proj
ects
/hi
spac
e/)and
ARToolKi t(ht
tp:/
/www. hi
tl.
washi
ngton.edu/
projec
ts/
shared_s
pace/
)
Duration:tempor ary
Communi c
at ion:descript
ive
Levelofimmer son:hi
i gh-i
mmer s
ive
Dist
ributon:on-
i sit
e
Scope:edut ainment ,educational,enhancementofv i
si
torexperi
ence
Sustai
nabili
t y:non-reusable
FAIRFRANKFURT-ARCHI
TECTURALDESI
GN REVI
EW I
N VR
Li
nk:
ht
tp:
//
www. i
gd.f
raunhof
er.
de/
en/
Ins
tit
ut/
Abt
eil
ungen/
Vir
tuel
le-
und-
Erwei
ter
te-
Real
it
%C3%A4t
/Pr
ojekt
e/Fai
r-Fr
ankf
urt
-
Ar
chi
tect
ural
-Desi
gn-
Insti
tution:Fr aunhoferIns
tit
uteforComput erGraphicsResear
chI GD
Cont ent:Ar c
hi tec
ture
Des c
r i
ption:The i nter
acti
ve applic
ation demonstr
ates a virt
ualwal kthrough the Fair of
Frankfur t’
snew hal l11.Iti l
lus
trateshow t ocontrolthe vir
tualcamerain 3D space usi
ng
mul t
itouc htec hnology.Themai nappr oac
hi stonavigateonabui ldi
ng’sr
ealbluepri
ntsor2D
schemat ics.
Interacti
ve:y es
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:I
GDsmul
ti
touc
htabl
e.
 vi
sual
is
ati
ondevi
ce:l
argemoni
tor
 technology:AR-Nexus
Duration:permanent
Communi c
ation:descr
ipti
ve
Levelofimmer son:medi
i um-i
mmer s
ive
Dis
tributon:on-
i sit
e
Scope:enhancementofvi
sit
orexper
ienc
e
Sustai
nabil
iy:r
t e-
usabl
etools
PLASSAC-LA VI
LLEDUI
IeSI
ECLE
Link:ht tp:/
/www. vhlab.
itabc.c
nr.i
t/
archeovirtual/
2011/vi
rtualplas
sac
.ht
m
Insti
tution:ArchéoVisi
on,ArchéoTr
ansfer
t,ConseilGénér
aldeGi ronde
Des c
r i
ption:Vir
tualtouri
nsidetherecons
truct
ed3Dmodeloft heromanVil
laofPl
ass
ac
Interacti
ve:yes
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:mous
eandkeyboar
d
 vi
sual
is
ati
ondevi
ce:moni
tor
 technology:-
Duration:permanent
Communi c
ation:descri
ptive
Levelofimmer s
ion:non-immersive
Dist
ributon:on-
i si
te
torexperi
enc
e
Sustai
nabili
ty:non-reusable
MAPPI NG MODERNI SM
Link:ht tp:
//
www. vhl ab.i
tabc.
cnr .
it/
archeovirt
ual/
2010/modernism.ht
m
Insti
tution:MediaLab,Aal toUni vers
ity,Hels
inky
Cont ent:Art
Des c
r i
ption:Mappi ng Moder nism is an interact
iveinst
allati
on of Augment ed Reali
tythat
providesmus eum visitor
swi t
hani nteresti
ngwayt oexpl
oret hebac kgr
oundi nf
ormationabout
thei temsi namus eum c oll
ection.Int hiscase,thesampleus edisfrom art
efact
srelat
edt othe
Bauhauss ecti
onoft heModer nism exhi bi
ti
ont hatwasheldatt heDes i
gnMus eum ofHelsi
nki
Februar y11–May3,2010.
Interacti
ve:yes
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:f
iduc
ialmar
ker
sonaReac
tivi
si
ont
abl
ethatt
rac
kst
heus
er
movements
 vi
sual
is
ati
ondevi
ce:moni
tor
,pr
ojec
tor
 technology:augmentedr
eal
it
ytec
h.
Duration:tempor ary
Communi c
at ion:descri
ptiv
e
Levelofimmer son:l
i ow-i
mmersi
ve
Dist
ributon:on-
i sit
e
Scope:edut ainment
Sustai
nabili
t y:non-reusabl
e
MAPPI NG CHANG’ AN
Link:ht tp:
//
www. vhlab.
it
abc.c
nr.it
/arc
heovirtual/
2010/changan.htm
Inst
itution:DOW,Ar tCl
ay,CNRI TABC,Uni v
er s
ityofJaotong( Xian,China),Univers
ityof
California–Mer ced
Desc ri
ption:Wi t
ht hehelpofapor t
ablewear ablec omput er(QBIC BeltIntegratedComputer)
and an el ectr
onicc ompass
,thispr ojectoffersthe userto view panor amicorpanor ama l
ike
images .Thankst oat hree-l
ateralar c
haeologicalmi ss
ion (i
nvolving It
aly,China and United
States),imageshav e been acquired fr
om one oft he mos tas toni
shing painted tomb i
n Xian
(China),datingbac ktoWes ter
nHandynas t
y(1stBC-1stAD) .Thefrescosrepres
entingdailyli
fe
scenest ellt
hes t
or yofthi
simpor t
antChi nesedynasty,r
epr esent
inganuni quedoc umentf orit
s
memor y.Thet omb i sunfor
tunatelyno mor evisi
blet o anyone,and i twil
lbepr obabl
ys oon
des t
royed.Thispr ojec
tenablesvis
itorsst
illt
ovisi
tit,feel
ingi mmer s
edi ntheenvironment .The
i
magesc aneit
herbevi ewedbys everalpeopleonabi gscreen,butonl yonec ontr
olsthem,orby
oneper sonwearingaHeadMount edDisplay.
I
nt erac
t i
ve:yes
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:-
 vi
sual
is
ati
ondevi
ce:moni
tor
,HeadMount
edDi
spl
ay.
 technology:-
Duration:permanent
Communi c
ation:descri
ptiv
e
Levelofimmer son:Hi
i gh-i
mmer
sive
Dist
ributon:on-
i sit
e
Scope:edutainment
Sustai
nabili
ty:non-reusabl
e
VI RTUALRECONSTRUCTI ON OFSANTI MAMI ÑEŚCAVE

Link:ht tp:/
/www. vhlab.i
tabc.cnr.
it/ar
cheovir
tual/2009/c
ave.htm
Instituton:Vi
i r
tualWar e,Bis
cayCi tyCounc i
l
Des cripton:vi
i rtualreplic
aoft hec aveofS anti
mami ñe(clos
et ot hepubl i
c),t
hatreproduc ethe
five r ooms of t he c ave,of fering a sort of al ter
native vis
itt ot he publ
ic.The Vi rtual
Rec ons t
ructi
on i ncludes:t he devel opment ,t hr
ough 3D s c
anner and c omputer-graphics
tec hnologies,oft he modelofal l10 roomsoft he cave (
even t hose neveropened to visit
);
mul t
imedi a boardswhi ch explaint he diff
erenti nterestpoints,i nsi
de the c
ave (paintings,
ar chaeologicals i
tes and t he i mpressi
ve geomor phology);surround audi os ys
tem 5. 1;VR
interac t
ionsystem toenabl evi s
itorstowalkinsidet hethevirtualenvironment.
Interac t
ive:yes
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:3Dpr
ojec
torandi
nter
act
ivehandl
ed-
devi
ce
 vi
sual
is
ati
ondevi
ce:3Dgl
ass
es
 technology:VRi nt
eract
ions
ystem
Duration:permanent
Communi c
ation:descript
ive
Levelofimmer son:hi
i gh-i
mmer s
ive
Dist
ributon:on-
i sit
e
Scope:edutainment ,enhancementofvi
sit
orexper
ienc
e
Sustai
nabili
ty:non-reusable
MOBI
LEDESCRI
PTI
VEVM
ESPACE3D CHARTREUSE
Li
nk:
ht
tp:
//
www.
char
treuse.or
g/16/
337/
espac
e-3d-
chart
reuse
ht
tp:
//
www.
map.archi.
fr/
3D-monuments/
proj
ets
/proj
et_egl
is
e_pr
esen-
dispo.
php
ht
tp:
//
www.
map.archi.
fr/
3D-monuments/
proj
ets
/proj
et_egl
is
e_pr
esen-
video.
php
I
nsti
tuton:UMR-
i MapMar s
eil
le
Cont :ar
ent c
hit
ect
ure,ar
t,hi
story
Descri
pton:appl
i i
cat
ionr
ealt
imeVR(
int
erac
tive3d)per
manenti
nsi
det
heChapel–mobi
le
vir
tualmuseum
Int
eractve:Yes
i
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:mous
eandkeyboar
d;I
Pad
 vi
sual
is
ati
ondevi
ce:moni
tor
 tec hnology:vi rtools
Duration:per manent
Communi cation:des c r
iptive
Levelofimmer sion:noti mmer s
ive
Dist
ributon:on-
i li
ne/on- s
ite
Scope:educ ational ,edut ainment ,enhanc
et hevi
si
torexperi
ence;Theapplic
ationoniPadist
he
proofoft hepos si
bil
itytomai ntainandreusethe3Dmodeloft heprojec
t.Someobj ect
shave
beenr emodel edandi ntegr atedintothevir
tualmodel,andals
os omepaintingshavebeen
moved.Mor eov er,specifi
cdat aonpai nti
ngshavebeenaddeds uchastheirdescr
ipti
onandthei
r
conservati
onpl ace;reusable3Dmodel s
BRAVO -BRAI N VIRTUALOPERATORFORE- LEARNING

Link:
Insti
tution:Univers
ityofBol
ogna,DEI
SDept.ofEl
ect
ronic
s,ComputerSc
ienc
eandSys
tems
Cont ent:e-l
earningmanagingsys
tem
Des c
r i
ption:i
nteract
ivebrai
n-c
omputeri
nter
faceandtouchscr
een
Interactve:Yes
i
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:t
ouc
hsc
reenandpor
tabl
edevi
ces
 vi
sual
is
ati
ondevi
ce:Moni
tor
 technology:Ogr e3D
Duration:per manent
Communi cation:descri
pt i
ve
i mmer s
ive
Dist
ribution:notdi st
ributed
Scope:educ ational
,res earc
h,enhanc eofvi
sit
orexper
ience
Sustai
nabi l
iy:BRAVO i
t sac l
ientofMoodle,anopensour c
ee- l
ear
ningplat
for
m and3Dmodels
arebas edonOgr e3D,anopens ourc
e3Dgr aphi
csengine,reus
ablesof
twareanddi
git
alas
set
VIRTUALMUSEUM OFCYPRUS( On-goi

ng)
I
nsti
tution:FraunhoferI
nsti
tute/CyprusI
nst
itut
e
Content:archaeol
ogy
Descri
ption:int
eract
iveappli
cati
onf ormobi
le
I
nteractve:Yes
i
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:Tabl
et
 vi
sual
is
ati
ondevi
ce:Tabl
et
 technology:X3Dom
Duration:permanent
Communi c
ation:desc ri
ptive
Levelofimmer s
ion:not -i
mmer si
ve
Dist
ributon:Mobi
i l
e
Scope:edut ainment ,educ at
ional
,enhancementus
erexper
ienc
e
Sustai
nabili
ty:open-s ourceandweb- bas
ed;3Dmodelsandmetadat
areus
abl
esepar
atel
y
APPLICATION FORTHEROMAN CI
VILI
ZATI
ON MUSEUM
I
nst
ituton:MEDI
i ARC
Content:Archaeology-Hi
story
Desc
r i
pton:I
i nteracti
venavigati
ondevi
ceandaugment
edr
eal
it
y(Mobi
lev
irt
ualmus
eum)
I
nteractve:Yes
i
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:t
ouc
hmobi
ledevi
ces
 visuali
sationdevi
ce:monit
or
 t echnology:-
Duration:permanent
Communi c
ation:Des cri
pti
ve
Levelofimmer s
ion:not -
immersi
ve
Dist
ributon:Mobi
i l
e
Scope:edut ainment ,enhancementofvi
si
torexper
ienc
e
Sustai
nabili
ty:-
ROMEMVR
Link:ht tp://
www. altair4.
com/videos/
appl
icazione-i
phone- r
oma-mvr i
phone-app-rome-
mvr/
Insti
tution:ALTAI R4
Cont ent:Ar chaeology- His
tor
y
Des cri
ption:RomeMVR i san augment ed reali
tyapplicati
on thatall
ow theus ertovis
itRome
acrosst heagesands eewhati tlookedlikei nthevariousper i
ods.Theappl i
cati
onusesaTime
Wi ndow s yst
em.I sisanMVR( MixedVirt
ualReal it
y)system basedont i
mewi ndowsopenedby
the appl i
cation ontot he main monumentar easint own,whi c
h all
owsus erst
o view t
he
condi ti
on ofan ar chaeologicalsit
e,urban areaormonument ,i
nt hevariousmoment sofits
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veov erl
ap.
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 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:i
Phone
 vi
sual
is
ati
ondevi
ce:i
Phone
 technology:Timewi ndow s
ystem
Duration:permanent
Communi c
ation:Des cri
pti
ve
Levelofimmer s
ion:not -
immersi
ve
Dist
ributon:Mobi
i l
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Scope:edut ainment ,enhancementofvis
itorexper
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Sustai
nabili
ty:non-reusable
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Insti
tution:Sopr i
ntendenz aSpec i
aleperiBeniAr cheologi
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Cont ent:Archaeol ogy
Des c
r i
ption:iAvent i
no and i Testac
c i
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e appl i
cations(avail
able on iPhone,
iPad,andAndr oidplat f
or ms )developedbyt heSopr i
ntendenzaSpec i
aleperiBeniAr cheol ogici
diRoma i nc ooperation wi tht he Fondazi one Bor doni.Thes e appss howcaseac ol
lecti
on of
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imedi ai t
inerari
est hroughmaj orar c
haeol ogicalands ocio-culturalsi
tesinRome’ shistoric
al
distr
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cmenubyl ocation,iti
ner ar
y,
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medi a,andc anal sobeac cesseddi rectlyfrom asat ell
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teni
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i
 i
nter
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ce:t
abl
etands
mar
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sual
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ati
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mar
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 t
ec ogy:i
hnol osandandr
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Duration:permanent
Communi c
ation:Des cri
pti
ve
Levelofimmer s
ion:non- i
mmer s
ive
Dist
ributon:Mobi
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si
torexper
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Sustai
nabili
ty:non-reusable.
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itut
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calProspecti
onandVirtualArchaeol
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eatetheARappl i
cat
ion
formobi l
edevices.
I
nter actve:Yes
i
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:i
Phone
 vi
sual
is
ati
ondevi
ce:i
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 technology:Wi ki
tudeWorldBrowseraugment
edr
eal
it
ysof
twar
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Duration:permanent
Communi c
ation:Des cri
pti
ve
Levelofimmer s
ion:not -
immersi
ve
Dist
ributon:Mobi
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e
si
torexperi
enc
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Sustai
nabili
ty:non-reusable
PUGLI
AREALI
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Link:ht tp:/
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zons.
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in-
augment ed-r
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Insti
tution:Past
HorizonsArc
haeol
ogyTV
Cont ent:Archaeol
ogy
Des c
r i
ption:ARapplicati
ononarchaeol
ogic
als
itesofPugl
ia(
Ital
y)
Interactve:Yes
i
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:i
Phone
 vi
sual
is
ati
ondevi
ce:i
Phone
 technology:-
Duration:permanent
Communi c
ation:Des cri
pti
ve
Levelofimmer s
ion:not -
immersi
ve
Dist
ributon:Mobi
i l
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si
torexper
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Sustai
nabili
ty:non-reusable
LOMBARDSON ì
PAD
nk:ht
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ns t
ituton:ComPar
i tMulti
mediaS.R.L.
,MuseoNazional
edelDucatodiSpolet
o
Cont :Ar
ent chaeol
ogy
Desc r
ipt
ion:“TheLombardsoni Pad”isanexperi
mentalmuseum vi
suali
zati
onsystem bas
edon
tabletdevices
,enabl
ing s
elec
tiv
ec ommuni c
ati
on ofhist
ori
caland ar
chaeologi
caldataon t
he
i
Padplatf
orm.Thispr
ojec
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uali
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onf orawi
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ers
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om
s
implemuseum vi
si
tor
stoschol
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esearchers(
ser
ioususer
s).
I
nter
actve:Yes
i
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:i
Pad
 vi
sual
is
ati
ondevi
ce:i
Pad
 technology:i os
Duration:permanent
Communi c
ation:Des cri
ptiv
e
Levelofimmer s
ion:not -
immersi
ve
Dist
ributon:Mobi
i l
e
si
torexper
ienc
e
Sustai
nabili
ty:non-reusable
ANCI
ENTEGYPTAPPI
N 3D
Link:ht tp://
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abc .cnr.
it/
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Insti
tution:Al tai
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ption:Anc i
entEgypti n 3D APPl i
c ation fori Pad al
lowst o explorethe majorEgypti
an
archaeol ogicals i
tes,displ
aying the appear ancet hey had in anc ientt i
mes.The applic
ati
on
present sa3D vi rt
ualview oft hepas t,andt hroughas i
mplegr aphic almenut heuserscanmove
aroundonamapoft heNi l
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itt hemai nar chaeologicalsites.Whenanar eahasbeen
selected,t heus erscanhaveac ces
st oitsdet ail
eddes cri
pti
on,s uppor t
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andi nter act
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uctionsal laroundt hemonument s
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yoverthecityandshow
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memac hi
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Interactive:Yes
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:i
Pad
 vi
sual
is
ati
ondevi
ce:i
Pad
 technology:ios
Duration:permanent
Communi c
ation:Des c
ript
ive
Levelofimmer s
ion:not-i
mmers
ive
Dist
ributon:Mobi
i l
e
Scope:edut ainment
Sustai
nabili
ty:non-reusabl
e
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LENARRATI
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nsti
tution:LUNDUNI VERSI
TY
Content:Archaeology
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ption:i
nteracti
vemobi l
evir
tualmus
eum aboutani
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ll
age,us
ingAugment
edReal
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y
(AR)
.
I
nteractve:Yes
i
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:Smar
tphonesort
abl
ets
 vi
sual
is
ati
ondevi
ce:Bui
lti
ndi
spl
ayons
mar
tphonesort
abl
ets
 technology:AR- appt hatusesmarkers
,whicharetobeplacedonc ert
ainl
ocati
onsof
thearchaeologicalexcavati
on.
Duration:permanent
Communi c
ation:narrat
ive
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i ow immer si
on,butmaybei nthefutur
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ses.
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ails
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onal
Sustai
nabil
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t modelsar
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TY APP
I
nsti
tution:CNR-ITABC
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tandet
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Desc
r i
ption:int
eracti
ve3Dandmulti
mediawi
thvi
deos
I
nteractve:Yes
i
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:I
-Pad
 vi
sual
is
ati
ondevi
ce:I
-Pad
 technology:Unity3D
Duration:permanent
Communi c
ation:Narrat
ivestyl
e
i mmer s
ive
Dist
ributon:Mobi
i l
e
Scope:edutainmentandenhanc ementofv is
itorexperi
ence
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nabili
ty:eas
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ain;reusables
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r i
ption:CHESSi ntegratesi nterdisci
plinar yresearchi nmi xedandaugment edr ealit
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interactive stor ytell
ing i n or der t o enr i
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itors, based on a s ound theoret ic
al bas isi
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mus eologi cal
,cogni tive,andl earnings cienc es.
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nter
act
iondevi
ce:t
abl
etands
mar
tphone
 vi
sual
is
ati
ondevi
ce:t
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etands
mar
tphone
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Duration:permanent
Communi c
ation:narrative
Levelofimmer sion:non- i
mmer si
ve
Dist
ributon:mobi
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Scope:educational,research,enhanceofvi
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torexper
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nabili
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Des c
r i
ption:Int
eract
iveAugmentedreali
tyappl
ic
ation
Interactve:Yes
i
 i
nter
act
iondevi
ce:mobi
ledevi
ces
 vi
sual
is
ati
ondevi
ce:mobi
ledevi
ces
 technology:-
Duration:permanent
Communi c
ation:narrative
Levelofimmer sion:non- i
mmer si
ve
Dist
ributon:mobi
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Scope:educational,research,enhanceofvi
si
torexper
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Sustai
nabili
ty:reusabletoolsands of
tware
7.
4ANNEX4:CHARTSAND I
MAGES(
2011and2012sur
veys)
Char
t9:Resul
tingper
cent
ageoft he150Vi
rtualMuseums,sur
veyedi
n2011and2012,
cl
assi
fiedi
ntot
hesixscenar
ios
Char
t10:Cont
ent
s
Char
t11:I
nter
act
ion
Char
t12:Dur
ati
on
Char
t13:Communi
cat
ion
Char
t14:Levelofi
mmer
sion
Char
t15:Di
str
ibut
ion
Char
t16:Scope
Char
t17:Scope
Char
t18:Sust
ainabi
li
ty
Char
t19:Mostusedsof
twar
e(f
ree,open-
sour
ceandcommer
cial
)
Fi
g.8:Luc
usI
magi
nis.Sci
ent
ifi
csemant
icdat
abasei
sass
oci
atedwi
th3D.
Fi
g.9:LocusI
magi
nis.Rel
ati
onbet
ween3D-
model
sand2D
Fi
g.10:Par
is3D.Mai
npageandhi
stor
icalbui
ldi
ngsel
ect
ion
Fi
g.11:Par
is3D:Navi
gat
ionand3D r
econst
ruct
ionoft
heci
ty
Fi
g.12:Par
is3D.Vi
rtualt
ourt
hrought
hehi
stor
y
Fi
g.13:Par
is3D:t
heCave
Fi
g.14:Et
ruscanni
ng:Navi
gat
ionsyst
em i
ntot
hevi
rtualt
omb
Fi
g.15:Et
ruscanni
ng:Obj
ectsel
ect
ion
Fi
g.16:Descenti
ntheCaveofTr
ophoni
us.Scr
eenshotf
rom t
heappl
icat
ion
Fi
g.17:TheEt
hnol
ogi
c Museum i
nLei
vadei
a
g.18:TheCul
Fi tur
alCent
eroft
heMuni
cipal
ityi
nThebes
Fi
g.19:Br
avo:exampl
eofoper
ati
on
Fi
g.20:Br
avo.Headsetandmobi
ledevi
ce
Fi
g.21:Br
avo.exampl
eofuseri
nter
face
Fi
g.22:Mat
era.Tal
esofaci
ty.Exampl
eofnavi
gat
iononi
Pad
Fi
g.23:Mat
era.Tal
esofaci
ty.Useri
nter
facesoni
Phone
Fi
g.24:STAM museum.“Vi
ew ofGhent
”mul
timedi
aroom
Fi
g.25:STAM Musem.I
nter
act
ivei
nst
all
ati
onwhi
tin“Vi
ew ofGhent
”mul
timedi
aroom
Fi
g.26:STAM Musem.Useri
nter
faceoft
heI
nter
act
ivei
nst
all
ati
on
Fi
g.27:STAM museum.Ot
heri
nst
all
ati
oni
nthemuseum:Hol
ogr
aphi
croom.
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