A Methodology to Produce Augmented-Reality Guided Tours in Museums for Mixed-Reality Headsets

[EN] In recent years, the use of technology in the museum context has changed radically. It has switched from the display of information to offering emotive, immersive, and rich experiences with heritage. Virtual interactive media have the potential to put museums back into a relevant place in our i...

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Authors: Martí Testón, Ana|||0000-0002-5058-2868, Muñoz García, Adolfo|||0000-0003-2435-3348, Solanes, J. Ernesto|||0000-0001-5011-4872, Gracia Calandin, Luis Ignacio|||0000-0001-9258-9286, Tornero Montserrat, Josep|||0000-0003-1571-0251
Format: article
Publication Date:2021
Country:España
Institution:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repository:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/183039
Online Access:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/183039
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Augmente-reality interface
Interactive design
Archaeology
UX
Holograms
Storytelling
COMUNICACION AUDIOVISUAL Y PUBLICIDAD
INGENIERIA DE SISTEMAS Y AUTOMATICA
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Summary:[EN] In recent years, the use of technology in the museum context has changed radically. It has switched from the display of information to offering emotive, immersive, and rich experiences with heritage. Virtual interactive media have the potential to put museums back into a relevant place in our increasingly digital society. The emergence of augmented-reality glasses offers the possibility to test and implement new methodologies compatible with this aim. However, most of the first examples developed in recent years did not take advantage of the possibilities of this new medium. This paper presents a novel methodology for producing mixed-reality applications for museums and heritage sites, with an intuitive, immersive, and natural way of operating. An experimental prototype designed for the archaeological museum of the Almoina is shown in the paper to demonstrate the benefits of the proposed system and methodology of production. In addition, the paper shows the results of several tests.