Enhancing the Cultural Heritage Using ICT: Background and Perspective - Softcover

Amelio, · Anna Berlino · Alessia; Zumpano, · Luciano Caroprese · Ester

Softcover

ISBN 10: 6200296502 ISBN 13: 9786200296504

Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2019

Synopsis

Cultural heritage represents an essential part of our history and is very important for tracking the horizon and planning the future. Its purpose is to preserve memory and forming a collective conscience. Cultural heritage is nowadays a powerful tool of communication and a valid means to disseminate knowledge. In this respect, technology plays an important role as it offers different channels to disseminate culture. Many different experiences have been developed to promote cultural heritage tourism by improving the level and quality of interaction between the visitor and the goods. Among these, immersive technologies such as virtual environments and augmented reality have a great potential to improve the experiencing of cultural heritage by allowing suggestive virtual and interactive tour. Technology in cultural heritage boosts the development of creative learning and educational tools as well as tourism applications and documentaries. The objective of this book is to describe how digital technologies contribute to the preservation and enhancement of cultural heritage.

Edition details

• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 6200296502
• ISBN 13: 9786200296504
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 60