A Multi-Sensory Approach to Cultural Heritage: The Battle of Pavia Exhibition

Florence Heri-Tech - The Future of Heritage Science and Technologies

Cantoni, Virginio^1 ; Dondi, Piercarlo^2,3 ; Lombardi, Luca^1 ; Nugrahaningsih, Nahumi^4 ; Porta, Marco^1 ; Setti, Alessandra^1

University of Pavia, Department of Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering, Via A. Ferrata 5, Pavia

27100, Italy^1

University of Pavia, CISRiC, Arvedi Laboratory of Non-Invasive Diagnostics, Via Bell'Aspa 3, Cremona

26100, Italy^2

University of Pavia, Department of Civil Engeneering and Architecture, Via Ferrata 3, Pavia

27100, Italy^3

University of Palangkaraya, Department of Informatics, Palangkaraya, Kampus Unpar Tunjung Nyaho, Jl. Yos Sudarso, Palangkaraya

73112, Indonesia^4

关键词: Communication technologies;    Cultural heritages;    Digital humanities;    Gaze-based interaction;    Interaction methods;    Interactive installations;    Interactive technology;    Motion-impaired;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1757-899X/364/1/012039/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1757-899X/364/1/012039

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

In the last years, several museums and exhibits have adopted new kinds of interactive installations that present artworks in more attractive ways, especially for young visitors. At the same time, new communication technologies have been introduced to allow vision and motion impaired people to visit arts centers. In this work, we present the multi-sensory solutions we have implemented for the "Battle of Pavia" Exhibition, a collateral event of Milan Expo 2015. The installation combined different interaction methods to achieve two main goals: providing visitors with engaging experiences and allowing blind and partially sighted people to appreciate the exposed artworks. The used technologies include gesture communication, gaze-based interaction, 3D character reconstruction, virtual avatars, and 3D tactile images. This work can be also viewed in the context of digital humanities for cultural heritage. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first exhibit to gather such a high number of interactive technologies in a single installation. The positive response from visitors is a great spur to continue our research in this direction.