Title :
Mobile Augmented Reality edutainment applications for cultural institutions
Author :
Chatzidimitris, Thomas ; Kavakli, Evangelia ; Economou, Maria ; Gavalas, Damianos
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Cultural Technol. & Commun., Univ. of the Aegean, Mytilene, Greece
Abstract :
The paper focuses on current practice regarding the application of mobile Augmented Reality (AR) technologies for enabling learning in the context of cultural heritage. It also presents ARmuseum, an application developed for the Museum of Industrial Olive Oil Production in Lesvos (MBEL). Finally, it discusses a number of issues related to the evaluation of mobile AR applications for cultural institutions.
Keywords :
augmented reality; computer aided instruction; computer games; entertainment; history; mobile computing; museums; vegetable oils; ARmuseum; Lesvos; MBEL; Museum of Industrial Olive Oil Production; cultural heritage; cultural institutions; mobile AR game applications; mobile augmented reality edutainment applications; Augmented reality; Cameras; Cultural differences; Games; Mobile communication; Mobile handsets; Production; cultural heritage; edutainment; mobile Augmented Reality;
Conference_Titel :
Information, Intelligence, Systems and Applications (IISA), 2013 Fourth International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Piraeus
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0770-0
DOI :
10.1109/IISA.2013.6623726
