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A Survey of Augmented, Virtual, and Mixed Reality for Cultural Heritage

Bekele, Mafkereseb Kassahun, Pierdicca, Roberto, Frontoni, Emanuele, Malinverni, Eva Savina, Gain, James·2018·Journal on Computing and Cultural Heritage

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A multimedia approach to the diffusion, communication, and exploitation of Cultural Heritage (CH) is a well-established trend worldwide. Several studies demonstrate that the use of new and combined media enhances how culture is experienced. The benefit is in terms of both number of people who can have access to knowledge and the quality of the diffusion of the knowledge itself. In this regard, CH uses augmented-, virtual-, and mixed-reality technologies for different purposes, including education, exhibition enhancement, exploration, reconstruction, and virtual museums. These technologies enable user-centred presentation and make cultural heritage digitally accessible, especially when physical access is constrained. A number of surveys of these emerging technologies have been conducted; however, they are either not domain specific or lack a holistic perspective in that they do not cover all the aspects of the technology. A review of these technologies from a cultural heritage perspective is therefore warranted. Accordingly, our article surveys the state-of-the-art in augmented-, virtual-, and mixed-reality systems as a whole and from a cultural heritage perspective. In addition, we identify specific application areas in digital cultural heritage and make suggestions as to which technology is most appropriate in each case. Finally, the article predicts future research directions for augmented and virtual reality, with a particular focus on interaction interfaces and explores the implications for the cultural heritage domain.

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Authors: Bekele, M. K., Pierdicca, R., Frontoni, E., Malinverni, E. S., & Gain, J.
Affiliations: University of Cape Town (ZA)
Marche Polytechnic University (IT)
ORCID: Bekele, Mafkereseb Kassahun
Pierdicca, Roberto
Frontoni, Emanuele
Malinverni, Eva Savina
Gain, James
Venue: Journal on Computing and Cultural Heritage
Publisher: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Published: 2018-03-22
Volume: 11
Issue: 2
Pages: 1-36
ISSN: 1556-4711 (ISSN-L)
1556-4673
DOI: 10.1145/3145534
OpenAlex: W2790695540
Semantic Scholar: cdeda2c21fdfe930327cbca424f8ce5ac9d30c67
Cited by: 1,147
References: 167
Citations by year: 2026: 215 · 2025: 199 · 2024: 144 · 2023: 163 · 2022: 145 · 2021: 119 · 2020: 82 · 2019: 63 · 2018: 17
FWCI: 34.82
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.acm.org/publications/policies/copyright_policy#Background (vor)
Locations: Journal on Computing and Cultural Heritage (publishedVersion)
Università Politecnica delle Marche (Università Politecnica delle Marche) (submittedVersion)
eSpace (Curtin University) (submittedVersion)
U-PAD Unimc - Open Digital Publications (University of Macerata) (submittedVersion)
Funders: Hasso-Plattner Institute
Topics: Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition › Augmented Reality Applications
Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Human-Computer Interaction › Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts
Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Museology › Museums and Cultural Heritage
Keywords: augmented reality, virtual reality, mixed reality, cultural heritage, digital heritage, virtual museum, heritage education, heritage reconstruction, digital accessibility, interaction interfaces

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