ABSTRACT

The digital representation of our past has long been an important tool in the interpretation of cultural heritage in museums. The recent rise in the use of Augmented Reality (AR) has seen various approaches to adding dynamic information to existent artefacts. The challenge is even greater when uncertainty further complexifies the represented history. This paper presents a critical analysis of an AR installation in the Sacra Infermeria museum in Valletta, Malta. After a description of the AR configuration of the installation, we present a thematic analysis carried out from a multidisciplinary focus group of 11 researchers in the field of Interactive Digital Narratives (IDN), from three perspectives: the technological implementation of the AR experience, the historical accuracy, gamification and the influence of social media-centred design, and the representation of the complexity arising from the uncertainty of history. In the light of the results of the multidisciplinary focus group, we provide a list of recommendations and heuristics.

摘要

长期以来，我们过去的数字表现一直是博物馆解释文化遗产的重要工具。最近增强现实 (AR) 使用的兴起已经出现了多种方法，可以将动态信息添加到现有的人工制品中。当不确定性使所代表的历史进一步复杂化时，挑战就更大了。本文对Sacra Infermeria中的 AR 装置进行了批判性分析马耳他瓦莱塔的博物馆。在描述了装置的 AR 配置之后，我们提出了由交互式数字叙事 (IDN) 领域的 11 名研究人员组成的多学科焦点小组从三个角度进行的主题分析：AR 体验的技术实施、历史准确性、游戏化和以社交媒体为中心的设计的影响，以及由历史的不确定性引起的复杂性的表现。根据多学科焦点小组的结果，我们提供了一系列建议和启发。