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Developing serious games for cultural heritage: a state-of-the-art review [PDF]

, 2010
Although the widespread use of gaming for leisure purposes has been well documented, the use of games to support cultural heritage purposes, such as historical teaching and learning, or for enhancing museum visits, has been less well considered.
A Lerner, A Nareyek, A Nareyek, A Watt, B Lintermann, C Cruz-Neira, C Jones, C Wyman, Christopher Peters, D Blythe, D Helbing, D Pletinckx, DA Forsyth, Eike Falk Anderson, EW Dijkstra, F Lamarche, F Liarokapis, Fotis Liarokapis, G Humphreys, G Lepouras, H Godbersen, H Tamura, H Tamura, J Blow, J Burton, J Jacobson, J Kim, JF Blinn, JF Blinn, K Engel, Leigh McLoughlin, M Lewis, M Macedonia, M Macedonia, M Nienhaus, M Overmars, M Zyda, MA Livingston, O Bimber, P Dutr, P Milgram, P Yin, Panagiotis Petridis, PSA Reitsma, R Azuma, R Azuma, R Burkersroda, R Dechter, R Sanwal, RJ Rost, S Cass, S Feiner, S Freitas de, S Smith, S Sylaiou, Sara de Freitas, T Sousa, T Zhou, TJ McGuire, TJ Purcell, V Vlahakis   +60 more
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Oreocharis konkakinhensis (Gesneriaceae) sp. nov. from the Central Highlands, Vietnam

Nordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Oreocharis konkakinhensis, a new species of Gesneriaceae, is described and illustrated from the Central Highlands, Vietnam. The new species is morphologically most similar to Oreocharis phuongii, a recently described species from central Vietnam. However, it clearly differs from the latter by having stems without stolons, subulate bracts, yellow inner ...
Thi Thanh Dat Pham, Thao Thi Hoang, Ngan Thi Lu, Thanh Tam Ho, Fang Wen, Yu Ito, Truong Van Do   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Enhancing visitor learning and information access through Virtual Reality at the Museum Pendidikan Nasional

Berkala Ilmu Perpustakaan dan Informasi
Introduction. Museum Pendidikan Nasional (Musdiknas) carries out activities that utilize websites and social media by showing virtual reality content in education in Indonesia to meet visitors' information needs.
Hafsah Nugraha, Agus Rusmana, Ute Lies Siti Khadijah   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of haptic 'touching' technology on cultural applications [PDF]

, 2005
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Brewster, S.A.
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Tracing holotype trajectories: Mapping the movement of the most valuable herbarium specimens

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Global efforts to protect biodiversity depend on fair access to key plant specimens. This study examines the distribution of 119,361 holotypes—unique herbarium specimens used to formally describe new plant species. By linking collection and storage data, we found that holotypes are increasingly held closer to their places of origin, particularly in ...
Dominik Tomaszewski, Łukasz Walas, Marzenna Guzicka   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring Procedural Content Generation of Environments for Virtual Museums: A Mixed-Initiative Approach

Heritage
Cultural heritage preservation and dissemination face significant challenges in the digital era, particularly in artifact representation, visitor experience personalization, and virtual exploration scalability.
Claudio Rubio, Nicolas A. Barriga, Ben Ingram, Huizilopoztli Luna-García, Felipe Besoain   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Herbert Virtual Museum

Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2013
In recent years, virtual reality and augmented reality have emerged as areas of extreme interest as unique methods for visualising and interacting with digital museum artefacts in a different context, for example, as a virtual museum or exhibition ...
Panagiotis Petridis, Ian Dunwell, Fotis Liarokapis, George Constantinou, Sylvester Arnab, Sara de Freitas, Maurice Hendrix   +6 more
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Life after herbarium digitisation: Physical and digital collections, curation and use

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Societal Impact Statement Collections of dried plant specimens (herbaria) provide an invaluable resource for the study of many areas of scientific interest and conservation globally. Digitisation increases access to specimens and metadata, enabling efficient use across a broad spectrum of research.
Alan James Paton, Gabriel K. Ameka, Alexandre Antonelli, Alex Asase, Russell L. Barrett, Ann Bogaerts, Domingos Cardoso, Mark Carine, Alastair Culham, Syadwina H. Dalimunthe, Nina Davies, Sofie De Smedt, Sebebe Demissew, Rafaela Campostrini Forzza, Quentin Groom, Elspeth M. Haston, Abdulrokhman Kartonegoro, Paul Kersey, Isabel Larridon, Jana Leong‐Škorničková, Lucia G. Lohmann, Jehova Lourenco Jr., Hannah McPherson, Muthama Muasya, Nicky Nicolson, Marcelo Pace, Jack F. Plummer, Hélène Ralimanana, Himmah Rustiami, Hervé Sauquet, Emily B. Sessa, Eric Smets, Alex Sumadijaya, Jordan Teisher, Daniel C. Thomas, Eka F. Tihurua, Janine E. Victor, Sarah T. Wagner, Quiang Wang, Andrew Young   +39 more
wiley   +1 more source

Theatre information : searched and recorded once, manifold extended and used [PDF]

, 2006
Düsseldorf is the capital of North Rhine-Westphalia, the state with the highest number of inhabitants in Germany. The city has a rich cultural history: The theatre history started in 1585 (the festivities in the context of a princely marriage at ...
Schild, Margret
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Assessing current curation, identification and digitisation practices in herbaria: Results from a global survey

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
The value of herbarium specimens depends largely on the accuracy and accessibility of the data captured, which is dependent on curation practices. Previous studies have shown high levels of misidentification in collections, which become more problematic with increased access.
Celia C. Aceae, Robyn Drinkwater, Haley Gladitsch, Elspeth Haston   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source