Most of the post-quake cultural heritage rescue and protection projects in Sichuan have been completed The State Administration of Cultural Heritage recently rewarded 132 individuals and organizations for their work i...Most of the post-quake cultural heritage rescue and protection projects in Sichuan have been completed The State Administration of Cultural Heritage recently rewarded 132 individuals and organizations for their work in rescuing and protecting cultural relics damaged by the Wenchuan earthquake on May12,2008.展开更多
Digital technologies are increasingly used in the interpretation and presentation process at cultural heritage sites,shifting the manner of heritage display from previous ways,which tended to be monolithic and static,...Digital technologies are increasingly used in the interpretation and presentation process at cultural heritage sites,shifting the manner of heritage display from previous ways,which tended to be monolithic and static,to a more diversified,experiential,and interactive approach and enabling new connections between heritage and the public.Digital experience is gradually becoming an important component of visitors’heritage experience.However,little attention has been paid to the influence and effects that these technologies have on the visitor experience,and a corresponding measurement framework for the heritage digital experience is still lacking.To contribute to the design,implementation,and management of digital display systems at cultural heritage sites,this research aims to evaluate visitors’expectations,acceptance,and experience of digital interpretation and presentation technologies.A mixed methodology,combining questionnaires based on a digital experience evaluation framework and semi-structured interviews,was adopted and used in Old Zuoying City(OZC),a typical heritage site for the application of digital display technologies in Taiwan.Our study indicates that digital display technologies received high acceptance from heritage visitors and had a positive impact on some specific aspects,such as encouraging their exploration of and further learning about the site,helping them better visualize the richness of heritage,and creating new experiences of perceiving,engaging,and communicating with history.In addition,based on the survey findings,a number of recommendations for the current stage of digital display design are presented.The survey results and evaluation framework can be used as a reference for other research on heritage visitors and to improve digital interpretation and presentation design.展开更多
文摘Most of the post-quake cultural heritage rescue and protection projects in Sichuan have been completed The State Administration of Cultural Heritage recently rewarded 132 individuals and organizations for their work in rescuing and protecting cultural relics damaged by the Wenchuan earthquake on May12,2008.
基金This research was supported by the 2020 Science and Technology Special Project of Chaozhou,China under the Grant number 2020GY04.
文摘Digital technologies are increasingly used in the interpretation and presentation process at cultural heritage sites,shifting the manner of heritage display from previous ways,which tended to be monolithic and static,to a more diversified,experiential,and interactive approach and enabling new connections between heritage and the public.Digital experience is gradually becoming an important component of visitors’heritage experience.However,little attention has been paid to the influence and effects that these technologies have on the visitor experience,and a corresponding measurement framework for the heritage digital experience is still lacking.To contribute to the design,implementation,and management of digital display systems at cultural heritage sites,this research aims to evaluate visitors’expectations,acceptance,and experience of digital interpretation and presentation technologies.A mixed methodology,combining questionnaires based on a digital experience evaluation framework and semi-structured interviews,was adopted and used in Old Zuoying City(OZC),a typical heritage site for the application of digital display technologies in Taiwan.Our study indicates that digital display technologies received high acceptance from heritage visitors and had a positive impact on some specific aspects,such as encouraging their exploration of and further learning about the site,helping them better visualize the richness of heritage,and creating new experiences of perceiving,engaging,and communicating with history.In addition,based on the survey findings,a number of recommendations for the current stage of digital display design are presented.The survey results and evaluation framework can be used as a reference for other research on heritage visitors and to improve digital interpretation and presentation design.
