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Culture & heritage / ACM JOCCH · 2024

HeritageSite AR

Step into history. Take part in its stories.

HeritageSite AR mobile experience alongside the Twin Pagodas heritage site.
HeritageSite AR mobile experience alongside the Twin Pagodas heritage site.

The research question

How can visitors engage with a heritage site through exploration and participation?

What we explored

HeritageSite AR brings mobile augmented reality and an exploration game to a Chinese heritage site. The work combines interaction design with evaluation of the visitor experience.

Why this work matters

A starting point for collaboration between heritage expertise, experience design and field research.

Project team

Jiaqi Yan

Jiaqi Yan

Cheng Zhang

Cheng Zhang

Yiping Dong

Yiping Dong

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