TY - CONF
KW - intangible heritage
KW - Virtual reality
KW - Three dimensional computer graphics
KW - storytelling
KW - Smartphones
KW - inclusivity
KW - Mobile devices
KW - Signal encoding
KW - Mobile Technology
KW - Information science
KW - augmented experience
KW - integrated communication
KW - Java programming language
KW - mobile technologies
KW - multi-platform system
KW - Multimedia guide
KW - Multimedia guides
KW - Multiplatform systems
KW - UNESCO World Heritage
KW - usability
AU - E. Pietroni
AB - The aim of "Matera Citt̀ Narrata" (Matera: Tales of a City) project is the creation of a digital platform able to support the public before and during the visit of Matera (Unesco World Heritage since 1993), through the access to cultural contents while attending places, sites, itineraries. It does not consist in a descriptive traditional guide inspecting monuments and mentioning who made them and when. On the contrary it tells the stories that took place in those ancient sites, real fragments of life, myths, events, characters, memories. The main components of the project are: 1) the web site, accessible in remote desktop systems and from smartphone, where it is possible to enjoy narratives, to make specific researches or to download different kinds of materials useful during the successive visit of the city; 2) cultural contents and applications for mobile devices (smartphone, tablet,.mp3 player) with different operative systems (iOS, Android, Symbian, Java). In this way every user can reach cultural contents in a simple way, choosing the communicative format he prefers and supported by the technology he owns. The access is totally free for public. The project has been realized by CNR ITABC and supported by the Regional Promotion Agency (APT) and the Basilicata Regional Government's Department of Manufacturing/Production Activities. Several contents have been developed: 3D reconstructions, videos, multimedia, virtual reality environments, audio guides. The paper will describe the contents and the technological infrastructure.
BT - 2012 18th International Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia: Virtual Systems in the Information Society, VSMM 2012
C1 - Milan
C3 - Proc. Int. Conf. Virtual Syst. Multimedia, VSMM: Virtual Syst. Inf. Soc.
DA - 2012///
DB - Scopus
DO - 10.1109/VSMM.2012.6365915
LA - English
N2 - The aim of "Matera Citt̀ Narrata" (Matera: Tales of a City) project is the creation of a digital platform able to support the public before and during the visit of Matera (Unesco World Heritage since 1993), through the access to cultural contents while attending places, sites, itineraries. It does not consist in a descriptive traditional guide inspecting monuments and mentioning who made them and when. On the contrary it tells the stories that took place in those ancient sites, real fragments of life, myths, events, characters, memories. The main components of the project are: 1) the web site, accessible in remote desktop systems and from smartphone, where it is possible to enjoy narratives, to make specific researches or to download different kinds of materials useful during the successive visit of the city; 2) cultural contents and applications for mobile devices (smartphone, tablet,.mp3 player) with different operative systems (iOS, Android, Symbian, Java). In this way every user can reach cultural contents in a simple way, choosing the communicative format he prefers and supported by the technology he owns. The access is totally free for public. The project has been realized by CNR ITABC and supported by the Regional Promotion Agency (APT) and the Basilicata Regional Government's Department of Manufacturing/Production Activities. Several contents have been developed: 3D reconstructions, videos, multimedia, virtual reality environments, audio guides. The paper will describe the contents and the technological infrastructure.
PY - 2012
SN - 9781467325653 (ISBN)
SP - 117
EP - 124
EP - 
T2 - 2012 18th International Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia: Virtual Systems in the Information Society, VSMM 2012
TI - An augmented experiences in cultural heritage through mobile devices: "Matera Tales of a City" project
UR - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84872038253&doi=10.1109%2fVSMM.2012.6365915&partnerID=40&md5=8ac6a3d9c78471e83072a81715751f44
Y2 - 2012/09/02/
ER -