A systematic literature review of Gamification in Cultural Heritage: Where are we? Where do we go?

Gamification has become an important tool in many organizations and fields of study. Despite the growing body of work, there are still many open paths for new research. This paper aims look at the uses of Gamification in the field of Cultural Heritage, to take account of where the research is and to point the open paths for the future in a post pandemic word. To do this, this paper presents a systematic literature review on Gamification in Cultural Heritage. While other endeavors have been conducted by other authors to map out the field, the scope of this study aimed to be much broader. The goal was to understand who the main actors with publications in the field are, as well as for what purposes and to what forms of Heritage is gamification being applied to. The findings indicate that European institutions are the main publishers of research on Gamification in Heritage, with the field still being dotted with incidental, one-time, studies. Whist intangible forms of Heritage are gaining ground in the use of Gamification, the field is largely dominated by GLAM institutions and groupings of mutually diverse Cultural Heritage assets, such as in tourist destinations. This paper also argues for more substantial networks and collaborative work between researchers.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Gamifying the visit to places with valuable landscapes

The landscape, in general, is full of meaning and has been studied over time by experts in different fields. In 1992, the landscape was considered a World Heritage Site with the designation of "Cultural Landscape". Despite this relevance, in many regions, there are places with valuable landscapes that are unknown to most of the population. This paper describes a mobile tool for finding and sharing places with valuable landscapes, which includes gamification components to motivate users to search for new places and share them. It is also presented an evaluation of the tool, in terms of user experience and including the assessment of gamification features. The tests were carried out in the Cultural Landscape of Sintra, considered world heritage since 1995.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Optimal configuration of active and backup servers for augmented reality cooperative games

Interactive applications as online games and mobile devices have become more and more popular in recent years. From their combination, new and interesting cooperative services could be generated. For instance, gamers endowed with Augmented Reality (AR) visors connected as wireless nodes in an ad-hoc network, can interact with each other while immersed in the game. To enable this vision, we discuss here a hybrid architecture enabling game play in ad-hoc mode instead of the traditional client-server setting. In our architecture, one of the player nodes also acts as the server of the game, whereas other backup server nodes are ready to become active servers in case of disconnection of the network i.e. due to low energy level of the currently active server. This allows to have a longer gaming session before incurring in disconnections or energy exhaustion. In this context, the server election strategy with the aim of maximizing network lifetime is not so straightforward. To this end, we have hence analyzed this issue through a Mixed Integer Linear Programming (MILP) model and both numerical and simulation-based analysis shows that the backup servers solution fulfills its design objective

Citizen Science and Gamification for Cultural Heritage

[ES] Este artículo presenta un procedimiento aplicado al levantamiento de los monumentos arqueológicos y arquitectónicos basado en un modelo de gamificación. La metodología puede devolver automáticamente datos científicos (XYZ y RGB) aprovechando el potencial de sistemas de adquisición structure from motion. De esta manera pueden abrirse nuevas perspectivas para el conocimiento y la valorización del patrimonio cultural, tanto en términos de participación del usuario, que se convierte en coprotagonista en el conocimiento del bien, como en relación con la contención de los costos en comparación con los métodos anteriores de levantamiento. [EN] Focus of this article is a procedure of knowledge for Built Cultural Heritage based on a model of gamification applied to scientific survey of the monuments. Automatically, the methodology is able to return scientific data (xyz and rgB) exploiting the potential of structure from motion capture systems. This new approach opens up new perspectives for the understanding and appreciation of cultural heritage, both in terms of audience involvement, which becomes co-starred in the development of knowledge of architectural and archaeological sites, both with respect to cost containment than previous methods.Senatore, L.; Gallozzi, A.; Cigola, M.; Strollo, RM. (2020). Citizen Science y Gamification aplicados a los Bienes Culturales. EGA Expresión Gráfica Arquitectónica. 25(39):232-239. https://doi.org/10.4995/ega.2020.11586OJS2322392539BAMPATZIA S., BOURlAKOS I., ANTONIOU A., VASSIlAKIS C., lEPOURAS G., and WAllACE M., 2016. en Bottino R., Jeuring J., Veltkamp R. (eds) Games and learning Alliance. GAlA 2016. lecture notes in Computer Science, pp. 331-342. Cham: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-50182-6_30BUJARI, A., CIMAN, M., GAGGI, O. and PAlAZZI C., 2017. Using gamification to discover cultural heritage locations from geo-tagged photos. , 21, 235-252. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00779-016-0989-6.CLINI P., CERQUETTI M.G., BERTUCCIOLI l., INVERNIZZI l., and GASPARINI M., 2016. Integrated methodologies for the study, enhancement and sharing of archaeological heritage: the ArcheoFano project. 6(2), 81-92. https://doi.org/10.2423/i22394303v6n2p81GAllOZZI A. SENATORE l. and DE ROSA G., 2017. Territories and Frontier of Representation, pp. 699706. Roma: Gangemi.KOCH, U., 2019. Sharing Heritage Reflections after EYCH 2018 about the place of cultural heritage for future cooperation in Europe. SCIRES, 9(1), 33-40. DOI 10.2423/i22394303v9n1p33KONTOGIANNI, G., KOUTSAFTIS, C., SKAMANTZARI, M., CHRYSANTHOPOUlOU, C., and GEORGOPOUlOS, A., 2017. Utilising 3D Realistic Models in Serious Games for Cultural Heritage. 1(2), 21-46. https://doi. org/10.4018/IJCMHS.2017070102SMITH M.l., 2014. Citizen Science in Archaeology. American Antiquity, 4, 749-762. https://doi. org/10.7183/0002-7316.79.4.74

Collaborative design of software applications: the role of users

Abstract Drawing on a 1-year application design, implementation and evaluation experience, this paper examines how engaging users in the early design phases of a software application is tightly bound to the success of that application in use. Through the comparison between two different approaches to collaborative application design (namely, user-centered vs participatory), we reveal how sensitivity to the role that users may play during that collaborative practice rebounds to a good level of user satisfaction during the evaluation process. Our paper also contributes to conversations and reflections on the differences between those two design approaches, while providing evidences that the participatory approach may better sensitize designers to issues of users' satisfaction. We finally offer our study as a resource and a methodology for recognizing and understanding the role of active users during a process of development of a software application

Using gamification to discover cultural heritage locations from geo-tagged photos

Many enchanting cultural heritage locations are hidden from tourists, especially when considering countries full of historic attractions. Tourists tend to consider only mainstream monuments and towns, neglecting wonderful little jewels along their travel itinerary. However, this is generally not their fault, as travelers cannot be aware of all the surrounding beauties when visiting a new region. To this aim, we discuss and analyze here PhotoTrip, an interactive tool able to autonomously recommend charming, even if not mainstream, cultural heritage locations along travel itineraries. PhotoTrip is able to identify these points of interest by gathering pictures and related information from Flickr and Wikipedia and then provide the user with suggestions and recommendations. An important technical challenge for this kind of services is the ability to provide only the most relevant pictures among the many available for any considered itinerary. To this aim, we have exploited social networks, crowdsourcing and gamification to involve users in the process of improving the response quality of our system

Acquisition 3D et visualisation d'objets culturels pour les applications de la réalité augmentée

Au cours des dernières décennies, le domaine de la reconstruction 3D a connu une croissance rapide et de nombreuses techniques ont été présentées par les scientifiques. L'enveloppe visuelle et la stéréovision sont deux de ces techniques, et sont classées parmi les techniques IBMR. Les enveloppes visuelles utilisent la forme d'un objet dérivée des images prises sous différents angles pour créer un modèle 3D approximatif de l'objet. La stéréovision calcule la dimension 3D (profondeur) en comparant deux images de la même scène qui ont été prises sous deux angles différents. Les pixels correspondants dans les deux images sont ensuite calculés pour déduire une carte de disparité qui est utilisée pour déterminer les profondeurs. Les deux techniques présentent des inconvénients lorsqu'elles sont utilisées seules, et l'un des objectifs de cette recherche est de surmonter ces problèmes et de développer une technique de reconstruction 3D efficace et robuste. Notre étude a abouti à la proposition d’une méthode innovante pour estimer l'enveloppe visuelle. Deux approches ont été combinées, à savoir, « la correspondance de caractéristiques » et « l’approche par bloc ». Ce qui a permis de reconstruire des objets avec des gains considérables de temps et sans perte de qualité. Nous avons utilisé les informations géométriques présentes dans les images pour réduire l'espace de recherche des algorithmes stéréoscopiques, réduisant ainsi le temps d'exécution de plus de la moitié du temps initial. Dans le cadre de cette recherche, nous avons eu l’occasion de reconstruire des objets culturels réels et d’intégrer leur modèles 3D à des applications de réalité augmentée.

Untangle sustainable development goal 8 through data visualization and HCI methods

Following the approval of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in 2015, sustainability became a hotly debated topic. In order to build a better and more sustainable future by 2030, this agenda addressed several global issues, including inequality, climate change, peace, and justice, in the form of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), that should be understood and pursued by nations, corporations, institutions, and individuals. In this thesis, we researched how to exploit and integrate Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and Data Visualization to promote knowledge and awareness about SDG 8, which wants to encourage lasting, inclusive, and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment, and decent work for all. In particular, we focused on three targets: green economy, sustainable tourism, employment, decent work for all, and social protection. The primary goal of this research is to determine whether HCI approaches may be used to create and validate interactive data visualization that can serve as helpful decision-making aids for specific groups and raise their knowledge of public-interest issues. To accomplish this goal, we analyzed four case studies. In the first two, we wanted to promote knowledge and awareness about green economy issues: we investigated the Human-Building Interaction inside a Smart Campus and the dematerialization process inside a University. In the third, we focused on smart tourism, investigating the relationship between locals and tourists to create meaningful connections and promote more sustainable tourism. In the fourth, we explored the industry context to highlight sustainability policies inside well-known companies. This research focuses on the hypothesis that interactive data visualization tools can make communities aware of sustainability aspects related to SDG8 and its targets. The research questions addressed are two: "how to promote awareness about SDG8 and its targets through interactive data visualizations?" and "to what extent are these interactive data visualizations effective?"