Amphiboly of Digital Heritage

Digital Heritage is twofold in nature. There is rigid and actual heritage value as well as the freedom of digitality. Fusing the two adds a new layer to the authenticity issue prevalent in heritage studies. Within the context of our research of Kashgar, we confront three sub-layers to discuss authenticity. They are dichotomies between self-other (identity), topophilia-topophobia (place) and unilateral-plural perceptions (time). Our research interrogates these in relation to the people of Kashgar via digital applications. The approach taken is led by a Research through Design (RtD) approach which focuses on immediate user experiences through game design methods. The game is to produce feedback and data for understanding how creative digital media applications can enforce contestation for a plural and rich outcome instead of unilateral which contemporary digital media applications prevalently fall victim of.