One object many stories: Introducing ICT in museums and collections through digital storytelling

Author

Ioannidis, Yannis ; El Raheb, Katerina ; Toli, Eleni ; Katifori, Akrivi ; Boile, Maria ; Mazura, Margaretha

Author_Institution

Athena Res. & Innovation Centre in Inf., Commun. & Knowledge Technol., Athens, Greece

Volume

1

fYear

2013

fDate

Oct. 28 2013-Nov. 1 2013

Firstpage

421

Lastpage

424

Abstract

This paper discusses issues related to digital storytelling and its use in Cultural Heritage institutions. It will demonstrate the usefulness and advantages of digital storytelling by providing concrete examples of adoption and suggest how digital storytelling may be used in different cultural heritage environments. We will identify issues and challenges and also focus on lessons learnt, all of them being important aspects for the further deployment of ICT in museums and collections.

Keywords

history; museums; ICT deployment; cultural heritage environments; cultural heritage institutions; digital storytelling; museums; Context; Cultural differences; Entertainment industry; Games; Media; Mobile communication; Mobile handsets; Cultural Heritage institutions; digital storytelling; enhancement of visitors exerience; mobile applications; personalization;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Digital Heritage International Congress (DigitalHeritage), 2013

Conference_Location

Marseille

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-3168-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/DigitalHeritage.2013.6743772

Filename

6743772