A Virtual Tour for the Promotion of Tourism of the City of Bari
The use of information technology in the field of cultural heritage makes it possible to involve more and more people in the promotion of cultural heritage, fostering social, cultural, economic and community growth. This work stems from the interest in using Virtual Reality (VR) in the field of cult...
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| description | The use of information technology in the field of cultural heritage makes it possible to involve more and more people in the promotion of cultural heritage, fostering social, cultural, economic and community growth. This work stems from the interest in using Virtual Reality (VR) in the field of cultural heritage, creating a tour of the city of Bari that tells its evolution over the years. To this end, a low-cost VR360 application has been developed which, by means of a cardboard, allows the user to experience a virtual journey through time. It tells the story of the city, focusing on its urban expansion and the evolution of its architectural styles, influenced by various dominations over the centuries, up to the current state. The virtual environment was created from spherical images of the city, captured through 360° cameras and enriched with various types of information content. The user experience was assessed by means of a questionnaire derived from previous work that was generalised and adapted to the considered scenario: the results showed a very good level of satisfaction, usability, engagement, immersion and sense of presence; the highest score was obtained for the visual quality of the images of the virtual environment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4d96f8c828ad4cad8f5ec7f3527635932023-12-03T15:11:17ZengMDPI AGInformation2078-24892022-07-0113733910.3390/info13070339A Virtual Tour for the Promotion of Tourism of the City of BariValerio De Luca0Giorgia Marcantonio1Maria Cristina Barba2Lucio Tommaso De Paolis3Department of Engineering for Innovation, University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, ItalyDepartment of Cultural Heritage, University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, ItalyDepartment of Engineering for Innovation, University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, ItalyDepartment of Engineering for Innovation, University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, ItalyThe use of information technology in the field of cultural heritage makes it possible to involve more and more people in the promotion of cultural heritage, fostering social, cultural, economic and community growth. This work stems from the interest in using Virtual Reality (VR) in the field of cultural heritage, creating a tour of the city of Bari that tells its evolution over the years. To this end, a low-cost VR360 application has been developed which, by means of a cardboard, allows the user to experience a virtual journey through time. It tells the story of the city, focusing on its urban expansion and the evolution of its architectural styles, influenced by various dominations over the centuries, up to the current state. The virtual environment was created from spherical images of the city, captured through 360° cameras and enriched with various types of information content. The user experience was assessed by means of a questionnaire derived from previous work that was generalised and adapted to the considered scenario: the results showed a very good level of satisfaction, usability, engagement, immersion and sense of presence; the highest score was obtained for the visual quality of the images of the virtual environment.https://www.mdpi.com/2078-2489/13/7/339virtual realityVR360cultural tourismcardboardmobile applicationuser experience |
| spellingShingle | Valerio De Luca Giorgia Marcantonio Maria Cristina Barba Lucio Tommaso De Paolis A Virtual Tour for the Promotion of Tourism of the City of Bari Information virtual reality VR360 cultural tourism cardboard mobile application user experience |
| title | A Virtual Tour for the Promotion of Tourism of the City of Bari |
| title_full | A Virtual Tour for the Promotion of Tourism of the City of Bari |
| title_fullStr | A Virtual Tour for the Promotion of Tourism of the City of Bari |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Virtual Tour for the Promotion of Tourism of the City of Bari |
| title_short | A Virtual Tour for the Promotion of Tourism of the City of Bari |
| title_sort | virtual tour for the promotion of tourism of the city of bari |
| topic | virtual reality VR360 cultural tourism cardboard mobile application user experience |
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