Supporting Sign Language Narrations in the Museum
The accessibility of Cultural Heritage content for the diverse user population visiting Cultural Heritage Institutions and accessing content online has not been thoroughly discussed. Considering the penetration of new digital media in such physical and virtual spaces, lack of accessibility may resul...
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| author | Nikolaos Partarakis Xenophon Zabulis Michalis Foukarakis Mirοdanthi Moutsaki Emmanouil Zidianakis Andreas Patakos Ilia Adami Danae Kaplanidi Christodoulos Ringas Eleana Tasiopoulou |
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| description | The accessibility of Cultural Heritage content for the diverse user population visiting Cultural Heritage Institutions and accessing content online has not been thoroughly discussed. Considering the penetration of new digital media in such physical and virtual spaces, lack of accessibility may result in the exclusion of a large user population. To overcome such emerging barriers, this paper proposes a cost-effective methodology for the implementation of Virtual Humans, which are capable of narrating content in a universally accessible form and acting as virtual storytellers in the context of online and on-site CH experiences. The methodology is rooted in advances in motion capture technologies and Virtual Human implementation, animation, and multi-device rendering. This methodology is employed in the context of a museum installation at the Chios Mastic Museum where VHs are presenting the industrial process of mastic processing for chewing gum production. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6dde3359768246bb8417e5ac695543fe2022-12-22T01:45:19ZengMDPI AGHeritage2571-94082021-12-015112010.3390/heritage5010001Supporting Sign Language Narrations in the MuseumNikolaos Partarakis0Xenophon Zabulis1Michalis Foukarakis2Mirοdanthi Moutsaki3Emmanouil Zidianakis4Andreas Patakos5Ilia Adami6Danae Kaplanidi7Christodoulos Ringas8Eleana Tasiopoulou9Foundation for Research and Technology (ICS-FORTH), Institute of Computer Science, GR-70013 Heraklion, Crete, GreeceFoundation for Research and Technology (ICS-FORTH), Institute of Computer Science, GR-70013 Heraklion, Crete, GreeceFoundation for Research and Technology (ICS-FORTH), Institute of Computer Science, GR-70013 Heraklion, Crete, GreeceFoundation for Research and Technology (ICS-FORTH), Institute of Computer Science, GR-70013 Heraklion, Crete, GreeceFoundation for Research and Technology (ICS-FORTH), Institute of Computer Science, GR-70013 Heraklion, Crete, GreeceFoundation for Research and Technology (ICS-FORTH), Institute of Computer Science, GR-70013 Heraklion, Crete, GreeceFoundation for Research and Technology (ICS-FORTH), Institute of Computer Science, GR-70013 Heraklion, Crete, GreecePiraeus Bank Group Cultural Foundation, 6 Ang. Gerontas St., GR-10558 Athens, GreecePiraeus Bank Group Cultural Foundation, 6 Ang. Gerontas St., GR-10558 Athens, GreecePiraeus Bank Group Cultural Foundation, 6 Ang. Gerontas St., GR-10558 Athens, GreeceThe accessibility of Cultural Heritage content for the diverse user population visiting Cultural Heritage Institutions and accessing content online has not been thoroughly discussed. Considering the penetration of new digital media in such physical and virtual spaces, lack of accessibility may result in the exclusion of a large user population. To overcome such emerging barriers, this paper proposes a cost-effective methodology for the implementation of Virtual Humans, which are capable of narrating content in a universally accessible form and acting as virtual storytellers in the context of online and on-site CH experiences. The methodology is rooted in advances in motion capture technologies and Virtual Human implementation, animation, and multi-device rendering. This methodology is employed in the context of a museum installation at the Chios Mastic Museum where VHs are presenting the industrial process of mastic processing for chewing gum production.https://www.mdpi.com/2571-9408/5/1/1virtual humanssign languageaugmented realitymuseum narrativesstorytelling |
| spellingShingle | Nikolaos Partarakis Xenophon Zabulis Michalis Foukarakis Mirοdanthi Moutsaki Emmanouil Zidianakis Andreas Patakos Ilia Adami Danae Kaplanidi Christodoulos Ringas Eleana Tasiopoulou Supporting Sign Language Narrations in the Museum Heritage virtual humans sign language augmented reality museum narratives storytelling |
| title | Supporting Sign Language Narrations in the Museum |
| title_full | Supporting Sign Language Narrations in the Museum |
| title_fullStr | Supporting Sign Language Narrations in the Museum |
| title_full_unstemmed | Supporting Sign Language Narrations in the Museum |
| title_short | Supporting Sign Language Narrations in the Museum |
| title_sort | supporting sign language narrations in the museum |
| topic | virtual humans sign language augmented reality museum narratives storytelling |
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