Digital Media and enjoyment of Cultural Heritage

Abstract

Preserving, protecting and improving cultural heritage depend on its working role in society, which is achieved only when it is made the most of by the community. As far back as 1967 the Franceschini Commission made a statement in its official records, (the 17th declaration) underlining the necessity to guarantee that cultural heritage should be made available to the public, that is, to be used for pleasure, amusement, satisfaction and personal gratification. From this point of view, our paper leads to speculation on how digital technology can be applied to cultural heritage and, furthermore, can contribute towards the creation of effective communicative means. By taking advantage of sensory and emotional involvement, these communicative techniques should be aimed at allowing an ever wider public audience to access information on cultural heritage. These forms of communication should be shaped around those rules that are at the basis of every form of amusement. Enjoying oneself is to be taken seriously and those who don’t follow the rules are to be considered spoilsports.

Keywords

• Enjoyment of Cultural Heritage
• digital applications to Cultural Heritage
• vision technologies
• edutainment