Using virtual reality to enhances efforts for introduce cultural heritage

At present, cultural heritage is in a dangerous condition and it is all influenced by several factors such as natural disasters and man-made disasters. For example, in Indonesia in March 2018 there was a destruction of the Dayak Indigenous Sites whose cases were damaged due to human factors, not to mention talking about the destruction of damaged cultural sites such as in several countries such as Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan & Indonesia. The use of technology-based Virtual Reality (VR) in maintaining cultural heritage is very important because the identity that is in cultural heritage is the foundation of evidence of human life in the past. Threats in the form of human behavior and natural disasters have an impact of erasing historical and cultural traces which could threaten a nation in relation to the main national interests of a country. Maximizing the benefits of technological advancements by using Virtual Reality as an alternative to preserve cultural heritage & cultural exploration, this utilization can lower the cost of study of cultural exploration such as exploration of cultural heritage locations that are far especially in transport costs.

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Museos Virtuales. Un caso práctico: Museo Nacional de Arqueología Subacuática (ARQVA)

Virtual Archaeology Review ◽

10.4995/var.2012.4381 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 3 (7) ◽

pp. 31

Author(s):

Jon Arambarri Basáñez ◽

Unai Baeza Santamaría

Keyword(s):

Virtual Reality ◽

Cultural Heritage ◽

Cultural Tourism ◽

Real Case ◽

The Internet ◽

National Museum ◽

Virtual Museum ◽

Leading Role ◽

Cultural Sites ◽

Intensive Work

<p>In the last decades, there has been an intensive work to promote and add value to cultural heritage, with the main aim of getting closer to the citizens. Within these tools, Virtual Reality is an exceptional instrument for archaeological and cultural sites managers. The article aims at showing a recent real case in Spain, already accessible on the Internet. The Ministry of Culture and the Arqva (National Museum of Underwater Archaeology) Virtual Museum work together to turn cultural tourism into something completely new: a participatory tourism in which the visitors have the leading role, know the area and plan their visit.</p>

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DIGITAL INTERPRETIVE MEDIA USAGE IN CULTURAL HERITAGE SITES AT YOGYAKARTA

Jurnal Teknologi ◽

10.11113/jt.v75.5069 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 75 (4) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ulka Chandini Pendit ◽

Syamsul Bahrin Zaibon ◽

Juliana A. Abubakar

Keyword(s):

Virtual Reality ◽

Augmented Reality ◽

Cultural Heritage ◽

Digital Media ◽

Tourism Industry ◽

Media Usage ◽

Heritage Sites ◽

Media Types ◽

The Cost ◽

Guided Tours

Cultural heritage is the asset of tourism industry to attract tourist for visiting a country. Cultural heritage needs to be conserved in order to prolong the life from being deterioration. However, conservation needs huge financial cost and this reason becomes the major obstacles for cultural heritage to be maintained its existence in a country. Nowadays, digital cultural heritage conservation is alternatively utilized as it reduces the cost of conservation in the form of digital interpretive media such as video, animation, 3D simulation, virtual reality, and augmented reality. Therefore, this study attempted to seek about the availability of digital interpretive media at cultural heritage sites through a survey. This paper presents the findings of availability level of digital media in the heritage sites in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The findings show that the availability of digital media in Yogyakarta cultural heritage sites are mostly in traditional media types such as signs, brochures, maps, leaflets, and books. In attracting tourist, it is suggested that the cultural heritage sites should be provided with more advance interpretive media, namely computer simulations; personal stereo guided tours, virtual reality, and recently augmented reality as a way to conserve cultural heritage information and values.

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ANALISA PERBANDINGAN DALAM RANGKA PEMILIHAN BEBERAPA IP UPSTREAM PROVIDER DI PT. INDOSAT

Jurnal Ilmiah Binaniaga ◽

10.33062/jib.v4i1.207 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 57

Author(s):

Yuli Anwar ◽

Dahlar .

Keyword(s):

Business Strategy ◽

High Speed ◽

Human Life ◽

Sustainable Growth ◽

The Internet ◽

Network Service Provider ◽

High Speed Data ◽

Telecommunications Services ◽

The Cost ◽

Internet Network

Abstract. One of the advances in information technology that now has changed the outlook and human life, business process and business strategy of an institution is the internet. The internet is a very large networks that connected to computers and serves throughout the world in one centralized network. With the internet we can access data and information anytime and anywhere. As one provider of high-speed data communications services and the pioneer of the internet network service provider in Indonesia that provides integrated services, as well as one of the pioneer development of internet services that provide extensive services in the building and apply it throughout Indonesia. Indosat ready to seize opportunities for sustainable growth of business spectrum are still sprawling Indonesia. Therefore, Indosat continues to focus on the development of increased efforts to provide the best service for customers of Indosat. Indosat will continue to develop and expand network coverage and a larger investment that the company will achieve excellence in the field of integrated telecommunications services. Ranking by region of the IP Providers can be seen by grouping IP Providers, and management over IP Providers prefer to choose providers based on where it orginates as an example for the region of the U.S if it will be preferred providers that come from U.S. providers.With the commencement of the internet network optimization start early in 2008 with the selection of the appropriate IP Upstream Provider criteria, it is up to date according to data obtained from Indosat, seen any significant changes to the cost of purchasing capacity of the IP Upstream. Based on the data obtained that until Q3 or September 2008, the number of IP Upstream Providers that previously there were 20 to 10 IP Upstream Provider, IP Transit Price total decrease of 11% to the price of IP Transit Price / Mbps there is a decrease of 78%, while from the capacity bandwith an increase of 301% capacity from 2008.

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Neither Victors nor Victims

10.1093/oso/9780198801825.003.0011 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

David Whetham

Keyword(s):

First Century ◽

National Interests ◽

Civil Military Relations ◽

High Street ◽

National Survival ◽

The Uk ◽

Military Relations ◽

The Cost ◽

Realistic Goal

Between 2007 and 2011, Wootton Bassett, a small Wiltshire town in the UK, became the focus of national attention as its residents responded to the regular repatriations of dead soldiers through its High Street. The town’s response came to symbolize the way that broader attitudes developed and changed over that period. As such, it is a fascinating case study in civil–military relations in the twenty-first century. Success may be the same as victory, but victory, at least as it has been traditionally understood, is not a realistic goal in many types of contemporary conflict. Discretionary wars—conflicts in which national survival is not an issue and even vital national interests may not be at stake—pose particular challenges for any government which does not explain why the cost being paid in blood and treasure is ‘worth it’.

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Governing the transboundary risks of offshore methane hydrate exploration in the seabed and ocean floor—an analysis on international provisions and Chinese law†

The Journal of World Energy Law & Business ◽

10.1093/jwelb/jwaa019 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 13 (2) ◽

pp. 185-203

Author(s):

Dong Yan ◽

Paolo Davide Farah ◽

Tivadar Ötvös ◽

Ivana Gaskova

Keyword(s):

Methane Hydrate ◽

Human Life ◽

Damage Control ◽

Legal Framework ◽

Environmental Harm ◽

Methane Hydrates ◽

International Role ◽

Deep Seabed Mining ◽

The Cost ◽

The Unclos

Abstract Considering the fact that its existence is abundant while maintaining the ability to generate freshwater while burning, methane hydrates have been classified as sources of sustainable energy. China currently maintains an international role in developing technology meant to explore offshore methane hydrates buried under the mud of the seabed, their primary laboratory being the South China Sea. However, such a process does not come without its hazards and fatal consequences, ranging from the destruction of the flora and fauna, the general environment, and—the greatest hazard of all—the cost of human life. The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (hereinafter ‘UNCLOS’), being an important international legal regime and instrument, has assigned damage control during the exploration of methane hydrates, as being the responsibilities and liability of individual sovereign states and corporations. China adopted the Deep Seabed Mining Law (hereinafter the DSM Law) on 26 February 2016, which came into force on the 1 of May 2016; a regulation providing the legal framework also for the Chinese government’s role in methane hydrate exploratory activities. This article examines the role of the DSM Law and its provisions, as well as several international documents intended to prevent transboundary environmental harm from arising, as a result of offshore methane hydrate extraction. Despite the obvious risk of harm to the environment, the DSM Law has made great strides in regulating exploratory activities so as to meet the criteria of the UNCLOS. However, this article argues that neither the UNCLOS nor the DSM Law are adequately prepared to address transboundary harm triggered by the exploitation of offshore methane hydrates. In particular, the technology of such extraction is still at an experimental stage, and potential risks remain uncertain—and even untraceable—for cross-jurisdictional claims. The article intends to seek available legal instruments or models, to overhaul the incapacity within the current governing framework, and offers suggestions supporting national and international legislative efforts towards protecting the environment during methane hydrate extraction.

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Editorial for Special Issue “Virtual Reality and Its Application in Cultural Heritage”

Applied Sciences ◽

10.3390/app11041530 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (4) ◽

pp. 1530

Author(s):

Christos Fidas ◽

Stella Sylaiou

Keyword(s):

Virtual Reality ◽

Cultural Heritage ◽

End Users ◽

Special Issue

Recent advancements in Virtual Reality (VR) technologies provide new opportunities for Cultural Heritage (CH) organizations to attract, engage, and support end-users more efficiently and effectively [...]

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Revealing Hidden Local Cultural Heritage through a Serious Escape Game in Outdoor Settings

Information ◽

10.3390/info12010010 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 10

Author(s):

Stavroula Tzima ◽

Georgios Styliaras ◽

Athanasios Bassounas

Keyword(s):

Virtual Reality ◽

Augmented Reality ◽

Cultural Heritage ◽

Physical Environment ◽

Local History ◽

Educational Context ◽

Virtual Reality Technology ◽

The Real ◽

Hybrid Type ◽

Game Mechanics

Escape Rooms are presently considered a very popular social entertainment activity, with increasing popularity in education field, since they are considered capable of stimulating the interest of players/students and enhancing learning. The combined game mechanics have led to blended forms of Escape Rooms, the Serious Escape Games (SEGs) and the hybrid type of Escape Rooms that uses Augmented Reality (AR)/Virtual Reality technology, a type that is expected to be widely used in the future. In the current study, the MillSecret is presented, a multi-player Serious Escape Game about local cultural heritage, where the players must solve a riddle about the cultural asset of watermills. MillSecret uses AR technology and it was designed to be conducted in the real-physical environment and in an informal educational context. The paper describes the game, its implementation, the playing process, and its evaluation, which aimed to study the feasibility of game conduction in outdoor settings and the views and experience of players with the game, the local cultural heritage and local history. Evaluation results reveal, among other findings, a very positive first feedback from players that allows us to further evolve the development of the game.

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Innovating the cultural heritage museum service model through virtual reality and augmented reality: the effects on the overall visitor experience and satisfaction

Journal of Heritage Tourism ◽

10.1080/1743873x.2020.1850742 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-19

Author(s):

Mariapina Trunfio ◽

Maria Della Lucia ◽

Salvatore Campana ◽

Adele Magnelli

Keyword(s):

Virtual Reality ◽

Augmented Reality ◽

Cultural Heritage ◽

Visitor Experience ◽

Service Model

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‘You wouldn’t get that from watching TV!’: Exploring audience responses to virtual reality non-fiction in the home

Convergence The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies ◽

10.1177/1354856520979966 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 135485652097996

Author(s):

David Philip Green ◽

Mandy Rose ◽

Chris Bevan ◽

Harry Farmer ◽

Kirsten Cater ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Virtual Reality ◽

New Media ◽

Home Setting ◽

Media Technologies ◽

Non Fiction ◽

Audience Responses ◽

The Media ◽

The Cost ◽

Watching Tv ◽

At Home

Consumer virtual reality (VR) headsets (e.g. Oculus Go) have brought VR non-fiction (VRNF) within reach of at-home audiences. However, despite increase in VR hardware sales and enthusiasm for the platform among niche audiences at festivals, mainstream audience interest in VRNF is not yet proven. This is despite a growing body of critically acclaimed VRNF, some of which is freely available. In seeking to understand a lack of engagement with VRNF by mainstream audiences, we need to be aware of challenges relating to the discovery of content and bear in mind the cost, inaccessibility and known limitations of consumer VR technology. However, we also need to set these issues within the context of the wider relationships between technology, society and the media, which have influenced the uptake of new media technologies in the past. To address this work, this article provides accounts by members of the public of their responses to VRNF as experienced within their households. We present an empirical study – one of the first of its kind – exploring these questions through qualitative research facilitating diverse households to experience VRNF at home, over several months. We find considerable enthusiasm for VR as a platform for non-fiction, but we also find this enthusiasm tempered by ethical concerns relating to both the platform and the content, and a pervasive tension between the platform and the home setting. Reflecting on our findings, we suggest that VRNF currently fails to meet any ‘supervening social necessity’ (Winston, 1996, Technologies of Seeing: Photography, Cinematography and Television. British: BFI.) that would pave the way for widespread domestic uptake, and we reflect on future directions for VR in the home.

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