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Publication - Journal of Cultural Heritage

We are happy to announce our new publication: Sylaiou, S., Dafiotis, P., Koukopoulos, D., Koukoulis, Chr., Vital, R., Antoniou, A., & Fidas, Chr. (2024). From physical to virtual art exhibitions and beyond: Survey and some issues for consideration for the metaverse. Journal of Cultural Heritage (Vol. 66, pp. 86–98). Elsevier BV. - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.culher.2023.11.002

AMID Workshop Proceedings

We are happy to announce that the Proceedings of the First International Workshop on Accessibility and Multimodal Interaction Design Approaches in Museums for People with Impairments (co-located with MobileHCI 2023 Conference) have been published by CEUR.

Publications in the First International Workshop on Accessibility and Multimodal Interaction Design Approaches in Museums for People with Impairments co-located with MobileHCI 2023 Conference

We are happy to announce that our publications:

Gkagka E., Sylaiou S., Koukopoulos D., Fidas C. (2023). Designing accessible cultural heritage experiences for individuals with hearing impairments. Proceedings of the First International Workshop on Accessibility and Multimodal Interaction Design Approaches in Museums for People with Impairments co-located with MobileHCI 2023 Conference Athens, Greece, September 26, 2023, Vol-3622 - https://ceur-ws.org/Vol-3622/paper8.pdf

Koukopoulos D., Koukoulis K., Sylaiou S., Fidas C. (2023). XR technologies fostering museum visits for people with impairments. Proceedings of the First International Workshop on Accessibility and Multimodal Interaction Design Approaches in Museums for People with Impairments co-located with MobileHCI 2023 Conference Athens, Greece, September 26, 2023, Vol-3622 - https://ceur-ws.org/Vol-3622/paper3.pdf

have been published at https://ceur-ws.org/Vol-3622

Book chapters - Documentation and Culture Promotion

We would like to inform you that the chapters:

Sylaiou S., Dafiotis P., Fidas Chr., Stylianidιs E. (2023). Virtual humans and their uses in art and culture promotion, Documentation and Culture Promotion, 2023, 119-133. Tziolas Ed.

Dafiotis P., Stylianidιs E., Sylaiou S., Koukopoulos D., Fidas Chr. (2023). Evaluation issues in virtual exhibitions: applications in the fields of culture and art teaching, Documentation and Culture Promotion, 2023, 135–146. Tziolas Ed. (in Greek)

have been published in the book Documentation and Promotion of Culture (Ed. Tziolas).

Publication at the 25th International Conference on Mobile Human-Computer Interaction

Our paper entitled "Mobile and Multimodal HCI Design Approaches in Museums for People with Impairments" has been published in the MobileHCI ’23 Companion: Proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Mobile Human-Computer Interaction, September 2023, Article No.: 33, pp 1–4 - https://doi.org/10.1145/3565066.3609509

Publication at the International Conference CHIGREECE '23

We are happy to announce that our paper "Sylaiou S., Gkagka E., Fidas Chr., Vlachou E., Lampropoulos G., Plytas A., Nomikou V. (2023). Use of XR technologies for fostering visitors’ experience and inclusion at industrial museums, CHIGREECE 2023, DOI: 10.1145/3609987.3610008" has been published at CHIGREECE '23: Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference of the ACM Greek SIGCHI Chapter.

Organization of the 1st International Workshop on Accessibility and Multimodal Interaction Design Approaches in Museums for People with Impairments (AMID)

To disseminate the results of the DeAR MUSEUM project, the 1st International Workshop on Accessibility and Multimodal Interaction Design Approaches in Museums for People with Impairments (AMID) is organized (in conjunction with the MobileHCI 2023 Conference). The closing date for submissions is July 15, 2023. For more information visit the workshop's website: http://amidworkshop.ece.upatras.gr

Manuscript accepted at the Applied Sciences (impact factor: 2,7)

We are happy to announce that our manuscript entitled "Virtual Humans in Museums and Cultural Heritage Sites" has been published at the Applied Sciences.
Sylaiou S., Fidas C. (2022). Virtual Humans in Museums and Cultural Heritage Sites. Applied Sciences 2022, 12(19), 9913.

Paper Accepted at the International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction

We are happy to announce that our paper entitled "Supporting People with Visual Impairments in Cultural Heritage Realms: Survey and Future Research Directions" has been accepted for publication at the International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction (https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/hihc20).

Paper Accepted at the International Conference on Interactive Media, Smart Systems and Emerging Technologies (IMET 2022)

We are happy to announce that our paper entitled "First results of a survey concerning the use of digital human avatars in museums and cultural heritage sites" has been accepted for publication at the International Conference on Interactive Media, Smart Systems and Emerging Technologies (IMET 2022).

Completion of the Museum 360° Virtual Tour

We have completed a 3D virtual tour according to the museological scenario with the help of an Insta360 camera. The tour provides a 360° view of the museum premises by following navigational points. The virtual tour will also have hotspots where the visitor can get additional information for various exhibits.

View Virtual Tour

Completion of a Museological Proposal

The museological assessment and the museological / museographic adaptation of the existing museum space of the Industrial tomato Museum " D. Lawyer» have been completed. Taking into account and according to the basic tour route and the existing axes of the visit scenario, the writing of the museological proposal was completed, which aims at the complete understanding by the visitor of the production processes, technical solutions, and the man-made element, during the period of operation of the factory. The scenario that was created, connects the narrative with the space during the digital tour.

Start of the DeAR MUSEUM Project

The kick-off meeting last week, was attended by eight (8) executives from the three (3) partners of the research project "Development and production of augmented and virtual reality applications for the narrative tour at the Tomato Industrial Museum "D. Nomikos" with the acronym: DeAR Museum, and MIS 5074586 (project start: December 21, 2020 - duration 38 months).

During the inaugural meeting, which took place via zoom, the implementation plan of the project was presented in detail, the work packages, activities and deliverables to be delivered during the project were explained, the specific responsibilities of each partner were analysed, and the project implementation schedule was agreed upon. Through the discussions and the exchange of views, the main axes for the development of the content were set and issues related to the implementation schedule of the various phases of the project were clarified.

The DeAR Museum project - Development and production of augmented and virtual reality applications for the narrative tour of the Tomato Industrial Museum "D. Nomikos" aims to develop innovative museum narration tools that enhance the experiential experience of visitors to the old tomato factory "D. Nomikos" in Vlychada, Santorini, which has been converted into an Industrial Museum. These tools can serve as templates for developing tour applications in respective industrial heritage sites.

The research project partners are:

• The University of Patras
• Vlihada Village SA (Tomato Industrial Museum)
• 2monochannels Company

The project is implemented in the framework of the action "RESEARCH-CREATE-INNOVATE SECOND CYCLE" and is co-funded by the European Union and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) under the OP "Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship & Innovation- (EPANEK) 2020.