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A Case Study for the Design and Implementation of Immersive Experiences in Support of Sicilian Cultural Heritage

Part of the Lecture Notes in Computer Science book series (LNCS,volume 13373)

Abstract

Virtual Reality (VR) is a robust tool for sponsoring Cultural Heritage sites. It enables immersive experiences in which the user can enjoy the cultural assets virtually, behaving as he/she would do in the real world. The covid-19 pandemic has shed light on the importance of using VR in cultural heritage, showing advantages for the users that can visit the site safely through specific devices. In this work, we present the processes that lead to the creation of an immersive app that makes explorable a famous cultural asset in Sicily, the church of SS. Crocifisso al Calvario. The application creation process will be described in each of its parts, beginning from the digital acquisition of the cultural asset to the development of the user interface. The application is provided for three different VR devices: smartphones equipped with cardboards, headsets, and CAVE. The paper is supported by the 3DLab-Sicilia project, whose main objective is to sponsor the creation, development, and validation of a sustainable infrastructure that interconnects three main Sicilian centres specialized in augmented and virtual reality.

Keywords

  • Virtual reality
  • Cultural heritage
  • CAVE
  • VR-headset
  • Virtual heritage

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    https://www.3dlab-sicilia.it.

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    https://www.3dlab-sicilia.it/en/demo-della-chiesa-del-calvario/.

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    https://www.3dflow.net/it/software-di-fotogrammetria-3df-zephyr/.

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    https://www.3dlab-sicilia.it/en/demo-della-chiesa-del-calvario/.

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The following paper has been supported by the project “Creazione di una rete regionale per l’erogazione di servizi innovativi basati su tecnologie avanzate di visualizzazione” (3DLab-Sicilia), Grant No. 08CT4669990220, funded by Operational Program 2014–2020 of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) of the Sicilian Region. Daniele Schicchi acknowledges funding from the European Union PON project Ricerca e Innovazione 2014–2020, DM 1062/2021.

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  1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, “E. Maiorana”, University of Catania, Piazza Universitá 2, 95131, Catania, Italy

    Roberto Barbera

  2. Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, University of Catania, Piazza Universitá 2, 95131, Catania, Italy

    Francesca Condorelli & Giuseppe Di Gregorio

  3. Department of Computer Science, University of Palermo, Via Archirafi 34, 90123, Palermo, Italy

    Mariella Farella, Giosué Lo Bosco & Daniele Schicchi

  4. National Research Council of Italy - Institute for Educational Technology, Via Ugo La Malfa 153, 90146, Palermo, Italy

    Mariella Farella

  5. Department of Sciences for Technological Innovation, Euro-Mediterranean Institute of Science and Technology, Via Michele Miraglia, 20, 90133, Palermo, Italy

    Giuseppe Di Piazza, Mariella Farella, Giosué Lo Bosco, Andrey Megvinov, Daniele Pirrone, Daniele Schicchi & Antonino Zora

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Barbera, R. et al. (2022). A Case Study for the Design and Implementation of Immersive Experiences in Support of Sicilian Cultural Heritage. In: Mazzeo, P.L., Frontoni, E., Sclaroff, S., Distante, C. (eds) Image Analysis and Processing. ICIAP 2022 Workshops. ICIAP 2022. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 13373. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-13321-3_16

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