PhD thesis:
"The cognitive processes in 3D collaborative systems for the
communication of cultural heritage: an epistemological approach to
virtual musealization".
My primary research
interest lies in the field of Digital Heritage, mainly focusing on
the communication and enhancement of cultural heritage through
Virtual Reality Technologies. I am interested in studying advanced
interfaces and knowledge technologies through a multidisciplinary
approach, taking into account contributions from cultural studies,
cyber-anthropology, sociology, cybernetics, ergonomics, design, but
especially cognitive sciences and neurosciences.
In particular, I am investigating
human cognition and the knowledge processes in virtual
environments, in order to identify some guidelines for the design
of the virtual cultural experience: meaning-making, embodied and
situated action, sense of presence, interaction, co-creation of
meaning in the community of practice, and the forming and
re-forming of narratives, are all interwoven
processes.
Drawing on
enactivism, my aim is to foster the perspective of
Embodied Interaction Design in the development of
technological applications for the cultural heritage.