DESIGN FOR CULTURAL HERITAGE EXPERIENCES AND INTERPRETATIONS - A roadmap for the definition of the vision of the C3 unit

The main objective of this seminar is to outline a roadmap for the definition of the vision of the Culture, Communication and Computing unit and discuss it with the students of the Management and Development of Cultural Heritage phd program. The C3 unit, Culture, Communication & Computing at the IMT Lucca aims at conducting innovative research and designing technologies and applications to explore new paradigms related to cultural heritage, to rethink how innovative technologies can improve users’ activities & experiences, and generate new concepts to enrich the user experience in the context of cultural heritage. During the seminar, a critical review of several case studies related to the intersection between interactive technologies and cultural heritage will be provided. The main assets of the C3 vision will be identified as well as long-term research objectives. Furthermore, the Locast Tourism - Lucca project will be introduced as the first concrete step of the unit.