New Technologies and Cultural Consumption. Edutainment is Born!

Mobile AR edutainment applications for cultural institutions

The paper focuses on current practice regarding the application of mobile AR technologies for enabling learning in the context of cultural heritage. It also presents ARmuseum, an application developed for the Museum of Industrial Olive Oil Production in Lesvos (MBEL). Finally, it discusses a number of issues related to the evaluation of mobile AR applications for cultural institutions. Keywords...

A new syndrome is born.

Edutainment: is learning at risk?

Since the early 1990s interest has surged in developing edutainment software, namely applications that possess the allure of electronic games while achieving educational goals. In the rush to adopt this new seemingly harmless technological fad, both educators and parents overlooked its long-term harmful effects. The aim of this article is to draw attention to these effects, particularly to the ...

“research journal of pharmacognosy”; a new iranian journal is born

Intangible Cultural Heritage and New Technologies: Challenges and Opportunities for Cultural Preservation and Development

Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) is a relatively recent term coined to represent living cultural expressions and practices, which are recognised by communities as distinct aspects of identity. The safeguarding of ICH has become a topic of international concern primarily through the work of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation). However, little research has ...