Why so Serious? Raising Curiosity Towards Cultural Heritage with Playful Games
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چکیده
Serious games have an important role in supporting access to cultural heritage through storytelling and game mechanics. These games, however, are more suitable for learning environments: in order to stimulate people to look for cultural content, other means are necessary. In this paper we present our view on the role playful games may have in eliciting curiosity and how a specific gaming mechanics, customised characters building, may change the way technological systems contribute in attracting people to cultural sites.
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