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Interactive sensory objects for improving access to heritage

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CHI EA '13: CHI '13 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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In this project we explore how to enhance the experience and understanding of cultural heritage in museums and heritage sites by creating interactive multisensory objects collaboratively with artists, technologists and people with learning disabilities. We focus here on workshops conducted during the first year of a three year project in which people with learning disabilities each constructed a 'sensory box' to represent their experiences of Speke Hall, a heritage site in the UK. The box is developed further in later workshops which explore aspects of physicality and how to appeal to the entire range of senses, making use of Arduino technology and basic sensors to enable an interactive user experience.

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CHI EA '13: CHI '13 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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DOI:10.1145/2468356

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Gutiérrez-Carrillo MBestué Cardiel IMolero Melgarejo EMarcos Cobaleda M(2020)Pathologic and Risk Analysis of the Lojuela Castle (Granada-Spain): Methodology and Preventive Conservation for Medieval Earthen FortificationsApplied Sciences10.3390/app1018649110:18(6491)Online publication date: 17-Sep-2020
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Seale JCarrizosa HRix JSheehy KHayhoe S(2019)In Search of a Decision-Making Framework for Involving Users Who Have Learning Disabilities or Sensory Impairments in the Process of Designing Future TechnologiesProceedings of the Future Technologies Conference (FTC) 201910.1007/978-3-030-32520-6_61(844-861)Online publication date: 13-Oct-2019
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Mesas-Carrascosa FVerdú Santano DMeroño de Larriva JOrtíz Cordero RHidalgo Fernández RGarcía-Ferrer A(2016)Monitoring Heritage Buildings with Open Source Hardware Sensors: A Case Study of the Mosque-Cathedral of CórdobaSensors10.3390/s1610162016:10(1620)Online publication date: 29-Sep-2016
https://doi.org/10.3390/s16101620
Hollinworth NAllen KKwiatkowska GMinnion AHwang F(2014)Interactive sensory objects for and by people with learning disabilitiesACM SIGACCESS Accessibility and Computing10.1145/2637487.2637489(11-20)Online publication date: 1-Jun-2014
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/2637487.2637489

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