An Appeal for heritage interpretation and accessibility. Immersive and interactive virtual reality tours for mobile devices

• Main Authors: Guillermo Duclos Bautista, Javier Cousillas Ripoll
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universidad Politécnica de Valencia 2013-11-01
• Series: Virtual Archaeology Review
• Subjects: Accesibilidad al patrimonio; Recorridos virtuales interactivos
• Online Access: http://polipapers.upv.es/index.php/var/article/view/4266

We propose an interactive resource for the value enhancement, management, diffusion and accessibility of the architectural and archaeological heritage by means of virtual reality technologies through mobile devices. The resource is, in addition, a tool for the management of the heritage by the employment of intermediate modules that allow the graphical and alphanumeric update of the external and internal databases put in relation with the resource, depending on the interventions and investigations that on the monument are taking place in the time. Furthermore, the resource is a powerful compensatory measure for the virtual accessibility to the heritage by persons with limited mobility and / or sensory deficiencies.