Virtual Heritage: Augmented Reality, Authenticity and Attitudes
Author
Dueholm, Johanne
Term
4. term
Education
Publication year
2013
Submitted on
2013-05-31
Abstract
This thesis examines how heritage sites might adopt newer interpretive technologies—particularly augmented reality (AR)—without undermining perceived authenticity. Combining a theoretical review of three major approaches to authenticity with a case study of the local heritage site Lindholm Høje, it explores heritage managers’ understandings of authenticity and their attitudes toward AR. The case study indicates that managers at Lindholm Høje subscribe to a more traditional, fixed view of authenticity, regard AR as conflicting with that view, and are therefore reluctant to use virtual technologies. The analysis further identifies incentives and impediments to adopting AR, concluding that barriers, coupled with concerns about authenticity, currently outweigh perceived benefits. The thesis discusses implications for the case and suggests ways to facilitate uptake, including broader debate about authenticity beyond academia, clearer guidelines and legislation for museology and interpretation that encompass new media, and municipally supported technological interpretation centres to act as neutral conveners and consultants, encouraging collaboration between heritage sites and technology providers.
Dette speciale undersøger, hvordan kulturarvssteder kan tage nyere formidlingsteknologier, især augmented reality (AR), i brug uden at undergrave den oplevede autenticitet. Med afsæt i en teoretisk gennemgang af tre udbredte forståelser af autenticitet og et casestudie af Lindholm Høje belyses lederes forståelser af autenticitet og deres holdninger til AR. Casestudiet viser, at lederne på Lindholm Høje hælder mod en mere traditionel, fast forståelse af autenticitet, som bringer AR i konflikt med stedet og gør dem tilbageholdende over for virtuelle teknologier. Analysen afdækker yderligere incitamenter og barrierer for at indføre AR og peger på, at barriererne – sammen med skepsis omkring autenticitet – i øjeblikket vejer tungere end fordelene. Afslutningsvis diskuteres konsekvenserne for Lindholm Høje, og der peges på, at en bredere debat om autenticitet uden for akademia, klarere retningslinjer og lovgivning for museologi og formidling samt kommunale teknologicentre for formidling som neutrale bindeled kan fremme samarbejde og styrke fremtidig implementering af digitale løsninger.
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