CAA 2023: Margo Lengua & Michela De Bernardin
0Cultural Gaming in the Metaverse: what potentialities for future applications?
Video games development, meant as a tool for enhancing cultural heritage through game design strategies with specific educational and narrative objectives, is one of the modern digital technologies commonly applied to cultural heritage. Conceptually, the gaming experience can vary from simple to complex: from video games conceived for smartphones/tablets to applications installed directly in the museums to experiences exploiting gaming elements in virtual environments. This paper will analyse the main features of the video games recently developed with the purpose of cultural heritage valorisation by several software companies specialized in the field. Then, by contrast, it will outline the potential digital applications of the advanced virtual world of the metaverse, highlighting novelties, such as the interoperability of multiple elements, the special focus on social interactions, the connection and persistence of the metaverse, and the essential role of the user within it.
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