Video-mediated participation in virtual museum tours for older adults

Conference paper (2016)

Authors

G. Kostoska Università di Trento

A.P.O.S. Vermeeren Human Information Communication Design -

J. Kort TNO

C Gullström KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Research Group

Human Information Communication Design () (TU Delft)

Museum Social inclusion Older adults Civic participation Virtual visit

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Published Date

2016

Language

English

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Faculty

Industrial Design Engineering

Department

Human-Centered Design

Research Group

Human Information Communication Design

Abstract

This paper introduces a virtual tour, Visit the Louvre, designed specifically to engage older adults in an immersive visit through part of the Louvre by a distant real-life guide. An initial diary study and a creative workshop were conducted to understand the needs and values of older adults and how to support participation to virtual museum visits with a video-based communication system. Preliminary results show that 'virtual visitors' experienced high levels of social and spatial presence; immersion and engagement were quite high independent of the level of interactivity of the guide, or the presence of others.