Educational Tool or Expensive Toy? Evaluating Vr Evaluation and Its Relevance for Virtual Heritage
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The paper discusses the potential of Virtual Reality (VR) and the issues related with its application in the cultural sector, particularly its support of learning and social interaction. It examines the lessons learned from the evaluation of VR (and other ICT) applications in formal and informal learning environments and discusses their methodological limitations. It advocates the need for more evaluation research of the effect of Virtual Heritage (VH) on visitors and the development of appropriate methodological strategies.
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تاریخ انتشار 2006