QuixadAR: o uso de realidade aumentada como alternativa de divulgação e interação de visitantes com o Museu Histórico Jacinto de Souza

Abstract

The museum always been a important social place that, in addition to the role of historical preservation, discurses and relates the presente with the past. Over time, the museums have been adapted to the advances of Society. Currently, with a more autonomous consume experience, were the “digital generation” grew up used to having more influence on consume relations and media outreach, many museums bet on digital and interactive experiences to attract more audience, however, the most of these museums are located on big cities. This project presentes a disclosure solution to the Jacinto de Souza Historical Museum (MHJS), located in interior of Ceará. The system developed offers to the users new ways of interaction with the museum pieces, like capture and expose using augmented reality, customizing the city with a participatory virtual exhibition, promoting the museum and their pieces to people that uses the app and then, attracting new visitors. The Project is based on augmented reality concepts and understands the museological space based on Jacques Le Goff, Renata Andreoni and Antonio Gilberto studies and for its development were conducted theoretical and technical research, questionnaires and interviews with people envolved with the museum, prototype development and usability evaluation, and finally, the development on the project final plataforma (Unity together with Firebase and Wikitude). According with the research it was possible to indentify the public needs for more interaction and information about the museum’s pieces. As future plans, it’s a priority the location features and the project expansion to other museums beyond the MHJS.