Arquitetura fantasma: tecnologias de realidades estendidas aplicadas à memória do patrimônio cultural edificado

Abstract

Preserving the memory of cultural heritage is fundamental, as it is a key element of collective identity. The emergence, conservation and eventual demolition of heritage assets reflect important material and historical conditions in the understanding of urban space. The proximity between heritage and inhabitants strengthens the sense of community and belonging, and its preservation is a positive tool for developing collective memory and planning for the future. However, there is an increasingly alienated relationship between the individual and the urban space, making it difficult to experience the city and disconnecting it from its social, material and historical contexts. In this scenario, educational practices that can link heritage to its original environment can mitigate this problem. With the advance of Extended Reality (XR) technologies, new possibilities are emerging for integrating virtual content into the physical space, promoting new forms of engagement with the urban space. This study proposes to define guidelines for the development of effective informal education experiences in the process of contextualizing users about built cultural heritage, based on a qualitative identification of interaction design strategies applied to extended reality (XR) technologies, with a focus on disseminating knowledge on the subject. The research takes as its case study the Plácido Castle, demolished in 1974. Adopting the Design Science Research (DSR) methodology, the study is divided into three stages: analysis and planning, development of a ludo-narrative artifact for XR devices and evaluation of the artifact. The designed experience is on-site, using XR resources to reconstruct Plácido Castle and its surroundings, based on historical records. The final stage comprises field tests and evaluation by means of a survey applied to participants.