NDLI: Experimental archaeology and games: Challenges of inhabiting virtual heritage

Content Provider	ACM Digital Library
Author	Woolford, Kirk Dunn, Stuart
Copyright Year	2014
Abstract	Experimental archaeology has long yielded valuable insights into the tools and techniques that were featured in past peoples’ relationships with the material world around them. However, experimental archaeology has, until now, confined itself to rigid, empirical, and quantitative questions. This article applies principles of experimental archaeology and serious gaming tools in the reconstructions of a British Iron Age round house. This article explains a number of experiments conducted to look for quantitative differences in movement in virtual versus material environments, using both “virtual” studio reconstruction as well as material reconstruction. The data from these experiments was then analysed to look for differences in movement that could be attributed to artefacts and/or environments. This article also explains the structure of the experiments, how the data was generated, what theories may make sense of the data, what conclusions have been drawn, and how serious gaming tools can support the creation of new experimental heritage environments.
Starting Page	1
Ending Page	15
Page Count	15
File Format	PDF
ISSN	15564673
e-ISSN	15564711
DOI	10.1145/2532630.2532632
Journal	Journal on Computing and Cultural Heritage (JOCCH)
Volume Number	6
Issue Number	4
Language	English
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Publisher Date	2013-12-01
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Serious games Archaeology Heritage Motion capture Reconstruction
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design Conservation Computer Science Applications Information Systems

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