A Virtual Reality Educational Game for the Ethics of Cultural Heritage Repatriation

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ID12804381
AuthorsJ Hutson (0000-0002-0578-6052, Lindenwood University, corresponding author), Ben Fulcher (0000-0002-3003-4055, Lindenwood University)
Year2022
Volume18
Issue6
Pages759-782
Publication date2022-10-17
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueGames and Culture (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1555-4120 • E-ISSN: 1555-4139
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/15554120221131724
OpenAlexW4306762023
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited35

The technology of virtual reality and the gamification of education has had proven educational benefits and has the ability to immerse students in a participatory learning experience. To capitalize on the strengths of the new digital medium, including immersion, engagement, and presence, a new educational game aims to teach the ethics of cultural heritage repatriation through the lens of art history. The use of games to address current issues and conceptualize a framework for understanding the complexities of geopolitics is not new but aligning these considerations with the pressing need to protect cultural heritage as seen in modern-day Ukraine is. This study investigates the process of game design and development from preproduction to postproduction. The final version of The Museum of the Lost provides a model for other institutions with game design and art history departments to collaborate and create educational experiences that optimize the user experience and learning outcomes

Citizen journalism · Cultural heritage · Engineering ethics · Human–computer interaction · Political science · Repatriation · Sociology · Virtual reality · Augmented Reality Applications · Computer Science · Engineering · Museums and Cultural Heritage · Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts

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