Engaging with the Past: Digital Games and Italy’s Heritage Preservation

This paper examines the evolving role of video games and gamified applications in promoting and preserving cultural heritage in Italy. With the growing integration of digital tools into museum strategies, cultural institutions have embraced these technologies to engage broader audiences through inte...

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Main Authors: Lucia Nováková, Bilge Aksay, Renato De Leone
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Published: Editura ARC 2024-12-01
Series:Plural: History, Culture, Society
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Online Access:https://plural.upsc.md/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Revista-Plural_Vol_12_nr_2_2024_3.pdf
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description This paper examines the evolving role of video games and gamified applications in promoting and preserving cultural heritage in Italy. With the growing integration of digital tools into museum strategies, cultural institutions have embraced these technologies to engage broader audiences through interactive and immersive experiences. The paper explores how innovations such as augmented and virtual reality, combined with educational games, are transforming the fruition of cultural heritage. Additionally, the study highlights the impact of these digital initiatives on public participation, community engagement, and the long-term sustainability of heritage preservation efforts. By exploring case studies and reviewing current research, this paper attempts to address the challenges and opportunities presented by the digital transformation of cultural institutions while considering the potential impacts on heritage promotion in the future.
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spelling doaj-art-fa76f71bc06341bbaeb05e7a74fe1b252025-08-20T03:10:57ZdeuEditura ARCPlural: History, Culture, Society2345-12622345-184X2024-12-01122476510.37710/plural.v12i2_3Engaging with the Past: Digital Games and Italy’s Heritage PreservationLucia Nováková0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9595-2351Bilge Aksay1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0563-7778Renato De Leone2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9783-608XUniversity in Trnava, Slovakiaat Adana Alparslan Türkeş Science and Technology UniversitySchool of Science and Technology, University of Camerino, ItalyThis paper examines the evolving role of video games and gamified applications in promoting and preserving cultural heritage in Italy. With the growing integration of digital tools into museum strategies, cultural institutions have embraced these technologies to engage broader audiences through interactive and immersive experiences. The paper explores how innovations such as augmented and virtual reality, combined with educational games, are transforming the fruition of cultural heritage. Additionally, the study highlights the impact of these digital initiatives on public participation, community engagement, and the long-term sustainability of heritage preservation efforts. By exploring case studies and reviewing current research, this paper attempts to address the challenges and opportunities presented by the digital transformation of cultural institutions while considering the potential impacts on heritage promotion in the future.https://plural.upsc.md/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Revista-Plural_Vol_12_nr_2_2024_3.pdfgamificationcultural heritagecommunity engagementdigital preservation
spellingShingle Lucia Nováková
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Engaging with the Past: Digital Games and Italy’s Heritage Preservation
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community engagement
digital preservation
title Engaging with the Past: Digital Games and Italy’s Heritage Preservation
title_full Engaging with the Past: Digital Games and Italy’s Heritage Preservation
title_fullStr Engaging with the Past: Digital Games and Italy’s Heritage Preservation
title_full_unstemmed Engaging with the Past: Digital Games and Italy’s Heritage Preservation
title_short Engaging with the Past: Digital Games and Italy’s Heritage Preservation
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community engagement
digital preservation
url https://plural.upsc.md/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Revista-Plural_Vol_12_nr_2_2024_3.pdf
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