Experiencing the Architectural Evolution of a Heritage Museum in Extended Reality Application
M. Steadie Seifi, Sophie Schauer, Haris Fadzila Abd Rahman · 2023
Although the use of Mixed Reality technology in knowledge, leisure, and cultural domains is ubiquitous, it has remained limited in heritage contexts. Museums are the DNA of each culture and contain exquisite heritage collections worth premier exhibit to be perceived, absorbed, and appreciated. When the heritage of the past is located within an architectural heritage, the connection and attachment to the roots of a culture are magnified. Hence, the heritage building of museums necessitates documentation and demonstration to visitors as much as the heritage artifacts. This paper uses a case study from DIKE (Digitization of Indigenous Knowledge for Extended Reality (XR) and Culture), German Summer School, 2023 to present a novel approach to utilizing Augmented Reality (AR) to develop a mobile application that facilitates the experience of the architectural evolution of Sarawak Museum. The APP »Museum Time Machine« showcases the architectural changes of Sarawak's heritage museum from 1891 to 2022.