Analysis of the user experience (On site vs. Virtual Reality) through biological markers and cognitive tests in museums: the case of Museo Cristo de la Sangre (Murcia, Spain)

Digital technologies have changed almost every aspect of our lives, including the way we access heritage. Following the pandemic caused by COVID-19 and the technological evolution of recent years, museums and institutions, among others, have changed the way they display their collections, taking a g...

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Published inVirtual reality : the journal of the Virtual Reality Society Vol. 28; no. 1; p. 48
Main Authors Melendreras Ruiz, Rafael, SánchezAllegue, Paloma, MarínTorres, María Teresa, PardoRíos, Manuel, Cerón Madrigal, José Joaquín, Escribano Tortosa, Damián
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Springer London 01.03.2024
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Architecture
Art galleries & museums
Artificial Intelligence
Augmented reality
Biomarkers
Computer Graphics
Computer Science
COVID-19
Cultural heritage
Enzymes
Image Processing and Computer Vision
Modern art
Museums
New technology
Original Article
Pandemics
Usability
User experience
User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction
Virtual reality
Alpha-amylase
Digitisation
System usability scale
Metaverse
Spatial
Virtual Reality
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Summary:Digital technologies have changed almost every aspect of our lives, including the way we access heritage. Following the pandemic caused by COVID-19 and the technological evolution of recent years, museums and institutions, among others, have changed the way they display their collections, taking a greater interest in new technologies, platforms and digital software. This technological boom finds its greatest transformation with the implementation of Virtual Reality (VR) and Metaverse in the museum sector. This article shows the concrete influence of VR/Metaverse in a museum room previously digitised through different techniques. Subsequently, the impact over user experience in the VR scenario versus on-site visit has been measured. In parallel, to measure the enzyme alpha-amylase in saliva, a cognitive test and usability test (SUS) were carried out to determine the learning capacity and degree of satisfaction obtained with experience alongside the room of the Museo de la Sangre in Murcia (Spain).
ISSN:1359-4338
1434-9957
DOI:10.1007/s10055-023-00928-3