Virtual Cultural Experiences for the Elderly: Formative Studies and First Findings Regarding Cultural Content
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Abstract
In societies with aging populations, the active participation of elders in all aspects of societal life is crucial. Cultural heritage provides a rich vehicle for engaging elders, stimulating both cognitive and affective responses, and keeping human brains active. This study focused on gathering requirements for creating content for virtual cultural experiences. Specifically, participants were shown various images and a film, and their self-reported thoughts and emotions were collected. The images were chosen by experts for the specific emotions they could trigger. The same images were analyzed with sentiment analysis software and finally given to the elders to express their emotions. The results of sentiment analysis, the analysis of experts, and the data from the participants were compared, showing differences between the perceived emotions. Regarding the historical film, the participants discussed the main emotions they experienced. The results were analyzed to extract guidelines for the content creation of VR applications.
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OpenAlex topics: Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts
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Department of Archival, Library & Information Studies, University of West Attica, 12243 Athens, Greece
Department of Informatics and Telecommunications, University of Peloponnese, 22131 Tripoli, Greece
Department of Surveying Engineering and Geoinformatics, International Hellenic University, 62124 Serres, Greece
Department of the Elderly, Social Organization Municipality of Patras, 26226 Patras, Greece
Funding
National Recovery and Resilience Plan “Greece 2.0” funded by the European Union—NextGenerationEU
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