Summaries of Research Papers
Costa, N. (2012). Digital Media in Archaeological Areas, Virtual Reality, Authenticity and Hyper-Tourist Gaze. Sociology Mind, 02(01), 53–60. http://doi.org/10.4236/sm.2012.21007
Costa’s article examines the use of virtual reality and other virtual media in different informal learning environments. Primarily, he describes how the primary use of virtual reality is no longer to simply construct worlds, but it is to create emotive experiences that entertain. Thus, virtual reality in these museums and arcaheological areas show now be considered “edutainment”.
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