Creating Futuristic Heritage Experiences: An Exploratory Co-Design Study through Design Fiction
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Related Work
2.1. Cultural Heritage and Technology
2.2. Design Fiction
3. Design Practice
3.1. Recruitment
3.2. Activity 1: Peer Sharing
3.3. Activity 2: Literature-Based Seminar
3.4. Activity 3: Future Heritage Design Workshop
4. Results
4.1. Narrative Experiences and Role-Play Gaming
4.2. Dystopian Heritage Experience
5. Methodological Refection
5.1. The Importance of Skill Exchange
5.2. Studying Together and Knowledge Sharing
5.3. Co-Design the Experience
6. Conclusions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Activity | Time Duration | Software Selection | Outcome |
---|---|---|---|
Peer Sharing | 2 h | Zoom, Miro | Whiteboard |
Literature-based Seminar | 2 h (pre-activity) + 3 h | Zoom, Miro | Whiteboard, Presentation |
Future Heritage Design Workshop | 1 h (pre-activity) + 4 h | Zoom, Miro, YouTube | Whiteboard, Prototype, Presentation |
No. | Gender | Academic Background | Cultural Background |
---|---|---|---|
1 | F | Interaction Design | UK |
2 | M | Interaction Design | China |
3 | F | Interaction Design | China |
4 | F | Interaction Design | China |
5 | F | Interaction Design | India |
6 | F | Interaction Design | UK |
7 | F | Service Design | UK |
8 | M | Service Design | China |
9 | F | Service Design | India |
10 | F | Service Design | Pakistan |
11 | F | Service Design | Greece |
12 | M | Interior Design | UK |
13 | M | Interior Design | China |
14 | F | Interior Design | India |
15 | F | Interior Design | India |
16 | F | Interior Design | China |
17 | M | Interior Design | Italy |
18 | M | Graphic Design | China |
19 | F | Graphic Design | UK |
20 | F | Graphic Design | UK |
21 | F | Heritage Visualisation | Pakistan |
22 | F | Heritage Visualisation | India |
23 | M | Heritage Visualisation | UK |
24 | F | Product Design | UK |
25 | M | Product Design | UK |
26 | F | Curatorial Practice | France |
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Zhao, S. Creating Futuristic Heritage Experiences: An Exploratory Co-Design Study through Design Fiction. Sustainability 2022, 14, 12027. https://doi.org/10.3390/su141912027
Zhao S. Creating Futuristic Heritage Experiences: An Exploratory Co-Design Study through Design Fiction. Sustainability. 2022; 14(19):12027. https://doi.org/10.3390/su141912027
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhao, Shichao. 2022. "Creating Futuristic Heritage Experiences: An Exploratory Co-Design Study through Design Fiction" Sustainability 14, no. 19: 12027. https://doi.org/10.3390/su141912027