MuseIT_Multi-sensory, User-centred, Shared cultural Experiences through Interactive Technologies

数字化转型的进步丰富了文化遗产的互动体验。数字技术的应用有利于虚拟博物馆之旅的发展、文化资产的保存、数字化档案的发展，使人们能够更广泛、更有吸引力地接触文化遗产。尽管取得了重大进展，但结构性缺陷仍然存在：缺乏所有人的可及性；所有社会成员平等参与文化及创意产业的机会有限；以及有限的可互操作的数字存储库，用于存档可访问的多感官文化资产和相关档案结构。有10亿人患有某种形式的残疾，其中五分之一患有严重残疾，并非所有人都能平等地获得接触文化资产的机会。MuseIT旨在共同设计、开发和共同评估一个多感官、以用户为中心的平台，以包容和平等的机会为核心原则，丰富人们对文化资产的参与。MuseIT的创新植根于文化遗产的多感官表现，超越了视觉和听觉。更具体地说，MuseIT将：a)共同设计和开发文化资产的多感官表征和呈现，b)为包容性远程共同创造多模式的数字文化资产开发服务，以及c)制定文化遗产包容性档案保存的正式规范和策略。参与式共同设计活动将是不可或缺的，以使残疾用户能够参与影响其生活的决策和设计。由MuseIT创造的丰富的文化资产体验将不仅限于这一群体，而且可能会提高所有人的参与和享受水平。文化资产体验的民主化和创意文化产业的实际成长等将受到影响。

Advancements in digital transformation have enriched the interactive experience of cultural heritage. The adoption of digital technologies has benefited the development of virtual museum tours, preservation of cultural assets, digitised archives enabling broader and engaging means of access to cultural heritage. Despite critical advances, structural deficiencies remain: lack of accessibility for all; limited opportunities for all members of society to participate in cultural and creative industries on equal basis; and limited interoperable digital repositories for archiving accessible multisensory cultural assets and related archival structures. With one billion people experiencing some form of disability and one-fifth of these experiencing significant disabilities, access or opportunities to engage with cultural assets is not equally available to all. MuseIT aims to co-design, develop, and co-evaluate a multisensory, user-centred platform for enriched engagement with cultural assets with inclusion and equal opportunity for all as core principles. The MuseIT innovation is rooted in multisensory representations of cultural heritage which extend beyond the visual and auditory senses. More specifically, MuseIT will: a) co-design and develop multisensory representations and rendering of cultural assets, b) develop services for inclusive remote co creation of multi-modal born-digital cultural assets, and c) develop formal specifications and strategies for inclusive archival preservation of cultural heritage. Participatory co-design activities will be integral to enable users with disabilities to be involved in decisions and designs that will affect their lives. Enriched experiences of cultural assets created by MuseIT will not be limited to this group and is likely to enhance the level of participation and enjoyment for all people. Impacts are likely to include the democratization of cultural asset experiences, and tangible growth in creative and cultural industries.