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Realidad virtual para la difusión del patrimonio histórico
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La utilización de la realidad virtual para la visualización de entornos históricos abre la puerta a una variedad de nuevas aplicaciones para la difusión del patrimonio. En los últimos años, dado el gran avance del hardware, se ha vivido una revolución y revitalización de la realidad virtual. Los estudios realizados con anterioridad al 2015 utilizaban sistemas de realidad virtual de alto coste como las cuevas 3D (CAVE) o la primera generación de cascos de realidad virtual (HMD “Head Mounted Display”). Sin embargo, el lanzamiento de HMDs de bajo coste, como Oculus Rift, han abierto nuevos horizontes para la creación de entornos inmersivos que ayuden en la difusión y aprendizaje del patrimonio histórico. En este estudio, se presentan tres experiencias en realidad virtual diseñadas con el objetivo de divulgar y asimilar los principales aspectos históricos relacionados con la reconstrucción realizada, evaluar el conocimiento adquirido y aumentar el interés de los estudiantes a través del uso de las nuevas tecnologías. Para cada experiencia virtual describimos las herramientas de software y hardware que generan los modelos 3D y los entornos de realidad virtual. La evaluación de estas experiencias, basada en encuestas posteriores a la sesión, señala la efectividad de este enfoque para comunicar diferentes tipos de conocimiento y estimular el aprendizaje de los estudiantes.
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