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ia universitatisences with special needs; b) the adaptation of tangible values, by facilitating information re-
applying the inter pr etive equation to facilitating cultur al exper iences ... 21 expert knowledge through hermeneutics in or- tention, (b) a storyline that holds the audience’s
der to decongest WM and facilitate understand- attention, reinforcing the association chain; c)
ing through dramaturgy; c) the UNESCO crite- a new text and media version suitable for phys-
ria for assessing heritage and select the places of ical and cognitive disabilities; e.g., voice over
cultural significance; d) a methodology is devel- for visual impairments; d) sign language vide-
oped for critical issues in interpretation. os for hearing impairments; e) appropriate soft-
ware and navigation. However, there are sever-
To serve this purpose ten (10) heritage items al restrictions faced by this research: firstly the
have been assigned to six (6) learning objectives, correlation of cultural significance and the her-
which are at the same time interpretive opportu- itage experience per se is an under-researched
nities (IO): topic; secondly despite the fact that heritage in-
terpretation is included in curricula related to
1) Unesco Designations: Nea Moni; Mastic heritage management, museology and humani-
Cultivation, ties, is usually offered as an independent degree,
has little relation to the human cognitive archi-
2) Medieval Fortifications: Anavatos, Avgoni- tecture and does relate philosophically to its ac-
ma, tual origins. Moreover as there is not yet put in
place an EU-wide, recognizable and validated
3) Genoese Dominion and the Maona Com- certification for the skills of interpreters, despite
pany: Seaward Castle of Chios, the various training offered, the profession re-
mains unrecognized and the various good prac-
4) Medieval Mastic Villages: Pyrgi, Mesta, tices are scarce. At the same time, very few inter-
Olympoi, and Unesco-listed Mastic Culti- pretive offers can follow the light speed tempo
vation: PIOP Mastic Museum, of the audio-visual industry. The latter has been
profoundly affected by the impact of digital
5) Biocultural Ecosystem of Citrus Groves: technologies, but it is applying them in stages,
Kampos, gradually discovering all the opportunities, pos-
sibilities and new fields of application. It started
6) The Enlightenment: Historic Public Libra- from the signal distribution: no more analogue,
ry “A. Korais”. no more heavy pallets of films to be transport-
ed, no more tapes to be shipped, but files, which
Conclusion can travel around the world in a few seconds
The vital consideration for the design of the AD and populate rooms, which until the day before
HOC storytelling is were used in other ways. The last phase is that
of digital thinking, where audio-visuals are con-
1) how humans acquire and retain informati- ceived for a digital and meta-disciplinary envi-
on, ronment. In a few words, what falls at the third
stage of development is the boundary between
2) how human memory processes data, taking cinema, theatre, documentary, television, mu-
into account the particularities of the se- seum, trade fair, large company, digital network
lected target groups (visual, hearing, mobi- aggregator, gaming and where audio-visuals spe-
lity and cognitive impairments), cialize and become a tool for the construction
of knowledge and where interpretation has not
3) how to create interactions between the au- yet started to gain benefits or to play a signifi-
dience and the cultural resources; cant role. The enormous possibility of manipu-
4) how the use of dramaturgy to augment the
cognitive-emotional interactivity for the se-
lected target publics.
The outcome of this hermeneutical pro-
cess is a framework of contents, which is made
up by: (a) a central message, which describes
“the essence” of the heritage object and its in-
applying the inter pr etive equation to facilitating cultur al exper iences ... 21 expert knowledge through hermeneutics in or- tention, (b) a storyline that holds the audience’s
der to decongest WM and facilitate understand- attention, reinforcing the association chain; c)
ing through dramaturgy; c) the UNESCO crite- a new text and media version suitable for phys-
ria for assessing heritage and select the places of ical and cognitive disabilities; e.g., voice over
cultural significance; d) a methodology is devel- for visual impairments; d) sign language vide-
oped for critical issues in interpretation. os for hearing impairments; e) appropriate soft-
ware and navigation. However, there are sever-
To serve this purpose ten (10) heritage items al restrictions faced by this research: firstly the
have been assigned to six (6) learning objectives, correlation of cultural significance and the her-
which are at the same time interpretive opportu- itage experience per se is an under-researched
nities (IO): topic; secondly despite the fact that heritage in-
terpretation is included in curricula related to
1) Unesco Designations: Nea Moni; Mastic heritage management, museology and humani-
Cultivation, ties, is usually offered as an independent degree,
has little relation to the human cognitive archi-
2) Medieval Fortifications: Anavatos, Avgoni- tecture and does relate philosophically to its ac-
ma, tual origins. Moreover as there is not yet put in
place an EU-wide, recognizable and validated
3) Genoese Dominion and the Maona Com- certification for the skills of interpreters, despite
pany: Seaward Castle of Chios, the various training offered, the profession re-
mains unrecognized and the various good prac-
4) Medieval Mastic Villages: Pyrgi, Mesta, tices are scarce. At the same time, very few inter-
Olympoi, and Unesco-listed Mastic Culti- pretive offers can follow the light speed tempo
vation: PIOP Mastic Museum, of the audio-visual industry. The latter has been
profoundly affected by the impact of digital
5) Biocultural Ecosystem of Citrus Groves: technologies, but it is applying them in stages,
Kampos, gradually discovering all the opportunities, pos-
sibilities and new fields of application. It started
6) The Enlightenment: Historic Public Libra- from the signal distribution: no more analogue,
ry “A. Korais”. no more heavy pallets of films to be transport-
ed, no more tapes to be shipped, but files, which
Conclusion can travel around the world in a few seconds
The vital consideration for the design of the AD and populate rooms, which until the day before
HOC storytelling is were used in other ways. The last phase is that
of digital thinking, where audio-visuals are con-
1) how humans acquire and retain informati- ceived for a digital and meta-disciplinary envi-
on, ronment. In a few words, what falls at the third
stage of development is the boundary between
2) how human memory processes data, taking cinema, theatre, documentary, television, mu-
into account the particularities of the se- seum, trade fair, large company, digital network
lected target groups (visual, hearing, mobi- aggregator, gaming and where audio-visuals spe-
lity and cognitive impairments), cialize and become a tool for the construction
of knowledge and where interpretation has not
3) how to create interactions between the au- yet started to gain benefits or to play a signifi-
dience and the cultural resources; cant role. The enormous possibility of manipu-
4) how the use of dramaturgy to augment the
cognitive-emotional interactivity for the se-
lected target publics.
The outcome of this hermeneutical pro-
cess is a framework of contents, which is made
up by: (a) a central message, which describes
“the essence” of the heritage object and its in-
