Future UNILAB · University of the Future
John Beauchamp
Immersive technology will change heritage digitisation — if it stays accessible
The question
Will immersive technology change the face of digitalisation?
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Summary
Yes, immersive technologies will change the face of heritage digitisation. We are witnessing an explosion of technological advances, not least AI, that will reshape how we approach heritage and how we use it in the future. But new technologies bring new challenges: accessibility and inclusivity for different users must be at the forefront of thinking about the digitisation of cultural heritage. A technology that no one is able to use serves no purpose.
We can’t just make up a new technology and then no one will be able to use it.