Science, Art and Internet Technology: Using Mobile Devices in Cultural Environments

Chair:
Jose A. Gallud, LoUISE Research Group, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
Ana Navarrete, Indevol Research group, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain

Scope:
The use of new technologies propitiates new ways of exploring cultural environments and improves the visitors experience in cultural environments. New technologies are introducing new ways to show the same art objects and they are changing traditional museum visit by a dynamic and imaginative experience. This special session is focused on how the Internet technologies have contributed in the modernization of the multidisciplinary world of art museums and, extensively, in all kind of cultural environments.
This special session is linked with the “Interactive Wireless Guides for Art Museums” research project and some of its results will be presented.

The topic the Special Session specified in terms of keywords
- Internet Technology
- Wireless Applications
- Mobility
- PDA
- Cultural Environments

Keynote Speaker:
Dr. Fabio Paternò, ISTI Research Institute. Italy