Journal on Computing and Cultural Heritage

The rapid development of generative artificial intelligence has brought significant opportunities for the advancement of digital humanities research. Intelligent processing of ancient texts, as an essential part of digital humanities, is also undergoing a ...

We introduce an innovative multi-resolution framework for encoding and interactively visualizing large relightable images using a neural reflectance model derived from a state-of-the-art technique. The framework is seamlessly integrated into a scalable ...

We present a study and comparison of computer vision methods for the task of finding repetitive motifs in ancient Peruvian pottery. Under this context, the main difficulties for solving the task are that the motifs are in most cases highly repetitive, ...

Preserving and safeguarding the Cultural Heritage (CH) of our world from unforeseen hazards should be viewed as a collective responsibility for humanity. Consequently, there is a growing imperative for targeted measures aimed at conserving, restoring, and ...

Generative AI changes the paradigm of natural language processing research, sets off a new trend of research in computational humanities and computational social sciences, and provides unique perspectives on digital intelligence-enabled ancient book ...

The automatic analysis of images in the historical sciences often requires the identification of objects. Object identification is a well-researched problem for modern photographs; however, for historical material, annotations are often necessary. We ...

Puntland is a critically relevant and yet virtually unexplored region for the past of Eastern Africa. Here we present a newly documented cave with multi-layered rock art found surveying Nugaal region, Somalia, in the framework of an international project ...

Classical Chinese poetry, as an essential aspect of cultural heritage, exhibits rich theme diversity often overlooked in natural language processing research. To address this gap, we aim to explore the classification of thematic categories within this ...

With the Poses of People in Art dataset, we introduce the first openly licensed dataset for estimating human poses in art and validating human pose estimators. It consists of 2,454 images from 22 art-historical depiction styles, including those that have ...

The use of Internet of Things (IoT) technology to improve access to cultural heritage sites and enhance visitor engagement has become increasingly popular. Nevertheless, there is a lack of studies evaluating the actual benefits of such technology on ...

Digitising the Deep Past (DDP) is an interdisciplinary project based at Griffith University, Australia, that innovates in three areas: Indigenous cultural heritage, Indigenous education, and Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI). The ...

The teaching and learning of architectural heritage can play a vital role in engaging students in envisioning the past and nurturing their cultural identity. However, this endeavour often faces challenges stemming from limited access to heritage sites and ...

This article describes the development of the GamIN Platform, conceived to support the creation of mixed-reality location-based gamified solutions, that support the use of interactive narratives in urban space. The narratives are supported by multimedia ...

This article explores the use of a mobile Augmented Reality (AR) exploration game to enhance immersive storytelling and enrich cultural experiences. Specifically, we present the prototype design and evaluation of HeritageSite AR, an AR exploration game ...

Large parts of museum collections, particularly in the Netherlands, are a legacy of the colonial past, guiding people’s societal perceptions of cultures and histories. There have been increasing efforts to ensure that museums acknowledge and reveal to ...

In this article we describe and evaluate a VR application, designed with a novel approach that allows personalized interaction and a more immersive virtual experience. This VR system uses both a user-based methodology in which the user expresses his/her ...

This paper presents a new interactive installation, the BiographScope, meant to immerse visitors in an archival collection of early silent films from the turn of the twentieth century. It further investigates certain important aspects through a pilot ...

This article explores and presents innovative methods and technologies for supporting citizen curation of cultural heritage. Relevant outcomes of the Social Participation, Cohesion and Inclusion through Cultural Engagement (SPICE) project are presented, ...

Citizen curation is gaining momentum as a new form of engagement with cultural heritage. Citizen curatorial activities require and produce a wealth of information, ranging from descriptions of the artefacts to visitor experience feedback. Although ...

Recently, cultural institutions have seen a rise in citizen curation projects, where people actively engage in curating and interpreting cultural artifacts. Citizen curation involves using collective knowledge and shared interests to create rich ...

The EU H2020 project social cohesion, participation, and inclusion through cultural engagement (SPICE) focuses on developing, designing, and implementing new methods and digital tools for citizen curation. This article delineates several software tools ...