(Ebook) New Heritage: New Media and Cultural Heritage by Yehuda E. Kalay, Thomas Kvan, Janice Affleck (Editors) ISBN 9780203937884, 9780415773553, 0203937880, 0415773555

(Ebook) New Heritage: New Media and Cultural Heritage by Yehuda E. Kalay, Thomas Kvan, Janice Affleck (Editors) ISBN 9780203937884, 9780415773553, 0203937880, 0415773555

The use of new media in the service of cultural heritage is a fast growing field, known variously as virtual or digital heritage. New Heritage, under this denomination, broadens the definition of the field to address the complexity of cultural heritage such as the related social, political and economic issues. This book is a collection of 20 key essays, of authors from 11 countries, representing a wide range of professions including architecture, philosophy, history, cultural heritage management, new media, museology and computer science, which examine the application of new media to cultural heritage from a different points of view. Issues surrounding heritage interpretation to the public and the attempts to capture the essence of both tangible (buildings, monuments) and intangible (customs, rituals) cultural heritage are investigated in a series of innovative case studies.