Virtual journey through the history of Fort Saint Jean, Marseille (VJ-FSJ Project) : Case Study: New Media exhibit at the Musée des civilisations de L’Europe et de la Méditerranée (MuCEM)

摘要

This paper presents insights about the design of a permanent digital heritage exhibit, Virtual Journey through the history of Fort Saint Jean (VJ-FSJ), based in the fort of the same name, a prominent historical and architectural site in Marseille, France. The VJ-FSJ project is a multi-disciplinary technology-based exhibit, combining mixed media display systems, holographic imaging, video mapping on 3D printed models, augmented audio-visual environments, and digital heritage narrative and storytelling embedded within physical and virtual architecture. The exhibit opened in 2018 at the Musée des Civilisations de L’Europe et de la Méditerranée (MuCEM) in Marseille. The design is one of the outcomes of an ongoing interdisciplinary research project entitled: New generation interaction in cultural heritage: immersive exhibitions within the field of art and architecture in museums (NGI-CH research). The paper begins by presenting a general overview of the research, project background, goals, aims, historical framework, and heritage context, and then moves on to address outcomes: case study (exhibit design), methodologies, technologies and design solutions, and closes with conclusions and lessons learned.