A Framework for Equitable Design in Extended Reality Cultural Heritage Exhibitions
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2021
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Extended Reality (XR) technologies continue to be developed by GLAM (galleries, libraries, archives, and museums) and other institutions to create cultural heritage exhibitions to preserve and transmit ancestral knowledge of a particular community. This thesis proposes a shift in the paradigm of exhibition design; one that is not only user-centered but also measures the success of an exhibit by the equity it provides the community of the cultural heritage. The equitable design framework is introduced and adapted particularly for XR development, to aid in the embedding of equitable methods within the typical methodology of software developers who may work within the cultural heritage field. Building on prior Indigenous guidelines and methodologies, the equitable design framework consists of waypoints that can be interpreted as behavioral design patterns for XR developers to help build the skill of cultural sensitivity and reciprocity into their practice. Through an ethnographic study, this thesis contributes to the creation of an explicit model of design values derived from interviews of professionals in a variety of fields who are of Native Hawaiian descent and demonstrates how it has affected the design of a XR exhibition called Wao Kiʻi. With this proposed framework and process, this thesis contributes to the ongoing conversation of ethical design and collaborative methodologies and argues for the importance of the community's own people, ancestral knowledge, and creative expression to be meaningful factors in the development and design of XR cultural heritage exhibitions.
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