A Methodology to Develop Extended Reality Applications for Exhibition Spaces in Museums

Abstract

Web 2.0 brought the development of social networks and new elements of interaction that were incorporated into Web sites and devices that supported them. In the field of museums, the emergence of Web 2.0 and Museum 2.0 has made it possible to improve access to information regarding art collections. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, museums have opted for the introduction of technology permitting virtual access to their collections. However, many applications were developed using traditional development process without considering a methodology dedicated to extended reality applications. This paper describes a methodology for the implementation of extended reality applications to exhibition spaces in museums. Using a quasi-experiment, we evaluate the data collection stage of the proposed methodology to develop an extended reality application to visit exhibition spaces in a museum. Results show that the proposed methodology helps to the software engineers/designers in the development process of extended reality applications.