Nyungar Place Stories Pilot: Using augmented reality for Indigenous cultural sustainability

This paper describes the development and piloting of a project that uses augmented reality to support the cultural sustainability of Aboriginal Nyungar peoples of Western Australia's South Western corner. Place narratives are a central part of Australian Indigenous culture and knowledge, and th...

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Main Authors: Irving, L., Hoffman, Julie
Format: Conference Paper
Published: 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/51734
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description This paper describes the development and piloting of a project that uses augmented reality to support the cultural sustainability of Aboriginal Nyungar peoples of Western Australia's South Western corner. Place narratives are a central part of Australian Indigenous culture and knowledge, and the significance of place is critical to Aboriginal people's health and well-being. This pilot project examines the efficacy for the augmented reality app to present Indigenous narratives in a way that engages students in reflexive practice.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-517342017-04-04T02:46:21Z Nyungar Place Stories Pilot: Using augmented reality for Indigenous cultural sustainability Irving, L. Hoffman, Julie This paper describes the development and piloting of a project that uses augmented reality to support the cultural sustainability of Aboriginal Nyungar peoples of Western Australia's South Western corner. Place narratives are a central part of Australian Indigenous culture and knowledge, and the significance of place is critical to Aboriginal people's health and well-being. This pilot project examines the efficacy for the augmented reality app to present Indigenous narratives in a way that engages students in reflexive practice. 2014 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/51734 restricted
spellingShingle Irving, L.
Hoffman, Julie
Nyungar Place Stories Pilot: Using augmented reality for Indigenous cultural sustainability
title Nyungar Place Stories Pilot: Using augmented reality for Indigenous cultural sustainability
title_full Nyungar Place Stories Pilot: Using augmented reality for Indigenous cultural sustainability
title_fullStr Nyungar Place Stories Pilot: Using augmented reality for Indigenous cultural sustainability
title_full_unstemmed Nyungar Place Stories Pilot: Using augmented reality for Indigenous cultural sustainability
title_short Nyungar Place Stories Pilot: Using augmented reality for Indigenous cultural sustainability
title_sort nyungar place stories pilot: using augmented reality for indigenous cultural sustainability
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/51734