Saudi Cultural Missions Theses & Dissertations
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Item Restricted Breathing New Life into Overlooked Urban Heritage Sites by Employing Emerging Technologies to Increase User Engagement(Savannah College of Art and Design, 2024-05) AlManaa, Nourah; El-Wakeel, Halah; McClung, Kelley; Gorgensen, BillUrban heritage sites are pivotal for understanding cultural identity and promoting tourism. In Saudi Arabia, Vision 2030 emphasizes transforming these sites into vibrant cultural tourism destinations. Despite their significance, many still need to be utilized. This thesis explores how temporary non-invasive exhibitions can revive these sites, engaging visitors through present-sensitive and future-driven design. Integrating intangible cultural heritage elements with immersive experiences, these exhibitions not only attract more visitors but also foster a deeper connection to the heritage. The research findings validate the efficacy of this approach, highlighting its potential to enhance cultural tourism, promote community engagement, and ensure the economic sustainability of heritage sites.35 0Item Restricted Building for Hyper-Immersion: Techniques for Maximal Engagement in Virtual Reality(Saudi Digital Library, 2023) Khuraishi, Mohammed; Dixon, AlexanderVirtual reality has the potential to deliver extremely immersive experi- ences, however, maximising engagement in virtual reality is still a chal- lenge. The goal of this study was to investigate how several immersion techniques, such as visual realism, sound realism, speech recognition, gaze data, and psychological factors can be used to increase player immersion in a virtual reality horror game. Heart rate monitors and post-game surveys were used to gather information from a sample of 16 participants who were randomly assigned to play an immersive and non-immersive version of the game. Results showed that the immer- sive version significantly enhanced immersion and player engagement in comparison to the non-immersive version. This research contributes to the understanding of how to design for hyper immersion in virtual reality and provides practical implications for the development of vir- tual reality games and other immersive applications.10 0