User-Centered Design to a Digital Cultural Heritage Installation Based on Afro-Peruvian Musical Legacy

摘要

User-Centered Design (UCD) is a multi-stage methodology focused on designing experiences through the understanding of the final user. This method was proposed as a solution to the low visitor's influx to the National Afro-Peruvian Museum and to preserve the Afro-Peruvian musical heritage. The research presents a preliminary prototype of a transmedial transdigital Digital Cultural Heritage (DCH) design to preserve the musical legacy and provide future users with an interactive experience. Along the paper it is described the design methodology based on SCAMPER and user persona techniques, a beta prototype, and an exploratory test which display the potential use of transmedial technologies for cultural heritage exhibitions. This first module presents a UCD and what are the aspects that need to be developed for achieving a positive impact from a specific technology. Further modules will concentrate on enhancing the installation and interactive museums' practices in Peru.