The fruition of Intangible Heritage through gamification: accessibility, inclusiveness, and transmission of values in the HERIVERSO project

Abstract

[EN] The article illustrates the methodology and the first experimentation of the "HERIVERSO project", which aims to create a gamification plat-form for the digitisation and representation of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH). The workflow used is defined by the study of the criteria for the conservation of intangible values. This method-ology was designed to be applicable to different examples of ICH, based on the experience of the pilot case. The project also aims to test a new way of managing tangible and intangible Cultural Heritage through blockchain technology, imple-menting a heritage management system that will work by tokenizing digital assets to enable their reinterpretation and sale. Underlying the project is therefore the question: how to digitise ICH and use it in gamification, without distorting its meaning or losing its values, but allowing a full fruition and accessibility? The methodology used to answer this question is described using the example of the chosen case study: the Corpus Christi celebration in Valencia (Spain). To achieve these objectives, an agnostic, scalable and flexible platform for the digitisation of spaces, artifacts and instruments has been de-veloped, composed of six technological modules. The contents must be introduced by the cultural agent and are based on two essential elements for the functioning of the system: the geolocation of ICH in the territory and the geolocation of digi-tal content and gamification dynamics within real environments. In addition, the use of NFTs ensure the authenticity of the intangible asset and facili-tating the generation of economic benefits for it