Preliminary evaluation of the Augmented Representation of Cultural Objects system

We present a preliminary human-centred evaluation of the ARCO (Augmented Representation of Cultural Objects) system that provides museums with software and interface tools that allow them to build integrated Web3D, Virtual and Augmented Reality based virtual museums. Heuristic evaluation and cognitive walkthroughs have been employed, focusing on expert evaluation (curators of museums) and novices (visitors of museums), to evaluate various components and interfaces of the system.