Towards Design for Virtual Interconnected Curation Spaces of Heritage Artefacts, Experiences and Histories

Where immersive museum and digital heritage experiences exist, they are often only available for limited project timespans, and they are not generally connected to similar experiences nor connected to the physical museums or heritage spaces themselves. This paper presents work in progress toward the design of a prototype virtual interconnected curation space for improving the interconnectedness of heritage experiences and engagements with cultural artefacts and histories. A 'vintage' Mesopotamian serious game is explored as an exemplar interaction and candidate engagement. Experience and usability evaluations are then identified and filtered to create a tractable assessment for participant testing