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标题：From Science to Survival: Using Virtual Exhibits to Communicate the Significance of Polar Heritage Sites in the Canadian Arctic
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作者：Peter Dawson ; Richard Levy
期刊名称：Open Archaeology
电子版ISSN：2300-6560
出版年度：2016
卷号：-1
期号：open-issue
页码：209-231
DOI：10.1515/opar-2016-0016
出版社：Walter de Gruyter GmbH
摘要：Many of Canada’s non-Indigenous polar heritage sites exist as memorials to the Heroic Age of arctic and Antarctic Exploration which is associated with such events as the First International Polar Year, the search for the Northwest Passage, and the race to the Poles. However, these and other key messages of significance are often challenging to communicate because the remote locations of such sites severely limit opportunities for visitor experience. This lack of awareness can make it difficult to rally support for costly heritage preservation projects in arctic and Antarctic regions. Given that many polar heritage sites are being severely impacted by human activity and a variety of climate change processes, this raises concerns. In this paper, we discuss how virtual heritage exhibits can provide a solution to this problem. Specifically, we discuss a recent project completed for the Virtual Museum of Canada at Fort Conger, a polar heritage site located in Quttinirpaaq National Park on northeastern Ellesmere Island (http://fortconger.org).
关键词：Arctic ; Heritage ; Fort Conger ; Virtual Reality ; Computer Modeling ; Education ; Climate Change ; Polar Exploration ; Digital Archaeology