Beyond Street Signs: Ethical and Situated Cultural Storytelling using AI and Extended Reality

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dc.contributor.authorToumpouri, Marinaen_US
dc.contributor.authorConstantinides, Mariosen_US
dc.contributor.authorMilata, Václaven_US
dc.contributor.authorPpali, Sophiaen_US
dc.contributor.authorAlexopoulos, Lamprosen_US
dc.contributor.authorLiarokapis, Fotisen_US
dc.contributor.editorCampana, Stefanoen_US
dc.contributor.editorFerdani, Danieleen_US
dc.contributor.editorGraf, Holgeren_US
dc.contributor.editorGuidi, Gabrieleen_US
dc.contributor.editorHegarty, Zackaryen_US
dc.contributor.editorPescarin, Sofiaen_US
dc.contributor.editorRemondino, Fabioen_US
dc.date.accessioned2025-09-05T20:35:21Z
dc.date.available2025-09-05T20:35:21Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.description.abstractHonorific street names that commemorate historical figures, events, or cultural symbols constitute a frequently overlooked, yet symbolically potent layer of urban heritage. Beyond their practical function in navigation and spatial organization, they also encode ideological narratives into public space that shape collective memory and identity. However, they often go unnoticed, while traditional cultural heritage (CH) tools do not engage with their contested meanings, particularly in politically divided urban landscapes. This paper addresses this gap by exploring how the integration of extended reality (XR) and artificial intelligence (AI) can reanimate toponymic inscriptions into dynamic, context-sensitive forms of storytelling. Focusing on the center of Nicosia, Cyprus, we present an intelligent tourist guide that combines mobile XR, conversational AI, and lifelike avatars to deliver personalized, multilingual narratives, at the sites of honorific street names. We conclude by discussing the ethical challenges of algorithmic memory mediation in contested urban spaces and we argue that such systems, when designed responsibly, can foster critical engagement, pluralistic representation, and new forms of civic pedagogy within the domain of CH.en_US
dc.description.sectionheadersStorytelling and Interpretation in Digital Heritage
dc.description.seriesinformationDigital Heritage
dc.identifier.doi10.2312/dh.20253268
dc.identifier.isbn978-3-03868-277-6
dc.identifier.pages10 pages
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.2312/dh.20253268
dc.identifier.urihttps://diglib.eg.org/handle/10.2312/dh20253268
dc.publisherThe Eurographics Associationen_US
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International License
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectCCS Concepts: Applied computing → Interactive learning environments; Digital libraries and archives; Media arts; Human-centered computing → Mixed / augmented reality
dc.subjectApplied computing → Interactive learning environments
dc.subjectDigital libraries and archives
dc.subjectMedia arts
dc.subjectHuman centered computing → Mixed / augmented reality
dc.titleBeyond Street Signs: Ethical and Situated Cultural Storytelling using AI and Extended Realityen_US
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